APPENDIX -A IBCC formulae Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi
GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(Inter Board Committee of Chairmen, Islamabad)
No. IBCC/GCE/4615
Subject: EQUIVALENCE AND CONVERSION FORMULA FOR FOREIGN GRADES/MARKS INTO PAK EQUIVALENT MARK.
This IBCC approved the following conversion formula in respect of foreign qualifications:-
All the Certificates and the grades awarded by the accredited Examination Boards/ Authority/ Syndicate and institution recognized by the Education Authority of the country of origin will be considered for equivalence and conversion of marks / grades and will be subjected to the treatment as per approved formula reproduced below: -
i). The certificates and their marks/ grades from accredited recognized examination Boards will be equated with Pak equivalent marks as per approved formula.
ii). The certificates / transcripts issued by foreign institution /schools/ colleges will be subjected to 20% deduction to maintain uniformity and range of scores with Pakistani system. As per conversion formula the marks/grades will be first equated with Pak equivalent marks as given in the related context (10%) and then 10% marks will be deducted form the total making it to 20%.
iii). This conversion formula will be enforced and implemented from the year 1998-99 and onward. The equivalence certificate issued by the IBCC before August, 1998 to the candidates or applicants for admission in the Medical/ Engineering Colleges and Universities will be revised as per approved formula for session in question.
iv). The actual marks from the recognized examination authority/syndicate/board will not be considered as such but will be equated to the Pakistani equivalent marks as per approved formula.
Part - I General
Actual scores Grades Pak Equivalent Marks *
90-100 A 85
80 -89 B 75
70 - 79 C 65
60 - 69 D 55
50 - 59 E 45
40 - 49 F 40
35 - 39 G/N/P 35
(* = in case of marks/grades from an institution further 10% deduction will be made from the total scored marks.)
Part - II IGCSE
Grades Pak Marks.
A 85
B 75
C 65
D 50
E 45
F 40
G 35
PART- III Formula for Cambridge Grades (School Certificate)
Grades Pak Marks.
A- One 85
A - Two 80
B - Three 75
B - Four 70
C- Five 65
C- Six 60
D - Seven 55
E - Eight 45
N 35
F Fail
Part- IV Scottish Certificate of Education
Grades Pak Equivalent Marks
1 85
2 75
3 65
4 55
5 45
6 40
7 35
Part -- V Conversion of AP Grades
Grades Pak Equivalent Marks
A + 85
A 80
A - 75
B + 70
B 65
B - 58
C + 55
C 50
C- 45
D+ 40
D 35
D - 33
Par -- VI Institutional Grades American System.
Grades Converted marks Minus 10% Pak Equivalent Marks
A + 85 - 10% 76.5
A 80 - 10% 72
A - 75 - 10% 67.5
B + 70 - 10% 63
B 65 - 10% 58.5
B - 58 - 10% 52.2
C + 55 - 10% 49.5
C 50 - 10% 45
C- 45 - 10% 40.5
D+ 40 - 10% 36
D 35 - 10% 31.5 (33)
D - 33 - 10% 29.7 (33)
Part - VII Conversion of Nigerian grades (Secondary level).
NEW SYSTEM
Grades Percentage Pak Marks
A - 1 90 and above 80
A - 2 85 - 89 74
A - 3 80 - 84 70
C - 4 75 - 79 66
C - 5 70 - 74 61
C - 6 60 - 69 52
P - 7 49 - 59 45
P - 8 40 - 48 35
F - 9 39 and below Fail
The W. A. E. C. does not award B grade.
OLD SYSTEM
Grades Position Pak Marks
1 Excellent 80
2 Very Good 70
3 Good 60
4 Credit 50
5 Credit 47
6 Credit 43
7 Pass 40
8 Pass 33
9 Fail -
Part - VIII Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
Grades Marks Grades Marks
A + 80 C- 53
A 75 D+ 50
A - 73 D 45
B + 70 D - 43
B 65 E+ 40
B - 63 E 35
C + 60 E - 33
C 55
Part IX: -Conversion Of Turkish Grades.
Grades Pak Marks
10 80
9 75
8 70
7 65
6 60
5 55
4 50
3 45
2 40
1 35
Part - X Conversion Of Russian Grades & International Baccalaureate (IB)
Grades Marks
5 80
4 60
3 40
The Grades /Marks and Conversion Formula are circulated to all member organizations of IBCC for favour of information and record.
(Abdul Qayyum)
Assistant Secretary
Ph: 852365
