SUPPORTING
PRIVATE / DISTANT
STUDENTS
GENERAL
Large numbers of students appear annually in graduate and postgraduate examinations with
University of Peshawar.
Most of the students do not qualify the examinations.
Result B.A Part I Examination Private Candidates
Year
Appeared
Pass
Pass %
2001
23346
7396
31.61
2002
26275
17753
15628
15159
8448
5548
4218
3746
31.31
31.25
27
24.7
2003
2004
2005
This is a very big loss of time, money and hope to the students
and the nation as well.
The situation needs to be remedied.
REASONS FOR POOR SUCCESS RATIO
• Candidates usually fail for poor command over English
language, since medium for most disciplines is English.
• Private candidates have former record of also appearing
in previous examination as private candidates.
• Private candidates are often elder in age, working on
jobs, are from under developed areas and come from
poor families.
• Little help is provided to them in form of coaching in the
discipline, the examination system or how to attempt the
examination.
• The private students get registered very late in an
academic year for the examination. This practice does
not help their readiness for the examination.
• Quite a few candidates try to attempt examinations in
parts, hence do not prepare for the full examination which
lowers the success ratio.
• When making any policy regarding private examinees the
policy of converting to a four-year integrated bachelor
program should be kept in mind.
• The above will entail either doing away with private
system of examinations or an alternative system is
developed for the external students which include the
good points of both.
PRESENT SITAUTION
• The facility of appearing as private
candidates, where no practical work is
involved is available for all Boards and
Universities examinations since long.
• HEC has advised all general universities
may also function as open universities.
• The existing system of examination does
not encourage learning (not only in case of
private students.
PROPOSAL
• The opportunity of attempting Board and University examinations as
private candidates may be continued. However an additional facility
as external / distant students may be allowed to those willing to
accept.
• The external / distant students maybe provided the following
facilities:
• Full information about the syllabi and examination system to be
provided.
• They should be required to get registered at the same time as
regular students at the start of a session.
• On-campus coaching / training workshops should be arranged a few
times during the session.
• In addition to on-campus coaching the external / distant students to
be provided instructions and assignments by post.
• Considering the present condition use of electronic & Internet is not
recommended.
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
• Faculty working for external / distant students will be
required. They may be obtained from the existing faculty
or by hiring the former faculty members.
• External / distant students to be charged extra for the
additional help they receive.
• Faculty working for these students should be paid out
from the charges received from students.
• The University shall also be compensated for use of
infrastructure, utilities etc. from the same source of
income.
• Boards of studies of respective disciplines would prepare
material for imparting instructions to external / distant
students. For this they may seek help from AIOU.
• Each teaching discipline to prepare a calendar of events
for an academic session and issue out for information of
all.
ACTION
• A few teaching dept to volunteer for adopting the
revised system of helping M.A. private
candidates.
• The depts. will reform their syllabi for adaptation
according to the system.
• Students opting for the new system should get
registered at the start of session.
• Details of the system should be notified for
information of all.
• Subjects involving practical work can also be
considered.
MA/MSc Results
Category
Passed
Pass Percentage
Regular Students
3,814
69.69
Private Students
6,265
35.25
10,079
43.36
Grand Total
BA/BSc Results
Appeared
Passed
Pass
Percentage
Regular Students
18,678
9,221
49.37
Private Students
31,305
5,907
18.87
Grand Total
49,983
15,128
30.27
Category
B.A/B.Sc (Regular) Results
(2005-06)
Appeared
Passed
B.Sc. - Part I
B.Sc. - Part II
B.A. - Part I
3341
2995
6112
1544
1709
3397
Pass
Percentage
46.21
57.06
55.58
B.A. - Part II
B. Theology – Part I
B. Theology – Part II
5556
13
15
2311
10
2
41.59
76.92
13.33
B.Sc. Nursing - Part I
B.Sc. Nursing - Part II
432
214
181
67
41.9
31.31
18678
9221
49.37
Exam
Total
B.A/B.Sc (Private) Results
(2005-06)
Exam
Appeared
Passed
Pass Percentage
B.Sc. - Part I
50
9
18
B.Sc. - Part II
41
5
12.2
B.A. - Part I
15,159
3,746
24.71
B.A. - Part II
16,054
2,147
13.37
B. Theology – Part II
1
0
0
Total
31,305
5,907
18.87
Thank You