When A Levels’ students have their marks converted through an equivalence certificate issued by the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC), in order to compete with Intermediate students for admissions to local universities, their scores get undermined. A few weeks ago, I saw a headline in an old edition of a leading daily that the IBCC is to remove the requirement of equivalence certificates for A Levels following a court decision. However, I later found out that the IBCC had stated it would still continue with the equivalence, and the previous news was incorrect. Even their entrance tests are based on the Intermediate syllabus and pattern, and A Levels’ students have to study twice the material. Despite all this hard work, they are unable to secure a seat because of the equivalence.

Source: The Express Tribune May 05, 2019 05:15 UTC