Sindh’s Minister for Universities and Boards of Education, Ismail Rahu, chaired a meeting on preparations for the upcoming academic year exams, announcing a modern watermarking system to prevent cheating on Friday.

The system will allow authorities to trace any leaked papers immediately.

A complaint cell will be established at the provincial level to monitor examination centres and vigilance teams.

The meeting also reviewed security arrangements, furniture, drinking water, electricity, and other basic facilities at the centres.

Examinations across Sindh will proceed on schedule, with 13,53,258 students of classes 9 to 12 participating.

More than 1,600 examination centres have been set up across the province.

• Exams for classes 9 to 10 in Sindh start on April 7, with Karachi’s 11th and 12th class exams scheduled for April 25.
• In Sukkur Division, exams for classes 9 to 10 begin on March 30, and classes 11 to 12 from April 15.
• Karachi will conduct all class 9 papers and two matriculation papers through e-marking.

Authorities have instructed that issues related to drinking water, furniture, and electricity be resolved immediately. Letters will be sent to HESCO, K-Electric, and other institutions to prevent load shedding during exams.