Intermediate classes are also known as classes 11th and 12th, respectively. The relevant educational boards of Pakistan conduct the (annual) final examination for these academically decisive years and call it the Higher Secondary School Certificate. These examinations are conducted separately for intermediate part I and part II. Just like any other examination, some of the students also fail to pass these annual examinations. Hence, they have to reappear in the intermediate supplementary exam. Lahore-UBAS aims to help you prepare so that you pass the annual examination with good grades and take admission in your targeted undergraduate programme.
Intermediate Supplementary Exam
The Intermediate Supplementary Exam in Lahore has started for 2025. These are also known as the second annuals. In these exams, the students who have failed in two (2) or fewer papers have been called in ‘compartment. For this scenario, the student has to reappear in the subjects he has failed to pass.
In other cases, if a student fails in more than two (2) subjects. He or she is considered failed overall, and they will have to redo all the subject exams in the intermediate supplementary examination.
Intermediate Part I & II
If you have a supply or compart (also known as a compartment) in intermediate part I, then you will move up to intermediate part II and will attempt the supply subject in the intermediate supplementary exam for part I. Subsequently, you will sit in the intermediate part II annual examination that is regularly conducted for your session batch.
Some students also look to improve their marks; there is a whole separate policy for this. Please note that Pakistan has different boards of education across the country. In Punjab alone, we have 09 boards. Please consider the policies relevant to your educational board.
Prepare for Intermediate Supplementary Exams
In the following, we are going to share a proper plan you can apply to ace your intermediate supplementary exam. It’s your final chance to improve your score and safeguard your academic record. Hence, it is important to manage yourself and your efforts simultaneously. The major reason is that you will be sitting in the intermediate supplementary exam without your class fellows, and there is a thin chance that anyone will be there with you. In addition, the disappointment of not earning enough marks the first time is also with you.
However, it is not a beneficial option to leave heart and stay disappointed or feeling ashamed in one way or the other. Success and failure are a part of life and learning. Therefore. If you continue to learn your lessons, you can grow in life exceptionally.
- Step 1: Analyse Your Previous Performance
- Step 2: Identify your weaker Areas
- Step 3: Be Specific & Set Daily Target
- Step 4: Take Out Time for Major Revisions
- Step 5: Attempt Past Papers
- Step 6: Solve the Intermediate Exam Paper You Failed
- Step 7: Practice on Paper Presentation
- Let’s get into detail about how these steps will help you get good grades in intermediate supplementary exams. Before we start touching on what can help you, make sure to keep your physical health and mental state in check and balance. Don’t lose hope, and have faith in Allah Almighty, for success.
Analyse Your Previous Performance
Generally, the intermediate supplementary exam is conducted 40 days after the result announcement by the board of education responsible for Higher Secondary School Certification (HSSC). In between, the paper re-checks are also conducted.
However, if you are preparing for the intermediate supplementary exams, you will need to go through the question paper of the subjects you failed in. You will have the subjective part with you. For the objective part, you can ask your friends, batch mates and teachers and professors if they can help. In addition, you will also need to prepare the model papers and past papers.
Identify your weaker Areas
Going through the 1st annual paper will help you analyse your performance. It will also highlight the weak areas you have in those subjects. Write them down on paper. We have to target these weak points one by one. The time we have is short— just 40 days.
Be Specific & Set Daily Target
Now, you have written your weak areas, be very specific and make a regular daily-based target for the next time period of forty days. Try to clear your concepts of the topics that are marked important, are alien to you, and those that appear in the paper you failed. Give all these things, minimum time and maximum effort to cover as soon as possible.
Take Out Time for Major Revisions
Next on the checklist is to do major and frequent revisions. Paper preparation is incomplete without revisions and continuous corrections. Make sure that you cover the course for the maximum times in the time period you have to prepare for intermediate supplementary exams. This will sharpen your knowledge base and the ability to handle any sort of questions.
Attempt Past Papers
Once you complete your course revision for one time at least once, try to attempt past papers of the last five years. Don’t forget to include the question paper for the first annual, in which you appeared.
Solve the Intermediate Exam Paper You Failed
Solving the intermediate exam, you appeared multiple times. It will help you understand and get a strong grip on the questions they asked in it. Sometimes, some of the questions are also taken from the HSSC annual examination part I. However, there is just a possibility, and nothing is for sure.
Practice on Paper Presentation
Last but not least, try to improve your paper presentation. The more neater, readable, and easy on the eyes your paper is, the greater the chance that the examiner can understand your handwriting and can peacefully mark your attempts. Don’t miss this out if you are going to sit in the intermediate supplementary exam.
Last-minute Preparations are Also Important
Just like any examination, the intermediate supplementary exam is also an anxious time for the students. Get some last-minute help from one of the top academies in Lahore for MDCAT preparation. These tips will also help you.
Conclusion
If you did not earn enough marks in the intermediate annual examination, don’t lose hope. There is still a chance to improve your exam preparation for the intermediate supplementary exam. Go through these steps and some last-minute tips to ace the examination for the next academic goal.
