AKU-EB HSSC (Intermediate) Islamiyat (XII): syllabus, papers and marking

AKU-EB HSSC Islamiyat is a 50-mark paper at the end of Class XII: 30 MCQs and a 20-mark written paper in two hours.

Islamiyat HSSC Syllabus 2025 (taught in Classes XI and XII, examined at the end of Class XII) · Annual and September series · grades A++ to U (IBCC scale)

AKU-EB HSSC Islamiyat: where the marks go

AKU-EB HSSC Islamiyat is taught in Classes XI and XII and examined once, at the end of Class XII, as a 50-mark paper in two hours: Paper I is 30 compulsory MCQs and Paper II is 20 marks of constructed and extended responses, each extended response either/or. Marks are won on accurate text and translation, the right reference or example, and answers sized to the marks offered.

AdmitPortfolio builds Islamiyat papers to the 2025 syllabus structure. Paper I scores automatically; Paper II is marked for accurate text, reference and example, with answers sized to the marks.

How we mark a real script

Paper structure and what we mark

PaperTimeMarksWeightQuestions
Paper I — Multiple Choice2 h (Papers I and II)3060%30 compulsory four-option MCQs on a separate answer sheet
Paper II — Constructed and Extended Response—2040%CRQs and ERQs in the answer booklet; each ERQ is either/or

Syllabus outline

  1. Al-Qur’an-ul-Karim
  2. Al-Hadith
  3. Mauzu’ati Mutala’a (thematic study)
  4. Hidayat ke Sar Chashmay (sources of guidance)

How each paper is marked here

Where AKU-EB HSSC Islamiyat candidates lose marks

  1. Ayah or hadith quoted inexactly — Marks go to the correct text and translation. Approximate wording or a misattributed narration loses the mark even when the idea is right.
  2. Teachings given with no reference or example — Longer answers expect the source or an event from the Prophet's life, not a general moral statement.
  3. Answers out of proportion to the marks — A three-mark question needs three clear points. Writing a page for it, or two lines for a six-mark answer, leaves marks behind.
  4. Biographical details muddled — Dates, places and the order of events in seerat questions are checked, and a confused sequence loses the explanation mark.
  5. Either/or extended answers that run across both options — Each extended response is either/or. Writing half of each leaves neither complete and leaves the examiner with nothing full to credit.

Sample papers, mark schemes and marked reports for AKU-EB HSSC Islamiyat

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Questions teachers ask

Why is the paper only at the end of Class XII?
The HSSC scheme notes that Islamiyat is taught across Classes XI and XII but examined at the end of Class XII.
How long is the paper?
Two hours for Papers I and II together, per the syllabus.
Is this official AKU-EB marking?
No. Aga Khan University Examination Board marks the real exam. This is examiner-style marking of mocks and homework for AKU-EB HSSC Islamiyat. Only you see the marking, and you decide what reaches the student.
Do you reproduce past-paper questions?
No. Every XII paper here is original and written to the islamiyat hssc syllabus 2025 (taught in classes xi and xii, examined at the end of class xii), in the same structure as the real papers shown above.
Which papers are marked?
None yet are marked question by question; Paper I are scored instantly. Practical exams sat at the centre are not marked here.
How is the next paper chosen?
From the marks a student lost: the concepts behind them are ranked by marks dropped, and the new paper weights those topics. It is the same syllabus and structure, with new questions.
When are the exams?
Annual and September series. Grades A++ to U (IBCC scale).

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