AKU-EB SSC (Matric) Mathematics (Science Group) (IX-X): syllabus, papers and marking
AKU-EB SSC Mathematics: 45 MCQs and a 30-mark constructed-response paper over twenty-three topics, with working marked step by step.
Mathematics (Science Group) SSC Syllabus 2025 · Annual and September series · grades A++ to U (IBCC scale)
AKU-EB SSC Mathematics: where the marks go
AKU-EB SSC Mathematics (Science Group) is a 75-mark theory qualification with no practical, sat at the end of each class. Paper I is 45 compulsory MCQs and Paper II is 30 marks of constructed-response questions, together in a three-hour sitting; the syllabus fixes the marks topic by topic in a table of exam specifications. Marks are earned for method shown at each step and for accurate algebra, so a correct final value with no working is a fragile answer.
AdmitPortfolio builds Mathematics papers to that table, with MCQs that test method and not only recall and constructed responses that show the full working. Paper I scores automatically; Paper II is marked step by step as each rubric is released, naming the line where a mark was lost.
Paper structure and what we mark
| Paper | Time | Marks | Weight | Questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper I — Multiple Choice | 3 h (Papers I and II) | 45 | 60% | 45 compulsory four-option MCQs, 1 mark each, on a separate answer sheet |
| Paper II — Constructed Response | — | 30 | 40% | Constructed-response questions only; 30 marks in each class, answered in the booklet |
Syllabus outline
- Grade IX and X topics in order: Real Numbers, Logarithms, Sets Theory, Functions and Graphs, Factorisation, Algebraic Manipulation, Linear Equations and Inequalities, Vectors, Introduction to Coordinate Geometry, Loci, Logic, Similar Figures, Geometrical Properties of Regular Polygons, Introduction to Trigonometry, Quadratic Equations, Plotting and Interpreting the Graphs, Complex Numbers, Matrices and Determinants, Application of Trigonometry, Circles, Practical Geometry, Basic Statistics, Probability
How each paper is marked here
- Paper I (45 MCQs) is scored automatically and reported by topic.
- Paper II is marked for method at each stage and for the final value, so a correct approach with a slip keeps its method marks.
- Marks are mapped to the exam-specification table so a student sees which topics cost the most.
Where AKU-EB SSC Mathematics candidates lose marks
- Method marks lost to jumped steps — Writing only the final value forfeits the working marks the moment one slip occurs earlier in the solution.
- Sign and bracket errors in algebra — A dropped negative when expanding a bracket or moving a term across an equation carries through the rest of the question.
- Geometry steps with no stated reason — Angle, triangle and circle questions need the reason beside each step, not only the conclusion.
- Graphs and statistics drawn without scale or labels — Missing axis labels, an uneven scale or points plotted without checking cost marks that the calculation alone does not recover.
- Constructed responses left at the answer line — Paper II is entirely constructed response, so the working on the page is the only evidence a marker has to credit. A bare answer is credited, or not, as a whole.
Sample papers, mark schemes and marked reports for AKU-EB SSC Mathematics
See a real handwritten script marked by eight examiners at admitportfolio.com/examiners.
Questions teachers ask
- Is there a practical in Mathematics?
- No. AKU-EB Mathematics is theory only.
- Which sittings are examined?
- AKU-EB examines the syllabus in both the Annual and the September sessions.
- Is any software needed for the paper?
- No. The SSC syllabus lists no software component.
- 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 SSC Mathematics. Only you see the marking, and you decide what reaches the student.
- Do you reproduce past-paper questions?
- No. Every IX-X paper here is original and written to the mathematics (science group) ssc syllabus 2025, 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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