KPK Boards Intermediate (HSSC) Biology (Classes XI and XII): syllabus, papers and marking

Two 85-mark papers: 13 chapters in Class XI and 14 in Class XII, in the 18 + 40 + 27 layout.

SLO-based model papers and Tables of Specification for HSSC Annual-I 2025 and onward (KPTBB books), BISE Peshawar · Annual-I and Annual-II series · grades A++ to U (IBCC scale)

KPK Inter Biology: where the marks go

KPK Intermediate Biology is an 85-mark paper in each of Class XI and Class XII. Class XI covers thirteen chapters in three sections, Cell Biology (35 percent), Biodiversity (33 percent) and Life Processes (32 percent). Class XII covers chapters 14 to 27, from Respiration to Biology and Human Welfare. Each paper is 18 MCQs, any 10 of 13 four-mark questions and any 3 of 4 nine-mark questions.

Marks go on exact terminology, labelled diagrams and complete processes. Our papers follow the chapter allocation of the Tables of Specification.

How we mark a real script

Paper structure and what we mark

PaperTimeMarksWeightQuestions
Class XI · Section A — Multiple Choice (Class XI)20 min1810.6%18 MCQs on a response sheet, 1 mark each
Class XI · Section B — Reasoning Questions (Class XI)2 h 40 min (B and C)4023.5%Any 10 of 13 restricted-response questions, 4 marks each
Class XI · Section C — Extended Questions (Class XI)—2715.9%Any 3 of 4 extended-response questions, 9 marks each (5 + 4)
Class XII · Section A — Multiple Choice (Class XII)20 min1810.6%18 MCQs on a response sheet, 1 mark each
Class XII · Section B — Reasoning Questions (Class XII)2 h 40 min (B and C)4023.5%Any 10 of 13 restricted-response questions, 4 marks each
Class XII · Section C — Extended Questions (Class XII)—2715.9%Any 3 of 4 extended-response questions, 9 marks each (5 + 4)

Syllabus outline

  1. Class XI, chapter 1: Cell Structure and Function
  2. Class XI, chapter 2: Biological Molecules
  3. Class XI, chapter 3: Enzymes
  4. Class XI, chapter 4: Bioenergetics
  5. Class XI, chapter 5: Acellular Life
  6. Class XI, chapter 6: Prokaryotes
  7. Class XI, chapter 7: Protista and Fungi
  8. Class XI, chapter 8: Diversity among Plants
  9. Class XI, chapter 9: Diversity among Animals
  10. Class XI, chapter 10: Form and Functions in Plants
  11. Class XI, chapter 11: Digestion
  12. Class XI, chapter 12: Circulation
  13. Class XI, chapter 13: Immunity
  14. Class XII, chapter 14: Respiration
  15. Class XII, chapter 15: Homeostasis
  16. Class XII, chapter 16: Support and Movements
  17. Class XII, chapter 17: Nervous Coordination
  18. Class XII, chapter 18: Chemical Coordination
  19. Class XII, chapter 19: Behaviour
  20. Class XII, chapter 20: Reproduction
  21. Class XII, chapter 21: Development and Ageing
  22. Class XII, chapter 22: Inheritance
  23. Class XII, chapter 23: Chromosomes and DNA
  24. Class XII, chapter 24: Evolution
  25. Class XII, chapter 25: Man and His Environment
  26. Class XII, chapter 26: Biotechnology
  27. Class XII, chapter 27: Biology and Human Welfare

How each paper is marked here

Where KPK Inter Biology candidates lose marks

  1. Diagram unlabelled or labelled with the wrong part — Detailed questions on the cell, nephron, heart or reproductive system award marks for the labels. An unlabelled sketch, however neat, scores little.
  2. Differences written as two separate descriptions — “Differentiate between” needs a point-by-point comparison on the same feature, in two columns or two parallel sentences.
  3. Process steps in the wrong order — Pathway questions (respiration, photosynthesis, urine formation, protein synthesis) are marked step by step; reversing two steps usually loses both.
  4. Reasoning questions answered with a definition — Where the paper asks “why” or “how does”, naming the structure and stopping scores zero; the cause or mechanism is the mark.
  5. Terminology approximated — Keywords such as osmosis versus diffusion, homologous versus analogous or genotype versus phenotype are credited only when used exactly.

Sample papers, mark schemes and marked reports for KPK Inter Biology

See a real handwritten script marked by eight examiners at admitportfolio.com/examiners.

Questions teachers ask

Is a practical included?
The practical is assessed separately and not covered here.
Are Botany and Zoology separate papers?
No. In KPK a single Biology paper is set each year, unlike the separate Botany and Zoology papers of the Karachi board.
Is this official KPK Boards marking?
No. Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa marks the real exam. This is examiner-style marking of mocks and homework for KPK Inter Biology. Only you see the marking, and you decide what reaches the student.
Do you reproduce past-paper questions?
No. Every Classes XI and XII paper here is original and written to the slo-based model papers and tables of specification for hssc annual-i 2025 and onward (kptbb books), bise peshawar, in the same structure as the real papers shown above.
Which papers are marked?
None yet are marked question by question; Class XI · Section A, Class XII · Section A 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-I and Annual-II series. Grades A++ to U (IBCC scale).

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