KPK Boards Intermediate (HSSC) Pakistan Studies (Class XII): syllabus, papers and marking

The 50-mark Class XII paper: 10 MCQs, six of eight four-mark short answers and two of four eight-mark long answers.

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 Pakistan Studies: where the marks go

Pakistan Studies at Intermediate level is a 50-mark paper in Class XII in KPK: 10 MCQs in 15 minutes, 24 marks of short answers (any 6 of 8, four one-mark points each) and 16 marks of long answers (any 2 of 4, eight points of one mark each), in 1 hour 45 minutes for the written parts. The paper is set in Urdu and draws on the freedom movement, constitutional reforms, the economy and foreign relations.

Because most written marks are awarded point by point, a correct answer is a list of precise, distinct facts. Our papers follow the published marks scheme.

How we mark a real script

Paper structure and what we mark

PaperTimeMarksWeightQuestions
Class XII · Part I — Objective (Class XII)15 min1020%10 MCQs, 1 mark each
Class XII · Part II — Short Answers (Class XII)1 h 45 min2448%Any 6 of 8 short questions, 4 marks each (four points of one mark each)
Class XII · Part III — Long Answers (Class XII)—1632%Any 2 of 4 questions, 8 marks each

Syllabus outline

  1. Freedom movement: non-cooperation, partition and the accession disputes
  2. Islamisation and legal reforms after 1977
  3. Pakistan’s economy: trade, imports and planning
  4. Water and resources, including the 1972 Pakistan-India agreement
  5. Regional and international organisations (Muslim countries, ECO)

How each paper is marked here

Where KPK Inter Pakistan Studies candidates lose marks

  1. Dates and names confused — Resolutions, commissions and treaties are credited only when the year and the proper name are right.
  2. Long answers without the structure the question implies — A causes-and-effects question needs separate causes and effects, each with a short explanation.
  3. Map and geography answers without the location detail — Geography short answers award marks for the region or province named, not only the feature.

Sample papers, mark schemes and marked reports for KPK Inter Pakistan Studies

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

Questions teachers ask

Is the paper in Urdu?
Yes. The model paper is set in Urdu.
Is Class XI Pakistan Studies covered?
Not yet. The 50-mark paper is set in Class XII.
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 Pakistan Studies. Only you see the marking, and you decide what reaches the student.
Do you reproduce past-paper questions?
No. Every Class 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 XII · Part 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-I and Annual-II series. Grades A++ to U (IBCC scale).

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