Punjab Boards Intermediate (HSSC) Economics (Part II): syllabus, papers and marking

A 100-mark Part II paper: 20 MCQs and an 80-mark written paper (25 two-mark short answers and three ten-mark long answers).

Latest published Punjab model paper for Intermediate Part II (Economics) · First Annual and Second Annual series · grades A++ to U (IBCC scale)

Punjab Inter Economics: where the marks go

Economics at Intermediate level in Punjab is a 100-mark paper in Part II: 20 MCQs in 30 minutes, then 80 written marks in 2 hours 30 minutes. The model paper sets three groups of short questions (8 of 12, 8 of 12 and 9 of 13), worth 50 marks, and three ten-mark long questions out of five.

The paper draws on Pakistan’s economy as much as on theory: national income, banking, taxes, planning and population. Marks go to exact definitions and to long answers that explain each point instead of listing it.

How we mark a real script

Paper structure and what we mark

PaperTimeMarksWeightQuestions
Part II · Objective — Objective Paper (Part II)30 min2010%20 MCQs, 1 mark each
Part II · Subjective — Short and Long Questions (Part II)2 h 30 min8040%Part I: Q2 and Q3, any 8 of 12 short questions each, Q4 any 9 of 13 (25 questions of 2 marks, 50). Part II: any 3 of 5 long questions, 10 marks each (30)

Syllabus outline

  1. National income and circular flow
  2. Money, banking and the State Bank
  3. Public finance, budget and taxes
  4. Planning and development in Pakistan
  5. Population growth and poverty
  6. International trade and the balance of payments

How each paper is marked here

Where Punjab Inter Economics candidates lose marks

  1. Definitions with no illustration — Two-mark terms (national income, inflation, central bank) score better with a short example from Pakistan.
  2. Diagrams without labelled axes — Circular flow, demand-supply and similar diagrams need labelled axes or flows to earn the diagram mark.
  3. Long answers that list instead of explain — Ten-mark questions on causes or effects expect each point developed in a sentence or two, not a bullet list.

Sample papers, mark schemes and marked reports for Punjab Inter Economics

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

Questions teachers ask

Is this the Commerce-group Economics?
This page follows the Part II Economics model paper (100 marks). The Commerce group’s Principles of Economics (75 marks in Part I) is a different paper and is not covered yet.
Is Part I covered?
Not yet; we verified the Part II model paper only.
Is this official Punjab Boards marking?
No. Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Punjab marks the real exam. This is examiner-style marking of mocks and homework for Punjab Inter Economics. Only you see the marking, and you decide what reaches the student.
Do you reproduce past-paper questions?
No. Every Part II paper here is original and written to the latest published punjab model paper for intermediate part ii (economics), in the same structure as the real papers shown above.
Which papers are marked?
None yet are marked question by question; Part II · Objective 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?
First Annual and Second Annual series. Grades A++ to U (IBCC scale).

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