Punjab Boards Intermediate (HSSC) Urdu (Part I): syllabus, papers and marking

The 100-mark Part I Urdu paper: 20 objective marks in 20 minutes and 80 written marks in 2 hours 40 minutes.

PECTAA Smart Syllabus and pairing scheme for Annual 2026 (Part I, new textbook); Part II from the latest published Punjab model paper · First Annual and Second Annual series · grades A++ to U (IBCC scale)

Punjab Inter Urdu: where the marks go

Intermediate Urdu is a compulsory 100-mark paper in each of Part I and Part II in Punjab. The Part I scheme is 20 MCQs in 20 minutes, then an 80-mark written paper in 2 hours 40 minutes. Five MCQs come from the prose book and fifteen from the PECTAA grammar handbook: gender errors, idioms, figures of speech and poetic terms.

The objective part rewards learned rules, the written part rewards structured summaries, tashreeh and composition. We keep that split.

How we mark a real script

Paper structure and what we mark

PaperTimeMarksWeightQuestions
Part I · Objective — Objective Paper (Part I)20 min2010%20 MCQs: 5 from the prose book, 15 from grammar and rhetoric (gender, idioms, figures of speech, poetic terms)
Part I · Essay type — Written Paper (Part I)2 h 40 min8040%Written paper on prose, poetry, grammar and composition (set in Urdu)

Syllabus outline

  1. Prose lessons (five MCQs, at most one per lesson)
  2. Grammar: gender, idioms
  3. Rhetoric: ilm-e-bayan and ilm-e-badi
  4. Poetic terms: misra, sher, qafiya, radif, matla, maqta
  5. Composition

How each paper is marked here

Where Punjab Inter Urdu candidates lose marks

  1. Grammar items answered by sound rather than rule — Muzakkar-muannas, واحد جمع, مترادف, متضاد and محاورات items are objective; they reward the learned rule, not instinct.
  2. Poetry explanation without the context line — Tashreeh questions need the poet, the poem and the context before the explanation; skipping it loses the opening mark.
  3. Letters and applications with the wrong format — The address, salutation and closing are marked separately from the body.
  4. Prose summary that drifts from the lesson — Marks go to the main points of the prescribed lesson, in the order the author makes them.

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

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

Questions teachers ask

Is the written paper in Urdu?
Yes. The paper and the answers are in Urdu.
Is Part II covered?
Not yet. We have only the Part I pairing scheme.
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 Urdu. Only you see the marking, and you decide what reaches the student.
Do you reproduce past-paper questions?
No. Every Part I paper here is original and written to the pectaa smart syllabus and pairing scheme for annual 2026 (part i, new textbook); part ii from the latest published punjab model paper, in the same structure as the real papers shown above.
Which papers are marked?
None yet are marked question by question; Part I · 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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