Punjab Boards Matric (SSC) Islamiyat (Compulsory) (Class IX): syllabus, papers and marking

A 100-mark Class IX paper: 20 MCQs, 40 marks of short answers and 40 marks of hadith translation, notes and detailed answers.

PCTB Islamiyat Compulsory Class IX paper scheme (100 marks, from the 2025-26 scheme of studies) · First Annual and Second Annual series · grades A++ to U (IBCC scale)

Punjab Matric Islamiyat: where the marks go

From the 2025-26 scheme of studies Islamiyat (Compulsory) is a single 100-mark paper in Class IX in Punjab. The published paper scheme splits it into 20 MCQs, 40 marks of short questions (two sets of six-from-nine and one of eight-from-twelve) and 40 marks of translation, notes and detailed answers, in a three-hour sitting.

The paper is marked on precision: the right hadith wording, two distinct points where two marks are asked, and named achievements for personalities. Our papers follow the chapter allocation in the scheme.

How we mark a real script

Paper structure and what we mark

PaperTimeMarksWeightQuestions
Class IX · Part I — Objective (MCQs)—2020%20 MCQs from the whole book: three each from chapters 1, 4, 5 and 6, four each from chapters 2 and 3
Class IX · Part II — Short Answers—4040%Q2: any 6 of 9 (12). Q3: any 6 of 9 (12). Q4: any 8 of 12 (16)
Class IX · Part III — Translation and Detailed Answers3 h (whole paper)4040%Hadith translation 10, notes on prominent personalities 10, detailed questions 20

Syllabus outline

  1. Chapters 1 to 6 of the prescribed Class IX Islamiyat book, in the order of the book (chapter titles not confirmed from the board document)
  2. Selected ahadith for translation (taken from chapter 1 only)
  3. Notes on prominent personalities

How each paper is marked here

Where Punjab Matric Islamiyat candidates lose marks

  1. Hadith translation without the Arabic text copied correctly — The Arabic wording is part of what is marked; a careless copy loses the mark before the translation is read.
  2. Short answers of one line where two points are asked — Two-mark questions expect two distinct points; a single sentence caps the score at half.
  3. Biographical notes without dates or achievements — Questions on prominent personalities are marked on named achievements, not general praise.
  4. Quranic translation with a missed key word — Each ayah is marked word group by word group, so one missing phrase costs a mark.

Sample papers, mark schemes and marked reports for Punjab Matric Islamiyat

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

Questions teachers ask

Why is this a 100-mark paper?
The 2025-26 Punjab scheme of studies gives Islamiyat 100 marks in Class IX and none in Class X.
Is Pakistan Studies covered too?
Not yet. The scheme gives Pakistan Studies 100 marks in Class X, but we have not found a published paper scheme for it.
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 Matric Islamiyat. Only you see the marking, and you decide what reaches the student.
Do you reproduce past-paper questions?
No. Every Class IX paper here is original and written to the pctb islamiyat compulsory class ix paper scheme (100 marks, from the 2025-26 scheme of studies), in the same structure as the real papers shown above.
Which papers are marked?
None yet are marked question by question; Class IX · 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?
First Annual and Second Annual series. Grades A++ to U (IBCC scale).

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