The Inter Boards Coordination Commission (IBCC) proudly unveiled the ‘Model Assessment Framework (MAF)’ a transformative initiative aimed at standardizing and enhancing educational assessments across Pakistan. The launch ceremony, held on November 19, 2024 in Islamabad, was graced by the Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Prof. Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary as chief guest. Dr. Ghulam Ali Mallah, Executive Director of IBCC, Chairpersons of all Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISEs) and leading education and assessment experts also attended the launching ceremony.
The MAF represents a crucial step towards modernizing Pakistan’s education system, ensuring fairness, equity, and high quality in assessments nationwide. Developed after extensive consultations with provincial education departments, board officials, assessment experts and policymakers, the framework underscores IBCC’s commitment to creating an education system that is not only efficient but also equitable.The MAF introduces a number of groundbreaking features aimed at improving the quality and consistency of assessments. It ensures uniformity in assessment practices across all educational boards, ensuring that every student is evaluated fairly and consistently, regardless of their region.
The framework also emphasizes alignment with Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs), which prioritizes the assessment of critical thinking, problem-solving abilities and the application of knowledge—skills that are essential in the modern world. Moreover, technological innovations such as Question Item Banks (QIBs) and On-Screen Marking (OSM) are incorporated into the framework to streamline assessment processes, enhance efficiency and minimize malpractice. Clear guidelines for the creation of exam items, test administration and result compilation are also included to uphold the highest standards of fairness and transparency.
