Girls clinch top positions in BSc exams

LAHORE: Girls clinched top positions in Punjab University’s BSc annual examination 2016 whereas one position went to a boy of Bachelor of Arts. According to the results, all the top three positions were obtained by the girls in BSc exam. Ms Huma (roll No 15881) got overall first position obtaining 702 marks out of 800. Zara Nasir (roll No 10473) stood second with 699 score and Maryam Saba (roll No 23441) bagged third position by securing 697 marks. In BA, the first position was clinched by a boy while 2nd and 3rd positions went to girls. Mansoor Ali (roll No 83713) got first position with 665 marks while Faryal Shahbaz (48658) and Ms Attiqa (80127) stood second and third by securing 660 and 655 marks, respectively. Of 118,029 candidates, 44,450 got through with 37.66 pass percentage. The prize-distribution ceremony will be held on Tuesday (today) at 9:30am at Al-Raazi Hall. Punjab Educational Endowment Fund Vice Chairman Dr Muhammad Amjad Saqib and PU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran will preside over the function, according to a spokesman. Meanwhile, the university awarded PhD degrees to Ms Shaista Bashir in the subject of biological sciences, Muhammad Zaman in earth and environmental sciences and Quratul Ain in synthetic studies of condensed pyrone derivatives.