Apart from regular system of examinations for each class at school level at the end of the year, there are the examinations conducted by the Boards of Examination called Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. These Boards are established in all the provinces of Pakistan and at the Federal level. Those who pass these examinations are issued Certificates. Universities have their own system of examinations, which are conducted with the help and co-operation of the Colleges, in the jurisdiction of a particular University. But our system of examinations encourages selected study of the courses.
Therefore, students do not develop the habit of regular study. The guess work has put adverse effect on the study habits of the students. The only remedy is that the number of short answer questions should be increased in order to cover the whole course, which will result in detailed study of the courses by the students. The rampant cheating and malpractice in the examinations system have minimized its importance.
There is need to maintain a strict discipline in the system of examinations. Another aspect is the conduct of entry test for admission. This will help in developing study habits among the students.