If you failed one or more subjects in this year's Matric or Intermediate annual exams in Punjab, or you're a private candidate catching up on a missed year, the supplementary exam season is already underway. Punjab's nine boards of intermediate and secondary education are running their 2026 second-annual (supplementary) exams on a shared schedule set by the Punjab Boards Committee of Chairmen (PBCC). Here's what's happening and when, and how to get your roll number slip.

Who this applies to

This schedule covers candidates sitting the supplementary exams under any of Punjab's nine boards: Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Multan, Bahawalpur, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Sahiwal, and Dera Ghazi Khan. All nine follow the same PBCC-approved timetable, so the dates below apply whichever of these boards you're registered with, even though each board issues its own paperwork and roll number slips separately.

Matric (SSC) supplementary exams: already underway

The Matric supplementary exams for Class 9 and Class 10 began on October 6, 2026. If you're appearing in these papers, your exams are already in progress, so if you haven't yet downloaded your roll number slip, that should be your immediate priority — more on how to do that below.

This supplementary sitting exists for students who couldn't clear one or more papers in the regular annual exams held earlier in the year (Class 10 results were announced around August 6, 2026, and Class 9 results around September 2, 2026), as well as for private candidates completing exams outside the regular annual cycle.

Intermediate supplementary exams: starting November 3

If you're appearing in the Intermediate (Class 11 or Class 12) supplementary papers, you have a bit more time to prepare: these exams are scheduled to begin on November 3, 2026. This follows the regular annual results for Intermediate, with Class 12 results announced around September 23, 2026, and Class 11 results around October 22, 2026 — so Class 11 candidates sitting supplementary papers will know their annual result just days before their supplementary exam begins, making early preparation even more important if you already suspect you'll need to re-sit a paper.

Result dates

Based on the schedule published by the boards, results are expected as follows:

• Matric supplementary results: expected in December 2026 (an exact date had not been finalised as of this schedule's publication — check your board's website closer to the date).
• Intermediate supplementary results: expected around January 12, 2027.

Because exact result dates can shift by a few days, keep checking your board's official website rather than relying on a single date circulating on social media.

How to download your roll number slip

Roll number slips are issued differently depending on whether you're a regular or private candidate:

• Private candidates: Visit your own board's official website (all nine Punjab boards link through the provincial boards portal at punjab.gov.pk/boards_punjab) and look for the "Roll Number Slip" section for the SSC or HSSC Supplementary 2026 exam. You'll typically need your registration number, or alternatively your form number or CNIC, to search for and download your slip. Print a clean copy and keep a second copy as backup — most exam centres won't admit a candidate without a printed slip.
• Regular candidates: If you're enrolled at a school or college that submitted your supplementary exam form on your behalf, your roll number slip is issued through your institution rather than downloaded individually. Contact your school or college well before your exam date if you haven't received it, rather than waiting until the morning of the paper.

Practical tips for supplementary candidates

• Confirm your exam centre, not just your date. Supplementary exam centres sometimes differ from where you sat your annual exams, especially for private candidates, so check the address printed on your roll number slip rather than assuming it's the same venue.
• Check your timing carefully. Punjab boards typically run morning papers starting at 9:00 AM and evening papers at 2:00 PM, with Friday evening papers starting slightly later at 2:30 PM to accommodate Friday prayers. Confirm your own paper's session on your roll slip, since subjects are split across both shifts.
• If you're retaking just one or two papers, focus your remaining preparation time on those specific subjects rather than reviewing your entire syllabus — supplementary exams test the same papers you missed clearing, not the full annual course load again.
• Keep your admission and fee receipts. If there's any discrepancy on your roll number slip — a misspelled name, wrong subject combination, or incorrect centre — you'll need your original admission form and fee receipt to get it corrected at your board office, and this is much harder to sort out in the last day or two before an exam.

For the exact, board-confirmed dates for your own BISE, always check your board's official notice before your exam, since individual boards occasionally announce short local adjustments to the shared PBCC schedule.