‘Overall pass rate for Shamel exam reaches around 57.5 per cent’

AMMAN — Results of the 2018 Spring session of the Shamel exam, the annual comprehensive final exam for community college students, were announced on Wednesday, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Al Balqa Applied University President Abdullah Zu’bi, who is also head of the higher committee for the exam, said that 2,472 students sat for the exam, 1421 of whom passed, bringing the overall pass rate to 57.48 per cent. Students represented 49 public, private and military colleges in 102 specialisations, he added.