[82357] Relief for students in Iraq: The Ministry of Education grants full marks for questions in the Islamic studies matriculation exam

Good news for 12th-grade students in Iraq: Relief in the Islamic studies matriculation exam

On June 14, 2026, 12th-grade students in Iraq were informed of a significant change in the grading of the Islamic studies matriculation exam. According to reports on the channels نيمار ابن الانبار, نيمار ابن الانبار || iraqedu, and الانقاذ بالوزاري - ليلة الامتحان, the Ministry of Education decided to adopt "four correct rulings" (أربعة أحكام صحيحة) for the jurisprudence question in the exam.

The decision, which received widespread resonance on social media, determines that every student will receive full marks for the question, regardless of whether they managed to extract the specific answers in question, such as "كبيرًا واسرّوا" (kabiran wa-asirru) or not. According to the Neymar Ibn al-Anbar channel, this is "good news for students" that is intended to be "a gateway to good things for everyone."

The report was also confirmed by the سنتر السادس | Al-Santer channel, which emphasized that this is an official step intended to ease the burden on the examinees. The digital community accompanying the matriculation exams in Iraq responded positively to the decision, sharing the information with the goal of relieving tension among the students who are in the midst of the critical exam period.