The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi is not only an examining body but is also responsible for maintaining and controlling the standard of education and other activities, which ensure physical, moral and spiritual development of the college students.Board of Intermediate Education Karachi was established as separate entity in 1974 through the "Sindh Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education amendment act No. 20 of 1973.This Board has the power to organize, regulate, develop and control Intermediate Education. The controlling Authority of the Board is the Governor of Sindh or his nominee. The Chairman is the principal executive and academic officer of the Board, while the Secretary is the in charge of the academic and administrative Sector and the Controller of Examinations is the In charge of the Examination Section. The above officers and the Audit officer are appointed by the Controlling Authority of the Board, while other officers are also appointed by the Board on the recommendation of the appointment Committee. In the year, 1974, there were only 17 officers and 113 officials, now we have 51 officers and 246 officials. With a view to performing various functions systematically there are Statutory and non-Statutory committees have been constituted.

Sindh was an appendage of the Bombay University in educational matters. The Sindh University Act of 1947 was passed in March 1947 by Sindh Assembly and the University came into being at Karachi, which took over the control of secondary intermediate and higher education in the province of Sindh from the Bombay University. In 1950 separate University was planned for Karachi, and the University of Sindh was shifted to Hyderabad. Through an act in the year,1950 the University of Karachi was created for the controlling College Education. Through the other Act known as "The Karachi Secondary Education Act No. XVI of 1950" Board of Secondary Education was established at Karachi for controlling education from class VI to X. In 1960 as per recommendations of Sharif Commission report University Education was bifurcated into higher secondary Education (Intermediate Education) and Degree Education and In January 1962 through an ordinance, known as "west Pakistan Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Karachi ordinance No. III of 1962" Higher Secondary Education previously know as Intermediate Education, was transferred from the University to Board to implement the recommendation of the commission. Prof. Qaiser Hussan Khan Bukhtiari President of the Board of the Secondary Education was appointed as first Chairman of the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi. He took over the charge of the Higher Secondary Education from Dr. Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, then Vice Chancellor of the University of Karachi on 2nd November 1961. Board of Intermediate Education Karachi was established as separate entity in 1974 through the "Sindh Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education amendment act No. 20 of 1973.This Board has the power to organize, regulate, develop and control Intermediate Education. The controlling Authority of the Board is the Governor of Sindh or his nominee. The Chairman is the principal executive and academic officer of the Board, while the Secretary is the in charge of the academic and administrative Sector and the Controller of Examinations is the In charge of the Examination Section. The above officers and the Audit officer are appointed by the Controlling Authority of the Board, while other officers are also appointed by the Board on the recommendation of the appointment Committee. In the year, 1974, there were only 17 officers and 113 officials, now we have 51 officers and 246 officials. With a view to performing various functions systematically there are Statutory and non-Statutory committees have been constituted as under: