Daanish Schools Authority Test Answer Key 2026: Check All 14 Posts on HEC, by Booklet Colour

We opened HEC's answer key page on 11 November 2026 and downloaded the Biology and Principal keys to see how they are laid out. The test was run by HEC's Education Testing Council (ETC). Below is the full list of posts with their test days, the steps to score yourself, and what the page does not say yet: there is no result date and no objection process on it.

Answer keys are up for all 14 Daanish posts

The HEC page lists answer keys for 13 teacher posts at DS-16 and one Principal post at BS-20. The file names carry the test date, so you can see which day each post was tested. Fine Arts, General Science and Principal were on 30 October.

The days come from the date code in each file name (301026, 311026 and 011126), and the Biology key itself is headed "Sunday, November 01, 2026". All files share the test code F-26-1266.

How to check your Daanish test answers in 6 steps

Find your post on HEC's page, open the key for your booklet colour, and count your correct answers out of 100. If you picked the wrong colour, every answer will look wrong, so confirm the colour first.

1. Open hec.gov.pk, go to HEC Announcements, and open "Answer Keys, Daanish Schools Authority Test (October 30, 31 and November 1, 2026)".
2. Find your post in the list, for example "Physics (DS-16)" or "Principal (BS-20)".
3. Open the PDF that ends in your booklet colour: Blue, Green, Pink, White or Yellow.
4. Write your answers from memory or from any rough sheet you kept, Q1 to Q100.
5. Mark each one against the key and count the matches.
6. Note the file name and question numbers of any key you think is wrong.

Three posts have "White" inside the post name itself: English Teacher (DS-16) White, Islamiyat Teacher (DS-16) White and Social Studies Teacher (DS-16) White. That word is part of the post title on HEC's page. You still need to pick your own booklet colour at the end of the file name.

What the key can and cannot tell you

The key gives the correct option, A to D, for each of 100 questions. It does not say whether wrong answers lose marks, what the pass mark is, or how the test score is combined with interviews or qualifications. So your count is a guide, not your final result.

A high count is a good sign, but do not plan around it until the result is out. The same caution applied to HEC's other recent tests, as we explained with the USAT answer key of 25 October and the HAT answer key.

If you think a key is wrong

HEC's answer key page has no objection form and no deadline. The only contact on it is HEC's general Contact Us page. If you want to raise a question, do it quickly and be precise, so it can be checked.

• Quote the file code: F-26-1266, your post and your booklet colour.
• Give the question number and the option you believe is correct.
• Add the reason in one or two lines, with a textbook reference if you have one.
• Keep a copy of what you sent and the date.

Do not pay anyone who offers to "fix" your result or get you onto a merit list. Recruitment test scores come from ETC's own marking, and nobody outside can change them.

About the Daanish Schools Authority

Daanish Schools give poor, orphan and needy children free boarding, meals, uniforms and schooling. There are two systems: Punjab's Daanish Schools and Centres of Excellence Authority, and the federal government's Daanish School at Kuri, Islamabad. HEC's answer key page names only "Daanish Schools Authority" and does not say which one hired through this test, so check the advert you applied against.

The federal school at Kuri was among the projects approved on 26 October, covered in our report on the CDWP meeting of 26 October. For student admissions in both systems, see Daanish school admission 2026.

Common questions

Where is the Daanish Schools Authority test answer key 2026?

On HEC's announcements page, under "Answer Keys, Daanish Schools Authority Test (October 30, 31 and November 1, 2026)". Each post has five PDFs, one per booklet colour.

How many questions were in the Daanish test?

100 per paper. The keys run from Q1 to Q100 with options A to D.

Is there negative marking in the Daanish test?

HEC's answer key page does not say. Do not subtract marks on your own guess.

When will the Daanish Schools Authority test result come?

The answer key page gives no result date. Check HEC's announcements and ETC's page for the result notice.

Which posts were tested on 1 November?

Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, English Teacher, Mathematics Teacher and Urdu Teacher, all DS-16, going by the date code in the file names.

Is there an answer key for the Principal post?

Yes. Principal (BS-20) has keys in all five colours. That test was on Friday 30 October.

Last checked on 11 November 2026 against HEC's answer key page and the Biology and Principal key PDFs on hec.gov.pk.