DHAKA, Feb 3, 2020 (BSS) – The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its
equivalent examinations under 11 education boards begin today across the
country.
A total of 20,47,779 students– 10,24,363 boys and 10,23,416 girls–are
expected to take part in the SSC and its equivalent examinations at 3,512
centres from 28,884 educational institutions.
Of the candidates, a total of 16,35,240 students will participate in the
SSC examinations under nine general education boards while 2,81,254 will
appear in Dakhil exam under Madrasa Education Board and 1,31,285 for
vocational exam under Bangladesh Technical Education Board this year.
Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni is scheduled to visit Tejgaon Government
Girls’ School, a center of the examinations, in city’s Farmgate area on that
day.
Earlier, Dr Dipu Moni at a press conference said all coaching centres
across the country will remain shut for a month from January 25 with the aim
of preventing question paper leakage during the SSC and its equivalent
examinations.
The minister also instructed the candidates to enter their respective exam
halls half an hour before the scheduled time of the tests, or else they would
not be allowed to sit for the examinations.