HSC exams set to begin from November 6
This year's Higher Secondary Certificate exams will begin from November 6.
The exam schedule has been published on the website of the Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education today (September 12, 2022).
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. According to the schedule published on the website of the education board, the HSC theory exams will end on December 13. The practical exams will start on December 15 and will end on December 22.
The routine of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams scheduled to begin on September 15, was announced on July 31, 2022. The practical exams were scheduled for September 10-15.
On June 17, the government postponed this year's SSC and equivalent exams for an indefinite period owing to the worsening flood situations in Sylhet region.
The exams were set to begin on June 19 and end on July 6. It was delayed by about four months due to Covid 19 pandemic. Usually, SSC exams take place in February.
Dhaka Education Board chairman Tapan Kumar Sarkar, who is also chief of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee, had said back then that due to delay of SSC exams, they would need to delay the HSC exam which was scheduled to begin on August 22.
A total of 20.21 lakh students are expected to sit for the SSC exams and more than 14 lakhs are expected to sit for HSC exams.
Due to the pandemic, the exams will be held on a truncated syllabus and for fewer marks than usual. The duration of the exams will also be curtailed.
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