SSC exams from tomorrow

This year's Secondary School Certificate and equivalent exams are set to begin tomorrow (Sunday), over nine months after the scheduled time due to the Covid-19 situation.

SSC exams are set to end on November 23.

Usually, the tests are held in February.

The number of examinees for this year's exams has increased from last year.

This year, the examinees will have to take the tests only in three optional subjects with a shortened syllabus and the exams will carry fewer marks.

Exams for science, humanities and business groups will be held on separate days.

They will not have to sit for tests in compulsory subjects like Bangla, English and Mathematics.

The results of the three optional subjects and the grade point average (GPA) of the students' previous public examinations, including Junior School Certificate (JSC), will be taken into consideration while preparing the final results.

The exam duration for each paper will be one and a half hours and there will be no break between MCQ and written tests. Covid-19 health guidelines will be strictly followed during the exams, the authorities said.

Education Minister Dipu Moni from a press conference on October 27 said the results will be published within 30 days after the exams.

All coaching centres will remain closed from November 8 to 25, she added.

Dipu Moni said a total of 22,27,113 students are expected to take part in this SSC exams.