Students are appearing in SSC and equivalent examinations from Saturday. The photo was taken from Ideal School and College at Motijheel in the city — FE photo This year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations began across the country on Saturday morning, reports UNB.
The exams are being held under the ten education boards that will continue till February 26 while the practical examination will be held from February 27 to March 05.
A total of 2,135,333 students, including 1,070,441 boys and 1,064,892 girls, are
appearing at the examinations from 28,682 institutions in 3,497 centres.
Of them, 1,700,102 are sitting for the SSC examination under eight general education boards while 310,172 for Dakhil exam under the Madrasah Education Board and 125,059 for vocational exam under the Bangladesh Technical Education Board.
The number of total examinees this year is 103,434 higher than last year's and the number of institutions is 131 up. A total of 434 students are appearing in the examinations from eight overseas centres as well.
Besides, no one except centre secretary will be allowed to carry mobile phone and no outsiders are allowed to enter centres.
Besides, the coaching centres across the country will remain closed from till February 27 to facilitate the fair holding of the SSC and equivalent examinations.
Meanwhile, Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni said on Saturday the government would take tough measures to prevent the leak of question papers of Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations, reports UNB.
The minister made the remarks while visiting an examination centre at Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Government Secondary School at city's Ashkona in the morning.
"We have taken foolproof measures to hold the examinations in an atmosphere free of unfair means and question paper leak," she said. "No question papers were leaked last year. We have strengthened the system this time."
She warned of stern measures against anyone trying to leak question papers.
"The students are our future. It is possible to hold exams fairly with everyone's assistance," the minister said. "There won't be any question paper leak, if there's no demand for them. The guardians have an important role to play here."
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