82,500 students get pry scholarships

A total of 82,500 students have got scholarships in the Primary Education Completion (PEC) Examinations held in 2018, reports UNB.

State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md Zakir Hossain came up with the information while talking to reporters at the secretariat on Sunday.

Among the total scholarship recipients, 33,000 students got scholarship under talent pool while 49,500 under general category

The list of scholarship recipients is available on the Primary Education Department website www.dpe.gov.bd. He said the scholarship was introduced to flourish talents among students and prevent drop out.

Those who got scholarships under talent pool will receive Tk 300 per month each while those under general category will get Tk 225 per month each.

They will get the scholarships for three years from class VI to VIII, he added.

Primary Education Completion (PEC) and Ebtedayee Examinations-2018 were held in November, 2018 across the country with the participation of 26,52,896 examinees.