‘Action if anyone leaks questions of HSC exams’

Bangla 1st paper exam under Technical Edn Board postponed

November 07, 2022 00:00:00

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni has said that measures will be taken if anyone tries to leak questions of the ongoing Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams of 2022, reports UNB.

The minister said this while talking to reporters after visiting Begum Badrunnesa Government Women's College exam centre in the city on Sunday.

"We've taken action against some people who had tried to leak questions of this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams in Kurigram's Bhurungamari upazila. We'll collectively prevent such attempts this time too by punishing those who'll commit such offence," Dipu said.

The minister also urged the parents not to stay outside the exam centres as this makes the examinees' entrance difficult.

Replying to a question about coaching centres, she said coaching centres are needed as it's impossible for teachers to pay attention to each and every student in the classrooms.

"We express the hope that the need for coaching centres will decrease once the new curriculum is introduced. However, we've given directives to shut coaching centres during public exams. To implement this directive, we need help from the local administrations," Dipu added.

It was planned to hold this year's HSC exams in July-August period but couldn't do so due to flooding in the country's northeast, she said adding, "If natural disasters hit any part of the country in the future, we'll postpone exams in that area and hold exams in other areas as per schedule. Later, we'll hold exams in the disaster-hit area within the quickest possible time."

Meanwhile, the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination on Bangla first paper of Business Management and Technology (BMT) under Bangladesh Technical Education Board has been postponed.

The board issued a notice in this regard on Sunday.

The 11th class exam under both new and old syllabus has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances, said MA Khayer, public relation officer (PRO) of the education ministry.

New schedule for the exam will be announced soon.