39-day SSC exams proposed with Feb 2 start

The government has proposed staggered SSC exams though it had earlier favoured an unbroken test schedule. The draft schedule will be debated over the next 3 days before being finalised, education ministry’s Deputy Secretary (Madhyamik-1) Enamul Qader Khan has said. As per the schedule likely to be finalised, the SSC examinations will start on February 2, 2015, with the theoretical part running through to March 10. The music practical has been proposed on Mar 11 and for other subjects from Mar 12 to 16. In July this year, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said there would be no gaps between the exams barring government holidays. The announcement had created mixed reaction among students. They had held demonstrations in several parts of Bangladesh in protest against the plan. Later, on Sept 7, the minister said in Parliament that the issue was under the consideration of the government. After the controversy, the Inter Educational Board Co-ordinating Sub-committee has propped a 39-day SSC exam for the theoretical papers. So far, the education ministry has been fixing the schedule on the basis of the committee’s proposals. But the ministry has sought public opinion on the issue for the first time since the controversy. Views can be sent to ds_sec1@moedu.gov.bd until Nov 1, according to bdnews24.com.