Coaching centres to remain shut for 28 days during SSC examinations

All coaching centres in the country will remain closed from April 26 to May 23 for holding the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations smoothly, said Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Tuesday, reports UNB.
The minister came up with the remarks while speaking at a press briefing on the occasion of SSC and equivalent examination-23 at the International Mother Language Institute in the city.
"A meeting was held with all organisations concerned regarding the preparations to hold the examination in a copying-free environment," said the minister.
The SSC and equivalent examinations will begin in the country on April 30.
Dipu Moni said the examinations will be held on a short syllabus and the number of candidates is 20, 72, 163 this year.
She said although the SSC examinations are held in the first week of February every year, it was not possible to hold the exams on time like last year due to Covid-19.
Besides, the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent exams are likely to be held in the mid of August, she said.
Deputy Education Minister Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naoufel , Senior Secretary of Technical and Madrasha Education Department, Kamal Hossain, among others, were also present there.