The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations began across the country on Sunday.
The tests started today with Bangla First Paper.
This year as many as 20,72,163 students under 11 education boards are sitting for the exams. The number is 50,295 more than that of last year.
BSS adds: All necessary measures have been taken to hold the exams smoothly, said Education Minister Dipu Moni at a program in Bhola on Saturday.
Noting that there is no scope for question paper leakage this year, she said if the matter of spreading rumors in this regard is proven against anyone, stern action will be taken against the person concerned.
All coaching centers across the country have been declared closed from April 26 to May 23 on the occasion of the exams.
This year, the exams will also be held in all subjects with full 100 marks but on curtailed syllabuses. The decision to shorten the syllabuses was made considering the fact that the candidates of these public exams have attended fewer in-person classes compared to the pre-Covid period.
The examinees have, however, been directed to enter the centers 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the examinations. The Center secretary will be informed about the question code just 25 minutes before the beginning of the examinations.
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