A total of 2,135,333 students, including 1,070,441 boys and 1,064,892 girls, are expected to appear at the examinations from 28,682 institutions in 3,497 centres.

Of them, 1,700,102 will sit for the SSC examination under eight general education boards while 310,172 for Dakhil exam under the Madrasah Education Board and 125,059 for vocational exam under the Bangladesh Technical Education Board.

The number of total examinees is 103,434 higher than last year's and the number of institutions is 131 up.

A total of 434 students will sit for the examinations from eight overseas centres as well.

The written examinations will continue until February 26 while the practical examination will be held from February 27 to March 5.

Students have to take seats 30 minute before a test begins.

Besides, no one except centre secretary will be allowed to carry mobile phone and no outsider will be allowed to enter centres.

Meanwhile, Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Thursday assured that there would be no incident of question paper leakage during the public examinations this time.

While briefing reporters on the examinations at the secretariat, she also urged teachers, students and guardians not to pay heed to any rumour.

Besides, the coaching centres across the country will remain closed from January 27 to February 27 to facilitate the fair holding of the SSC and equivalent examinations.