Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams for the academic session 2021-22 are being held from today.
The exams will be held from 11am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm.
This year, a total of 12,03,407 examinees are sitting for the exams. Of them, 6,22,769 are boys and 5,80,611 are girls.
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HSC, equivalent exams are being held in 2,649 centers and 9,181 institutions.
Examinees will not be allowed to carry mobile phones or any other devices.
According to the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, written HSC exams will continue till December 13. Practical exams will be held from December 15 to 22.
Examinees will have to sit for the HSC exams for three hours — for 100 marks — in all subjects.
Students will have two hours to finish the exams — 20 minutes for multiple-choice questions (MCQs), and 1 hour and 40 minutes for creative questions (CQs).
HSC exams are kicking off with Bangla first paper.
All coaching centres across Bangladesh are closed from November 3 to December 14 as per the directives of the government.
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Meanwhile, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed a ban on the movement of anyone except Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) candidates and exam officials, within 200 yards of test centres in the capital.
The DMP announced the new step in a statement Thursday. The public will be completely barred from travelling within 200 yards of test centres to ensure "proper and lawful" exams, according to DMP Commissioner Khandker Gulam Faruq.