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HSC 2023: Exams to begin from Aug 17, routine published
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent exams will begin on August 17.
The Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board released the routine of the exams for all education boards on Thursday.
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According to the routine, HSC written exams will begin on August 17 and will continue till September 25.
Practical exams will be held from September 26 to October 4, according to the routine.
Read: HSC exams begin across the country
HSC exams will be held for three hours from 10 am to 1 pm and 2pm to 5pm.
This year's HSC exams will kick off with the Bangla first paper.
Read more: Over 12 lakh students expected to sit for HSC exams from Sunday
SSC 2023 exams begin today
The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams for 2023 began today (April 30, 2023) across Bangladesh.
SSC exams began at 10 am with Bangla 1st Paper.
According to the Ministry of Education, a total of 20,72,163 candidates are sitting for this year’s SSC and equivalent exams.
Also Read: SSC, equivalent exams to begin Sunday
In order to ensure a conducive and peaceful environment, no one except the candidates will be allowed within 200 yards of the exam halls during the SSC exams, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said in a press release on April 27.
SSC exams to begin on June 19
The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations will begin on June 19 based on a shortened syllabus.
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education unveiled the schedules for the public examination on Wednesday.
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The SSC exams, including the practical ones, will end on July 20.
SSC examinees will have a total of two hours to write -- 20 minutes for MCQ and 1 hour and 40 minutes for CQ.
On February 20, National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) re-revised the syllabuses of Bangla second, English first and second papers of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) after more editing.
Also read: SSC, HSC exams in June-August, syllabuses re-revised
According to notifications issued by the Secondary and Higher Education Division, Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examination will begin on August 22.
As per the government's academic calendar, SSC exams begin from February 1 and HSC from April 1 every year. However, these exams were not held as per schedule in the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.