Students of 2026 batch will appear for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations under new curriculum, said Education Minister Dipu Moni on Monday.“The new curriculum will be implemented fully in secondary level by 2025 and the students of 2026 batch will appear for their SSC exam under the new curriculum,” she said while talking to reporters after inaugurating Smart Education Festival-2023 at the auditorium of the International Mother Language Institute.The new curriculum was introduced in Grade-I under primary level while Grades- VI and VII of secondary level in 2023 and the students of Grades VIII and IX will be enrolled under the new curriculum in 2024. The new curriculum will be introduced in Grade X in 2025, she added.“Already the evaluation has started from this year,” said Dipu. Also read: Memorisation won’t suffice to tackle future challenges: Dipu MoniThe Department of Secondary and Higher Education organized the 'Smart Education Festival' to mark the beginning of the strategy of smart education to implement the new curriculum in a bid to build a smart Bangladesh.Twenty smart education activities will be displayed in the festival with the participation of people from all walks of life in ten seminars.Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel was present there.  

Department of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) has asked schools not to hold the conventional test or model test for the students of class VI and VII as per the new curriculum.   The DSHE issued a circular in this regard on Monday. According to the circular, the students of class VI and VII have to complete the learning-teaching and evaluation as per the new curriculum and the ‘Teacher Guide’ provided by the National Curriculum and Teachers board (NCTB). Also read: NCTB gives corrections for 9 mistakes in 3 textbooks of new curriculum Besides, the guidelines by the NCTB about evaluation process will be informed to later, it said. It also asked the teachers, headmasters, Upazila/thana academic supervisors, Secondary Education Officers, Regional Deputy Directors and District Education Officers and regional directors to strengthen their monitoring.  

Education Minister Dipu Moni has said that the new books provided this year under the new curriculum are on a trial basis, conceding they may contain mistakes. She said this while addressing a discussion meeting on the distribution of educational gifts to students and the challenges of the fourth industrial revolution of the 21st century and building a Smart Bangladesh organized by the Bangladesh Chhatra League at Swoparjit Independence Square of Dhaka University, where she was the chief guest on Saturday evening. The education minister said trial version books have been provided to 33000 institutions across the country this year, but the books under the new curriculum that have been handed over to the students of classes 1, 2, 6 and 7 may contain errors. Constant feedback will be received from teachers, students, parents and educators and based on their feedback, amendments will be made throughout the year if any mistakes are found, she added. Read: Paper, printing quality of free textbooks good: Education Minister She urged all to cooperate to make the initiative a success, if any disagreement, discomfort or objections with the content are found. “We have formulated a felicitous curriculum aiming to achieve 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) which is our international commitment. Education is at the center of the 17 goals of this sustainable development goal. If we can achieve quality and inclusive education, then we can easily achieve the remaining 16 goals," added the minister. The education minister said that Bangladesh is going to become a developed and prosperous country by 2041 under the leadership of Bangabandhu's daughter Sheikh Hasina. "Bangabandhu did what he said and his daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also did what she said. She said she would build a digital and middle-income Bangladesh, and she did it. Today we have become a developing country under her leadership and by 2041 we will become a developed, prosperous and smart Bangladesh under her leadership," she promised.  

Minister for Education Dr Dipu Moni has disclosed that students belonging to classes 1, 2, 6, and 7 will be provided books as per the new curriculum on trial basis in the coming year. She said this while addressing a Meet the Press-style program organised by Chandpur Press Club at its auditorium, where she was the chief guest on Friday evening.      The education minister said amendments will be made if any mistakes are found in the books printed for distribution. Urging all to cooperate to make the initiative a success, she informed that books with new editions for four more classes -3, 4, 8 and 9 - will be available in 2024. The remaining two classes i.e. 5 and 10, are expected to receive their new editions in 2025. Also Read: Dipu Moni urges Dhaka University to adopt an academic master plan Replying to a question from the journalists, the minister said that above all, academic qualifications, merit and capability are taken into consideration, when recruiting newly enlisted MPO teachers as trainers.   There are many experienced teachers who don’t have the capability of training others, she said.  The aim, she said, is to transform education in the country through highly skilled, trained teachers.  Urging people of her constituency to vote for her, Dipu Moni said Banaganbandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s daughter Sheikh Hasina is  working relentlessly on her new vision to turn Digital Bangladesh into Smart Bangladesh.    

Minister for Education Dr Dipu Moni has disclosed that students belonging to classes 1, 2, 6, and 7 will be provided books as per the new curriculum on trial basis in the coming year. She said this while addressing a Meet the Press-style program organised by Chandpur Press Club at its auditorium, where she was the chief guest on Friday evening. The education minister said amendments will be made if any mistakes are found in the books printed for distribution. Read: New curriculum to be introduced in 2023: Education Minister Urging all to cooperate to make the initiative a success, she informed that books with new editions for four more classes -3, 4, 8 and 9 - will be available in 2024. The remaining two classes i.e. 5 and 10, are expected to receive their new editions in 2025. Replying to a question from the journalists, the minister said that above all, academic qualifications, merit and capability are taken into consideration, when recruiting newly enlisted MPO teachers as trainers. There are many experienced teachers who don’t have the capability of training others, she said. The aim, she said, is to transform education in the country through highly skilled, trained teachers. Urging people of her constituency to vote for her, Dipu Moni said Banaganbandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s daughter Sheikh Hasina is working relentlessly on her new vision to turn Digital Bangladesh into Smart Bangladesh.  

New curriculum will be introduced for primary, secondary and higher secondary level students from next year, said Education Minister Dipu Moni on Tuesday. “The government formulated the new curriculum  keeping in mind the labour market  at home and abroad. Education from primary to higher secondary level will see a major transformation. As per the plan, the new curriculum will be introduced next year,” she said. Read more: ADB to invest $2 billion over next 3 years in Bangladesh’s education sector The education minister revealed these information while speaking at a discussion marking the Victory Day at Anima Chowdhury Auditorium in Natore district town. Textbooks will be handed over to the students in the new year amid all obstacles, she said. Terming the opposition political parties including BNP, who have started the anti-government movement, as evil force, Dipu said a vested quarter is involved in destabilising the country ahead of the national election and there is no scope to spare them. Read more: Girls’ education among 5 core issues in Bangladesh development: Study

Education Minister Dipu Moni yesterday said it may take up to ten years to see real benefits of the new curriculum. “If we can implement the new curriculum properly, we will start to see little changes over the next five years. After ten years, we will see big changes,” she added. Read:No SSC question paper leaked, Dinajpur incident regrettable: Dipu Moni The education minister was speaking at a Dhaka event on a study entitled ‘Exploring Attitude towards Gender Norms among the Youth Population in Bangladesh’, organised by Brac on the occasion of Girl Child Day. From next year, students will get a new curriculum, she said. “Through it, we can expect a big shift in the education system.” Read:UGC set to formulate policy for new public universities Regarding the rights of the girl children, Dipu Moni urged everyone to work together.