United News of Bangladesh

The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations under the Jashore Education Board are set to begin on Thursday, with 27,597 examinees expected to sit for the exams in Khulna district as elsewhere across the country. The candidates include students from schools, madrasas and vocational institutions, and the exams will be held across 83 centres throughout the district. Last year, a total of 29,545 students took part in the exams, showing a decline of 1,948 candidates this year. Officials have cited ongoing political instability and the financial challenges faced by students’ families as the primary reasons behind the decline. According to the district administration, 37 decisions were adopted at an SSC exam coordination meeting held on March 12. SSC, equivalent exams 2024: Significant gains for Madrasa Education Board Among the key measures taken: only button phones will be allowed inside examination centres—smartphones are strictly prohibited; student seating arrangements have been finalised using the ‘Z’ system to ensure fairness; each exam centre will have a designated medical team available; uninterrupted electricity supply will be ensured at all centres; and journalists will not be allowed to enter centres in groups—they have instead been instructed to collect information directly from the centre secretaries. Besides, the exam question set codes will be shared through a secure group, while executive magistrates and Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs) will verify the codes before distribution.

Jashore Education Board recorded 95.17 percent pass rate on average, while Cumilla Education Board saw 91.28 percent pass rate in Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations for 2022. Education Minister Dipu Moni shared the information on this year’s SSC results during a press conference at International Mother Language Institute in Dhaka this noon (November 28, 2022). Sylhet Board recorded the lowest pass rate at 78.82%. Read more: SSC Results 2022: 2.69 lakh students score GPA-5 Pass rate in Dhaka Board is 90.03%, in Rajshahi Board 85.88%, in Chattogram Board 87.53%, in Barishal Board 89.61%, in Mymensingh Board 89.02%, and in Dinajpur Board 81.16%. This year, more than 20 lakh students took part in SSC and equivalent examinations under 11 boards, including madrasa (Dakhil) and Technical Education. Of them, 15.99 lakh were from nine general education boards, 2.68 under the Madrasa Education Board, and 1.53 lakh under the Technical Education Board. 2022 SSC and equivalent examinations began across the country on September 15. Read more: SSC results 2022: Average pass rate 87.44%

Nearly 1,700 higher secondary certificate (HSC) passouts have applied to Jashore Education Board for re-evaluation of their results.

The Rajshahi Education Board secured the top position while Sylhet fared worst among the nine general education boards in this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations, in terms of the pass rate or what percentage of their students passed the exam.