Bangladesh HSC exams to start on August 17
July 27, 2023
Original Article: https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/education/313076/hsc-exams-to-start-on-august-17
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams will begin on August 17 simultaneously in 10 education boards in Bangladesh this year.
The Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board released the schedule for all educational boards on Thursday.
According to the schedule, the theoretical exams will continue till September 25, as per routine.
Besides, the practical exam will be held from September 26 to October 4.
This year's HSC exams will kick off with the Bangla first paper.
The exams will be held for three hours from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm.
The routine signed by Professor Md Abul Bashar, Convenor of Inter-Education Board Examination Control Committee and Dhaka Education Board Examination Controller, said that candidates must take their seats at least 30 minutes before the start of the examination.
First multiple choice and then creative/compositional (theory) tests will be conducted.
There will be no break between the two parts of the examination.
It is also mentioned that the candidates can use the general scientific calculator in the exam. Programming calculators cannot be used.
No candidate will be allowed to bring a mobile phone to the centre. No one other than the in-charge officer of the examination centre can use the mobile phone.