SSC exams begin today

DE Online Report
The Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations are begining today (Thursday) across the country.
On the first day, examinations will be held on Bangla (compulsory) first paper and Easy Bangla first paper subjects under the nine general boards, Quran Majid and Tazvid subject under the madrassah board and Bangla (2) subject under the technical board.
The duration of the examinations will be from 10:00am to 1:00pm.
This year, a total of 20,24,192 examinees will appear in the examinations from 29,735 educational institutions at 3,700 centres.
Compared to last year, the number of examinees has decreased by about 48,000.
According to the exam schedule, SSC Bengali (Compulsory) First Paper Exam will be held on the first day under nine general education boards. The exam will be held from 10am to 1pm.
The written examinations under the general and technical education boards will end on 12 March. Written examinations under the Madrasa Education Board will end on 14 March.
Earlier on 28 January, the Ministry of Education ordered the closure of all coaching centres in the country from 13 February to 12 March on the occasion of the examination.