The government on Wednesday changed the routine of this year鈥檚 Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations.
As per the new routine, published on the Dhaka Education Board website, the examination on the mathematics subject will be held on April 21 instead of April 20.
Earlier on February 23, Bangladesh Catholic Education Board urged the education ministry to change the date of the examination as it was scheduled to be held on Easter Sunday.
Due to the date of the examination on April 20, many Christian students had become worried while heads of the educational institutions under the church and Christian community people have also expressed their dissatisfaction, said a letter issued by the board on the day.
Easter Sunday is one of the biggest festivals observed by the Christian community in the country.
The SSC and its equivalent examinations are going to be started on April 10 across the country.
The Inter-Education Board Examination Regulatory Committee under the education ministry on December 12, 2024, for the first time issued a routine of the SSC and its equivalent examinations, as per which the examinations were scheduled to be concluded by May 18.
Later the committee issued a revised routine of the examinations on February 19 as per which the examinations will be concluded by May 22 as the date for only one examination 鈥� Bangla (compulsory) Second paper 鈥� has been deferred from April 13 to May 13.
On April 13, farmers traditionally observe the Chaitra Sankranti festival and some of the national minority communities observe their biggest traditional festival, Baisabi Utsab.
This year the Chakma people are scheduled to observe the three-day festival from April 12 and the Marma people from April 13.
The theoretical part of the examinations will begin on April 10 and conclude on May 13 while the practical part of the examinations will be held between May 15 and May 22.
The number of examinees for the SSC and the equivalent examinations this year is 19,28,181.
This year the examinations will be held on full syllabuses, on all subjects, full number and three-hour time.
All coaching centres across Bangladesh will remain closed during the examinations to check the question leak, said officials of the education ministry.
