The HSC and its equivalent exams, which are scheduled to begin on June 30, will be held later in those areas of Sylhet which were affected by severe flood, said Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury Nowfel.
He said this at a press briefing after a meeting of the National Monitoring and Law and Order Committee formed to hold the upcoming HSC and equivalent examinations in a fair, copying-free environment at the Secretariat on Wednesday.
Replying to a question over the public exam, "We have already been informed about the weather forecast during the HSC examination, the water level of our various rivers there. We have already completed preparations keeping in mind the movement of students.”
He said the areas where flooding is likely to spread the exams won’t be taken there initially. “We have proper preparation to take those tests later.”
“The convenience of the examinees is the most important to us. We do not want the examinees to suffer and their desired results be affected in any way,” he said.
This year, the HSC and its equivalent exams are scheduled to begin on June 30.
A total of 14,50,790 students from nine General Education Boards, Madrasha Board and Technical Board will sit for the exams from 9,463 educational institutions at 2,275 centres.
Among them, 11,28,281 students will appear from nine General Boards, 88,076 from Madrasha Board and 2,34,433 from Technical Board.
Last year, a total of 13,59,342 students sat for the examinations from all boards.
Some 281 students will appear for the examination from eight overseas centres.
Besides, the minister said, all coaching centres will remain closed from June 29 till August 11.
Practical exams will be held from August 12 to August 21, according to the routine.
Besides, the examinations under the Technical Board will continue till July 18 and their practical exams will begin on July 19 and will continue till August 4.
All examinees have been asked to go to the exam centers 30 minutes before the examinations start and the concerned will be informed about the question paper code through SMS 25 minutes before the exams start.
No one will be allowed to enter the exam centers with mobile phones, only in-charges of the exam centers are allowed to carry a mobile phone set.
Besides, no one except examinees, center invigilators , teams of the ministry, teams of boards, local administration and upazila administration team and security personnel will be allowed in the exam centres.
