Applicants must qualify thru’ test to sit for Bangladesh’s public exams

Students from now on will have to qualify in the test examinations along with 70 percent class attendance to sit for SSC and HSC examinations.

The education ministry yesterday issued a circular in this regard.

“If the students are allowed to attend the public exams only on the basis of class attendance, they will lose their concentration on studies,” the circular added. 

It also said the previous provision would have created a negative impact on the results of the public examinations.

If any student fails to sit for the test exams due to sickness, accident, flood and natural disasters, the authorities concerned will consider the student's previous academic record to allow him/her for the final exams, the circular added.

According to the previous provision, students could sit for the public exams only if they had 70 percent class attendance.