Desk Report,
More than 4.15 lakh students are not taking HSC and equivalent exams
Dhaka Education Board officials say that it is worrying that such a large number of students are not taking the exam at the same time. When asked about this, Khandokar Ehsanul Kabir, President of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee and Chairman of the Dhaka Education Board, told Prothom Alo that it is already seen that the rate of student dropout increases as students move up to higher classes. One of the reasons for this dropout at the SSC and HSC levels is poverty and students getting married. After passing SSC, many students enter the workplace. This is also another major reason for dropout.
More than 4.15 lakh students are not taking HSC and equivalent exams
They got such information while conducting a survey on the absent candidates in this year’s SSC exam. Now a similar survey will be conducted at the higher secondary level to find out the real reason.
The HSC and equivalent exams are starting on June 26. This time, a total of 12 lakh 51 thousand 111 candidates, including regular and irregular candidates, are in the nine general education boards, Bangladesh Madrasa Education Board and Bangladesh Technical Education Board. Of these, more than 10 lakh 55 thousand are HSC candidates under the nine general education boards. This year, the number of HSC examinees has decreased by about 73,000 compared to last year. The number of Alim examinees under the Madrasa Education Board has decreased by about 2,000. This time, the number of Alim examinees is more than 86,000. The total number of examinees under the Technical Education Board is more than 1 lakh 9 thousand. A decrease of about 7,000.
