HSC exams from Sunday

This year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations start across the country on Sunday.

On the first day, the written test of Bangla First Paper will be held.

As many as 12, 03,407 candidates under 11 education boards --nine general education boards, one madrasa and one technical board - will take the exams this year. The number of examinees was 13,99,690 last year.

Of them, 6, 22,796 are male examinees and 5,80,611 are female students. The examinations will take place at 2,649 centres while the exams will end on December 13.