SSC, equivalent exams to be held in August

The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations are now set to be held in August this year.

However, the dates of the exams are yet not fixed.

Dhaka Secondary and Higher Education Board Chairman Tapan Kumar Sarkar disclosed the information today. 

Earlier, the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations were scheduled to start on June 19. But, those postponed due to the deteriorating flood situation in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts.

Usually, SSC exams begin in the first week of February but the Covid-19 pandemic delayed the exams by at least four months.

According to the Education Ministry, nearly 1.9 million students will sit for this year's SSC and equivalent examinations across the country.