Dhaka, Oct 31 (V7N)- The pass rate in this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations has fallen to 52.12 percent, down from 58.83 percent last year.
A total of 646,685 students passed the examinations, while 40,084 candidates achieved a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.0, according to a source at the Ministry of Education on Saturday, October 31.
The results of all education boards will be published simultaneously at the respective educational institutions and online following the Education Minister’s formal announcement.
This year’s HSC and equivalent examinations began on July 2. A total of 1,270,583 regular and irregular candidates took part in the examinations.
The examinations also saw a record number of candidates remaining absent. In addition, there were incidents of student protests over allegations that examinations were held under adverse weather conditions.
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