Govt Considering Alternative Options for SSC, HSC Exams: Dipu Moni

The government is thinking about how to take the SSC and HSC exams this year, said the Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni.

She said that this time the concern of SSC and HSC candidates is much more. We are trying to take exams in a short syllabus. If that is not possible then alternatives are being considered.

She was speaking to reporters after a discussion meeting organized by Swapna Foundation on the occasion of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's release day at the National Press Club on Sunday (June 13).

Dipu Moni said the educational institution was set to open on June 13. But now the closure of the educational institutions was required to extend till June 30 due to the upsurge coronavirus infections in the frontier areas of the country. The situation is being monitored. The issue of online teaching is ongoing. Trying to come up with new methods. Students are getting the opportunity to study through TV, online, and assignments.

Addressing the students, she said, "I urge the students to continue their normal studies at home." No decision will be taken that causes loss for the  students."

The Education Minister further said that various measures are being taken to overcome the damage being done to the education system due to the closure of educational institutions. When the Coronavirus situation is under control, the educational institution will be opened.