HSC, Equivalent Exam Results Published, 161,807 Students Get GPA-5

The results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations 2020 were published on Saturday, showing a pass percentage of 100.

As many as 161,807 students achieved a GPA-5 in 2020, compared to 87,286 in 2019. More than 1.3 million students were registered for the exams in 2020, which were cancelled due the rampant coronavirus outbreak in the country.

On behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Education Minister Dipu Moni received a review of the results from the presidents of the Education Boards at a ceremony at the International Mother Language Institute in Segunbagicha, Dhaka.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the programme through video conference from Ganabhaban.

The results have been published after the collection of 75% of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) marks and 25% of the results of the Junior School Certificate (JSC) and its equivalent exams.

Examinees can get the results from the education board website http://www.educationboardresults.gov.bd/ and also from the websites of their respective education boards.

The 2020 HSC batch is the first batch of students who will get certificates without sitting for the exams, as the government decided not to conduct the HSC examinations due to the Covid-19 pandemic in October last year.

The HSC and equivalent examinations were scheduled to begin on April 1 in 2020, but the government postponed it on March 22 due to the pandemic.

Earlier on Monday, the government issued a gazette of three amendment bills for publishing the results of HSC and equivalent exams without holding examinations.

Before publishing the gazette, President Md Abdul Hamid assented to the bills.

The amendment bills were passed in parliament on January 24, paving the path for publishing the HSC results without holding the tests.

These bills are “Intermediate and Secondary Education (Amendment) Bill 2021,” “Bangladesh Technical Education Board (Amendment) Bill 2021,” and “Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board (Amendment) Bill 2021.”

As per the previous laws, there was no provision to publish the HSC results without holding examinations. Since it was not possible to hold examinations amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the amendment bills were placed.

The cabinet earlier this month approved the draft bill for an amendment to the Intermediate and Secondary Education Ordinance 1961.