No JSC, JDC Exams This Year

The government has decided not to hold this year's Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations, reports media. 

Education minister Dipu Moni disclosed the matter while talking to reporters during an event at Ganabhaban Government High School in Dhaka on Tuesday. 

She said that there was no scope to hold the tests because of lack of time and preparation ahead of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams.

The JSC and JDC aspirants will be evaluated by the annual examination results, the minister added.

The SSC exams for the 10th graders will be held from November 14 and the HSC exams for 12th graders from December 2.

The examinations will be held with short syllabuses on three elective subjects on a group basis, and 24 assignments will be given for SSC students while 30 assignments for HSC students before the examinations, the education minister had said back in July.

No assignment will be given on Bangla, English and other compulsory subjects and the fourth subjects, she said then.

Educational institutions reopened on September 12 across the country after being closed since March of 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.