The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations for 2026 have begun across the country today (Tuesday).
The examinations have begun at 10:00am.
A total of 18,57,344 students are taking part in this year's examinations under the 11 education boards of the country. Of them, 9,30,305 are boys and 9,27,039 are girls. Compared to last year, the number of candidates has decreased by approximately 71,626.
It is learnt that more than 18.50 lakh students sat for the examinations at 30,666 schools, madrasas and technical education centres across the country. The examinations began with the Bangla First Paper. The examination that began at 10:00am will end at 1:00pm.
The written examinations will continue until May 20 and will be held at 10:00am every day. Practical examinations will be taken from June 7 to June 14.
This year, more than 14 lakh 18 thousand candidates are under the nine general education boards. Over 3 lakh candidates are taking the Dakhil exams under the Madrasa Education Board, and more than 1,34,000 students are participating under the Technical Education Board.
According to the exam structure, each subject will first have a multiple-choice (MCQ) section followed by a creative or written section (except for Information and Communication Technology). There will be no break between the two parts.
The time allocated is 30 minutes for the MCQ section and 2 hours and 30 minutes for the creative section.
According to the education board's instructions, candidates must enter the examination center at least 30 minutes before the exam begins. They must bring their admit card and keep it safe. Mobile phones are strictly prohibited during the exam. Folding the answer script is not allowed, and students must correctly fill in their roll number, registration number, and subject code on the OMR form.
Additionally, only general non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed in the exams. Students cannot take part in any subject not listed on their registration form.
Each student must pass separately in the multiple-choice, creative, and practical sections. If a student fails in any one part, they will be considered to have failed the entire subject.
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