The pass rate in this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations has dropped to 52.12%, down from 58.83% last year. A total of 6,46,685 students passed the tests this year, while 40,084 secured a GPA-5.
Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon formally inaugurated the publication of this year’s results at 11am today (31 October) in the meeting room of the Secondary and Higher Education Division under the Ministry of Education.
The number of GPA-5 achievers also declined compared to last year, when 69,097 students achieved the highest grade. This year, the number fell by 29,013.
The pass rate decreased by 6.71 percentage points compared to last year.
The results were subsequently made available through the education boards’ websites, respective examination centres and educational institutions, as well as SMS.
A total of 12,40,798 students were registered to sit for this year’s HSC and equivalent examinations under 11 education boards across the country. Of them, 6,07,649 were male students, and 6,33,149 were female students.
The examinations were held at 2,691 centres nationwide.
This year’s HSC and equivalent examinations began on 2 July, with the written examinations ending on 8 August.
However, examinations under the Chattogram Education Board were postponed due to flooding. The postponed examinations were subsequently held and concluded on 9 September.
Students dissatisfied with their results can apply for scrutiny or reassessment of their answer scripts from 1 November.
According to a press release, students can submit applications online until 7 November. Detailed instructions will be available on the websites of the respective education boards.
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