The results of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations are likely to be published between October 25 and 29, Bangladesh Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee President and Dhaka Education Board Chairman Professor Syed Akhtaruzzaman said on Monday.
 
He said education boards had verbally proposed to the Ministry of Education that the results be published on any day within the proposed period. The final date will be decided after the ministry’s approval.
 
The HSC and equivalent examinations began on July 2 and ended on August 8. Practical examinations were initially scheduled to be completed by August 15. However, due to natural disasters, several written examinations under the Chattogram Education Board could not be held as scheduled. The postponed examinations were later held, with the board completing its written exams on September 9.
 
This year, a total of 1,270,583 students from 9,439 educational institutions took part in the examinations under 11 education boards. Examinations were held at 2,697 centres across the country.
 
Among the general education boards, Dhaka had the highest number of candidates, with 300,393 students taking the examinations at 310 centres. Rajshahi had 140,830 candidates, followed by Jashore with 117,210, Dinajpur with 113,479, Chattogram with 99,688 and Cumilla with 94,802.
 
Mymensingh had 73,037 candidates, Sylhet 71,711 and Barishal 58,664.
 
Under the Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board, 92,905 students took the examinations at 461 centres. Meanwhile, 107,964 students sat for the examinations under the Bangladesh Technical Education Board at 610 centres.