HSC and equivalent exams begin across the country, 12.70 lakh students participating

On the first day, the Bengali first paper exam is being held under 9 general education boards. At the same time, the Alim Quran Majid exam under the Madrasa Education Board and the HSC (BMT) Bengali-2 exam under the Technical Education Board are being conducted.

According to the Ministry of Education, a total of 12 lakh 70 thousand 583 examinees are participating this year in HSC, Alim, HSC (BM/BMT), HSC (Vocational), and Diploma-in-Commerce exams under 11 education boards.

For the exams, 2,697 centers and 9,439 educational institutions have been prepared across the country. Under the 9 general education boards, the exams are being held with a common question paper this time.

To ensure the exams are conducted in a fair and cheating-free environment, CCTV cameras have been installed in all centers. Additionally, a central monitoring cell has been formed at the Ministry of Education, from where the activities of any exam center in the country can be directly observed.

Furthermore, police officers on duty at each center have been instructed to use body-worn cameras. The authorities hope this will play an effective role in ensuring security at exam centers as well as preventing untoward incidents.