JSC exam

 JSC/JDC exam not held in this year

Instructive establishments in the nation to stay shut till October 3

The legislature has chosen not to hold Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) assessments this year.

Mama Khair, advertising official of the Ministry of Education, affirmed the issue to Dhaka Tribune on Thursday.

The move follows the administration's choice to expand the closure of schools and instructive establishments the nation over to October 3 due to the Covid pandemic.

 On August 20, the education ministry had sent a proposal summary to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to take final decision on JSC and JDC examinations.

They decided to scrap JSC and JDC examinations after reviewing the proposal, the public relations officer said.

The Ministry of Education was forming a recovery plan for the country’s education system, such as automatically promoting students to the next class without holding exams, or extending the duration of the academic session to complete syllabus, among others.

National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB), the Directorate of Primary Education (DPE), National Academy of Primary Education (NAPE), and Bangladesh Examination Development Unit (BEDU) have been jointly working towards it.

On Tuesday, the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education said the Primary Education Completion (PEC) examination will not be held this year.