The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education is preparing to hold examinations in the form of SSC and HSC with a short syllabus at the primary level.
Holidays have been prevailing in all educational institutions of the country (except Qaumi Madrasah) since March 17, including the government primary schools.
According to the last announcement after extending it by several steps, the holiday period is till February 14 (Today).
Meanwhile, due to coronavirus, auto promotion has been given in all classes in 2020. Certificate has been given on average basis without taking JSC and JDC examinations.
Again, the results of HSC and equivalent examinations have been published through special evaluation by averaging the results of JSC and SSC.
In the meantime, the Ministry of Education has decided to hold the SSC and HSC examinations of 2021 under a short syllabus while last year's academic year was hampered by coronavirus, according to sources.
However, the Board of Education has published a revised short syllabus. It has been mentioned in the syllabus that before the examination, classes of SSC students will be taken directly in the classrooms for 60 working days while that of HSC students for 84 working days.
The ministry directed the Department of Primary Education and the National Academy for Primary Education (NAPE) to prepare a short syllabus so that the syllabus can be covered from the time the schools open until December.
NAPE has prepared a guideline in that direction and sent it to the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB). The NCTB has already started working as per the guidelines.
It is learnt that it is not yet certain when the educational institutions will be opened. The National Academy for Primary Education (NAPE) has developed an outline or guideline for how much of the syllabus can be taught from that time. The NAPE has sent the guideline to the NCTB. According to that, the NCTB is preparing a short syllabus for each month or monthly basis.
Earlier, in September last year, NAPE had prepared such a short syllabus. The syllabus was published for the months of September, October and November although it was not possible to open the schools last year.
In this regard, the State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossain told Bangladesh Post that a revised syllabus will be prepared based on the number of classes that will be available after the schools open. This short syllabus has been asked to identify the relevant topics for the next class to verify whether the student is eligible for the next higher class.
