The Dhaka Education Board has announced that prospective candidates can start filling up forms for this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams from April 16 to April 25. Only students with valid registration and who have passed the selection examination can fill out the HSC forms.
However, if a candidate cannot sit the selection exam due to any reason beyond their control or fails to attend the exam due to physical illness, they can fill out the examination form based on the written application of the candidate's parent and a satisfactory result on the candidate's pre-selection test.
The fee to fill out the form can be paid through Sonali Seba until April 28. Forms can also be filled out online from April 29 to May 2 if a late fee is paid. In that case, the last date for fee submission is May 2.
The registration fee for science stream students, including their fourth subject, is Tk 2,680. The fee for the business studies and humanities streams are Tk 2,120. Candidates with previous registration for the 2019-20 session will not be able to appear in the HSC examinations this year.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the long-standing tradition of holding HSC exams in April has been thrown into disarray. The government is now trying to restore the old schedule. Last year, the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee announced plans to conduct the exams in the second week of June. This year, the exams may start on June 30.
This year, higher secondary students will be tested on the revised syllabus for 2024.120. An additional Tk 140 should be paid if a student has a practical test in a fourth subject or an optional subject in the humanities and business studies streams.
Educational institutions can conduct mock tests for HSC candidates, but it is not mandatory for the candidates, and no extra fee can be charged for from fill up.