Dhaka:A total of 291,209 students have sought the re-scrutiny and re-evaluation of 1,087,413 answer scripts across various subjects under all 11 education boards following the release of this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examination results.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Dhaka Education Board received the highest number of re-scrutiny applications, with 335,879 submissions. The Chattogram Education Board followed with 117,700 applications. Other boards also reported significant numbers Rajshahi received 109,971 applications, Jashore 97,618, and so on.
The President of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee, Professor Syed Akhtaruzzaman, highlighted that examination and assessment systems have been made objective and impartial over the past two years. Despite these measures, students performed poorly in compulsory subjects like English, Bangla, and ICT. The education boards are addressing these issues, noting a shortage of qualified ICT teachers as a contributing factor.
The Dhaka Education Board reported a large number of applications for re-scrutiny in subjects including Bangla, English, and ICT, as well as key Science, Humanities, and Business Studies subjects. For instance, 42,002 applications each were submitted for English First and Second Papers, and 38,075 for ICT.
The Ministry of Education reported a pass rate of 52.12% for the HSC and equivalent examinations. Following re-scrutiny of the SSC examinations, significant changes were observed, prompting strict measures against examiners for assessment discrepancies.
The re-evaluation process for this year's HSC examination answer scripts commenced on November 11 and will continue until November 17. Engineer Md. Monjurul Kabir of the Dhaka Education Board assured that the re-scrutiny process is being handled with utmost caution to prevent inconsistencies.