Next year SSC in April, HSC in June: Dipu Moni

SSC and HSC exams in 2023 will be held in April and June, respectively, based on a shortened syllabus just like this academic session, Education Minister Dipu Moni said on Tuesday.

"SSC and equivalent exams in 2023 will be held following the 2022 academic session's syllabus. Similarly, HSC and equivalent exams of 2023 will be held according to the syllabus fixed on 180 working days," she told reporters at the secretariat.

The Education Minister said that the exams will encompass all subjects and evaluated on full marks. "However, the decision on holding JSC exams this year is yet to be taken,” Dipu Moni said.

The SSC and HSC exams of 2022 are slated to begin from June 19 and August 22, respectively, with a shortened syllabus.

According to the government's academic calendar, SSC exams are held from February 1 and HSC from April 1 every year. However, these exams were not held on time in the past two years due to Covid-19.