The Inter-Education Board Examination Control Committee has published the schedule for the 2026 HSC and equivalent supplementary examinations. The exams will begin on 1 December and run until 15 December.
The schedule was issued on Thursday in a notice signed by Professor Jesmin Taslima Banu, convener of the committee and controller of examinations at the Dhaka Education Board.
Under the routine, the written exams begin on 1 December with English first paper and end on 15 December with economics and Arabic. Practical exams must also be completed by 15 December.
Eleven instructions for candidates
The education board has issued 11 instructions to candidates to make sure the supplementary exams run smoothly.
Candidates must be seated in the exam hall at least 30 minutes before the exam begins. The multiple-choice (MCQ) part will be held first, followed by the creative or written (theory) part. The 30-mark MCQ exam lasts 30 minutes and the 70-mark creative exam 2 hours 30 minutes.
For subjects with a practical component, the 25-mark MCQ part lasts 25 minutes and the 50-mark creative part 2 hours 35 minutes. Each exam will run without a break for the time stated on the question paper; there will be no break between the MCQ and creative parts.
For exams starting at 10am, blank answer scripts and OMR sheets for the MCQ part will be handed out at 9:30am, and the MCQ question paper at 10am. At 10:30am the OMR sheets will be collected and the creative question paper handed out; for 25-mark MCQ exams this happens at 10:25am. For exams starting at 2pm, answer scripts and OMR sheets will be handed out at 1:30pm and the MCQ paper at 2pm. The OMR sheets will be collected and the creative paper handed out at 2:30pm, or at 2:25pm for 25-mark MCQ exams.
The instructions also say exams must be held according to the time stated on the question paper. Candidates must collect their admit cards from the heads of their own institutions at least five days before the exams.
Each candidate must correctly write the roll number, registration number, subject code and other required details on the OMR form of the answer script supplied and fill in the relevant circles. Under no circumstances may anything be written in the margins of the answer script, or the script be folded for any purpose. Candidates must pass the theory, MCQ and practical parts (where applicable) separately. Marks previously obtained in practical exams will stand; only candidates who failed or were absent must sit the practical exam.
Each candidate may sit only the subject or subjects stated on the registration card and admit card. Under no circumstances may a candidate sit the exam for any other subject.
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