The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations for 2026 will begin on Tuesday and continue until 20 May.
The examination schedule has already been published. As per the routine, the exams will start with Bangla. All exams will begin at 10:00am each day.
Practical examinations will be held from 7 to 14 June. By 18 June, handwritten mark sheets, practical answer scripts, related documents and signature lists must be organised by roll number order and submitted by hand to the Secondary Examination Branch.
On 18 April, authorities issued instructions to allow SSC candidates to enter examination centres from 8:30am to reduce traffic congestion and public inconvenience. However, earlier instructions regarding entry into examination halls will remain in force.
The Dhaka Education Board has issued 14 directives for SSC examinees. The guidelines are as follows:
1. Candidates must take their seats in the examination hall at least 30 minutes before the start of the exam.
2. Exams will be conducted according to the time mentioned in the question paper.
3. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) will be held first, followed by creative/descriptive (theoretical) exams, with no break between the two.
4. Candidates must collect their admit cards from their respective institution heads at least seven days before the exam begins.
5. Marks for Physical Education, Health Science and Sports, and Career Education will be provided through continuous assessment as per National Curriculum and Textbook Board instructions. Institutions will submit these marks to the relevant centre, which will upload them online along with practical marks on the board website.
6. Candidates must correctly fill in roll number, registration number and subject code on the Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheet. Folding of answer sheets is strictly prohibited.
7. Candidates must pass separately in creative/descriptive (theoretical), MCQ and practical examinations.
8. Candidates may only sit for subjects mentioned in their registration. They will not be allowed to appear for any other subject.
9. Admit card distribution must be completed at least seven days before the exam begins. Institution heads will be responsible for any complications.
10. Candidates may use calculators approved by the education board.
11. No person, except the centre secretary, is allowed to carry or use mobile phones inside the examination centre.
12. The same attendance sheet will be used for MCQ, creative/descriptive and practical examinations.
13. Practical examinations will be held at respective centres.
14. Candidates may apply online for re-scrutiny within seven days after result publication. Application procedures, dates and times will be announced through newspapers and education board websites.
