The government is planning to reschedule the country’s public examinations, with SSC and equivalent exams to be held in January and HSC and equivalent exams in June from the 2027 academic year, Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon told Parliament on Tuesday.
The move aims to save students’ academic time, streamline the examination calendar and bring the country’s academic year closer to international standards, he said.
The minister made the disclosure while replying to a starred question from Cox’s Bazar-3 lawmaker Lutfor Rahman during the question-answer session of the 24th working day of the 13th Parliament’s second and first budget session.
The session was chaired by Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal.
Milon said the government was working to make the academic calendar more effective by reorganising the schedules of major public examinations.
“Under the new plan, SSC and equivalent examinations will be held in January and HSC and equivalent examinations in June from the 2027 academic year,” he said.
He said the revised schedule would help reduce delays between academic sessions and public examinations, ensuring that students do not lose valuable time.
The government is also working to complete public examinations earlier through gradual reforms, he added.
Primary school headteacher promotions to resume soon.
The education minister informed Parliament that long-vacant headteacher posts in government primary schools would soon be filled through promotions after legal complications were resolved.
Responding to a written question from lawmaker Khairul Kabir Khokon, the minister said a writ petition regarding the promotion of primary school teachers was recently disposed of by the High Court Division of the Supreme Court, clearing the way for the process to begin.
“The promotion of eligible teachers to the post of headteacher will begin soon, which will help fill vacant positions in schools,” he said.
The minister said 65 per cent of headteacher posts were previously filled through promotion under the old recruitment rules, while the new rules increased the share to 80 percent.
He added that the promotion process had remained suspended due to legal challenges following the introduction of the new rules. With the court proceedings settled, promotions would now be carried out in line with the policy in a transparent manner.
