Postponed HSC exams of 22 July on 17 Aug, 24 July tests on 19 Aug

The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education has published the revised schedule for the postponed Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations.

According to the updated timetable issued today (23 July), the exams originally scheduled for 22 July will now be held on 17 August, while those scheduled for 24 July have been rescheduled to 19 August.

All exams will be held from 10am to 1pm.

The exams scheduled for 22 July include Chemistry (Theory) Second Paper, Islamic History and Culture Second Paper (Humanities Group), History Second Paper, Home Management and Family Life and Production Management and Marketing Second Paper. These will now take place on 17 August.

Meanwhile, the exams set for 24 July, Economics First Paper and Engineering Drawing and Workshop Practice First Paper, will be held on 19 August.

Debate arises as edu adviser says postponed HSC exams of 22 and 24 July will be held on same day

Earlier in the day, Education Adviser CR Abrar said the postponed exams would will be held on a later date with the 22 July exams in the morning and the 24 July exams in the afternoon.

Soon after the adviser's statement, there were reactions from both netizens and examinees. Some said students would have to sit for two exams on the same day. 

Many were worried about managing the logistics, reaching separate venues in time and the added mental stress.

The rescheduling comes in the wake of the tragic crash of a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet on Milestone College campus premises which occurred on 21 July.

In response, the government declared 22 July as a day of national mourning, prompting the suspension of HSC and equivalent exams scheduled for that day.

Additionally, the 24 July exams were also postponed, a decision announced by Education Adviser CR Abrar during his visit to the Milestone campus on 22 July.