HSC, equivalent exams results out, pass 95.26pc

A total of 95.26 per cent students passed 2021 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations across the country.

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni announced the results on behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the International Mother Language Institute in Dhaka on Sunday.

The pass rate of HSC is 95.57 percent, madrasa 95.49 percent and vocational 92.85 percent.

A total of 96.52 per cent students passed the HSC exams under Dhaka Board, 89.39 per cent under Chattogram, 97.49 per cent in Cumilla, 95.76 per cent in Barishal, 94.80 percent in Sylhet, 92.43 per cent in Dinajpur, 98.11 per cent in Jashore, 95.71 per cent in Mymensingh, and 97.29 per cent in Rajshahi Board.

Among the candidates, 59,233 students scored GPA-5 in Dhaka Board, 13,720 in Chattogram, 14,153 in Cumilla, 9,971 in Barishal, 4,731 in Sylhet, 15,349 in Dinajpur, 20,878 in Jashore, 32,800 in Rajshahi and 7,687 in Mymensingh.

Last year's exams were held on fewer subjects and a shortened syllabus. It was held eight months later than the usual schedule as the government waited for the coronavirus infections to come under control.

The examinees took tests only in three optional subjects.

They did not have to sit for tests in compulsory subjects like Bangla and English. The examinations carried fewer marks.

The exams for 2020 did not take place last year, with the results prepared based on the candidates' performance in previous public exams.