Bangladesh to start SSC 2025 exams on Apr 10, schedule released

Each subject will be tested based on the full syllabus, with full marks and allocated time

The 2025 Secondary School Certificate, or SSC, and equivalent exams in Bangladesh will begin on Apr 10 next year.

Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka published the exam schedule on its website on Thursday.

The exams will start with the Bangla first paper exam, and the theoretical exams will end on May 8, 2025.

They will be held from 10:00am to 1:00pm.

Practical exams will take place from May 10 to May 18.

Tapan Kumar Sarkar, the chairman of the Dhaka Education Board and head of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee, shared the schedule details with bdnews24.com, saying this year’s SSC exams will cover the complete syllabus, with all subjects tested for full marks within the allotted time.

According to the published schedule, students must arrive at their designated exam halls at least 30 minutes before the start of the tests.

They are required to collect their admit cards from their respective school authorities three days before the exams commence.

The schedule also specifies that candidates must pass each part—written, multiple-choice, and practical—separately.

General scientific calculators are permitted during the tests, but no one other than the centre secretary is allowed to bring or use mobile phones in the exam venues.

The schedule is available on the official website at https://www.dhakaeducationboard.gov.bd/data/20241212160802135245.pdf.