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Published : 21 Jan 2026, 07:52 PM
The Directorate of Primary Education has published the results of the written examination for recruitment of assistant teachers in government primary schools across 61 districts, with 69,265 candidates declared successful.
The results were announced at 7:30pm on Wednesday.
The exam was held on Jan 9 at 1,408 centres.
More than 200 candidates were expelled for “resorting to unfair means” or “using electronic devices”, but officials said no evidence of widespread irregularities was found.
Shahadat Hossain, acting public relations officer of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, confirmed the development to bdnews24.com.
“The results are being uploaded to the Directorate of Primary Education’s website and will be available shortly,” he said.
A total of 1.08 million candidates applied for 14,385 posts across two phases, and 830,088 appeared for the exams.
Successful candidates have now been selected to participate in the oral tests.
The DPE clarified that these results are preliminary and only determine eligibility for the oral examination.
Final appointment as government primary school teachers will follow the Government Primary School Teacher Recruitment Rules, 2025, based on combined written and oral scores.
Authorities reserve the right to correct errors or cancel results if any candidate is found to have submitted false information.
The exam had initially been scheduled for Jan 2 but was postponed due to national mourning following the death of former BNP chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia.
The first phase of recruitment advertisements was issued on Nov 5 last year for 10,219 posts in six divisions, and the second phase on Nov 12 for 4,166 posts in the remaining divisions.
The DPE also denied widespread malpractice claims.
“No evidence of leaked question papers or irregularities was found,” the directorate said.
Investigations by a law-enforcing agency found no proof of organised fraud, though some individuals involved in attempts to cheat using fake papers were detained and legal action was taken.
The examination process was conducted under the supervision of district commissioners, district police, district primary education officers, law-enforcing agencies, and ministry-appointed monitors to ensure fairness.
