Education ministry takes steps to curb cheating

The education ministry has taken elaborate initiatives to prevent question paper leaks in the upcoming Junior School Certificate (JSC) and equivalent examinations scheduled to start from November 1.

Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid said strict action would be taken against anyone trying to leak question papers in the JSC and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) exams, which are going to be held for the seventh time.
 “We urge all JSC and JDC examinees to appear at the exam halls half-an-hour before the beginning of the exam. They would get question papers 15 minutes before the starting time. This will prevent students from paying heed to rumours of question paper leakage,” the minister told reporters at a press conference at his Secretariat office.
Mentioning that prevention of question paper leakage is a big challenge, Nahid said, “Printing and distribution of question papers pose a major challenge as the exams are held for a long duration. A group of people are trying to leak question papers, but law enforcement and intelligence officials are actively trying to tackle it.” The minister expressed hope that the exams would be held without any leakage of question papers.  He said that 2,412,775 examinees would sit for the JSC and JDC exams in 2,734 centres this year. Of these examinees, 1,124,373 are male students and 1,288,402  female students. 
Under the Eighth General Education Board, there are 2,038,303 examinees. Of them, 949,145 are male and 1,089,158 female.
 Under the Madrasa Education Board, there are 374,472 examinees. Of them, 175,228 are male and 199,244 female. This year, 86,842 more examinees are appearing in the JSC and JDC exams compared to last year. The number of exam centres has been increased by 107 and educational institutions by 129.
The minister also said that a total of 103,653 irregular students would sit for the JSC exams and 18,021 for the JDC examinations. The numbers of special examinees who have previously failed in up to three subjects are 91,861 in JSC and 14,698 in JDC. 
Moreover, a total of 681 examinees would write the exams from eight overseas centres.
The minister said that enrolment is increasing every year and students are taking a special interest to appear in the JSC and equivalent exams as they would get certificates.
Replying to a query, Nahid said serious action would be taken against teachers involved in facilitating any sort of unfair means. He sought the cooperation of all so that the exams can be held in a peaceful environment free of unfair practices. The minister would pay a visit to the Dhanmondi Laboratory School in the capital at 9:30am on November 1 to observe the overall situation. The exams will be completed by November 17 and the results will be announced by December 30.

Education ministry takes steps to curb cheating

The education ministry has taken elaborate initiatives to prevent question paper leaks in the upcoming Junior School Certificate (JSC) and equivalent examinations scheduled to start from November 1. Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid said strict action would be taken against anyone trying to leak question papers in the JSC and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) exams, which are going to be held for the seventh time. We urge all JSC and JDC examinees to appear at the exam halls half-an-hour before the beginning of the exam. They would get question papers 15 minutes before the starting time. This will prevent students from paying heed to rumours of question paper leakage, the minister told reporters at a press conference at his Secretariat office. Mentioning that prevention of question paper leakage is a big challenge, Nahid said, Printing and distribution of question papers pose a major challenge as the exams are held for a long duration. A group of people are trying to leak question papers, but law enforcement and intelligence officials are actively trying to tackle it. The minister expressed hope that the exams would be held without any leakage of question papers. He said that 2,412,775 examinees would sit for the JSC and JDC exams in 2,734 centres this year. Of these examinees, 1,124,373 are male students and 1,288,402 female students. Under the Eighth General Education Board, there are 2,038,303 examinees. Of them, 949,145 are male and 1,089,158 female. Under the Madrasa Education Board, there are 374,472 examinees. Of them, 175,228 are male and 199,244 female. This year, 86,842 more examinees are appearing in the JSC and JDC exams compared to last year. The number of exam centres has been increased by 107 and educational institutions by 129. The minister also said that a total of 103,653 irregular students would sit for the JSC exams and 18,021 for the JDC examinations. The numbers of special examinees who have previously failed in up to three subjects are 91,861 in JSC and 14,698 in JDC. Moreover, a total of 681 examinees would write the exams from eight overseas centres. The minister said that enrolment is increasing every year and students are taking a special interest to appear in the JSC and equivalent exams as they would get certificates. Replying to a query, Nahid said serious action would be taken against teachers involved in facilitating any sort of unfair means. He sought the cooperation of all so that the exams can be held in a peaceful environment free of unfair practices. The minister would pay a visit to the Dhanmondi Laboratory School in the capital at 9:30am on November 1 to observe the overall situation. The exams will be completed by November 17 and the results will be announced by December 30.