The Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee expects form-filling to begin within two days, with results due later this month.
Improvement examinations for students who failed the 2026 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations are planned for mid-December. The results are also expected to be published within December, according to the Inter-Education Board authorities.
Professor Syed Akhtaruzzaman, president of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee and chairman of the Dhaka Education Board, shared the information with Dainik Shiksha.com on Saturday, October 31. He said the authorities would announce the form-filling schedule through an official notice on Sunday.
“Tomorrow, we will announce the form-filling dates through an official notice, and the process will begin within two days,” he said. He also confirmed that the examinations and their results would be completed within December.
Earlier on Saturday, Education Minister Dr A. N. M. Ehsanul Haque Milon mentioned plans to hold the examinations within the next month while announcing the HSC results.
HSC 2026 Pass Rate Stands at 52.12%
This year’s HSC and equivalent examinations recorded an overall pass rate of 52.12 percent. A total of 1,240,798 candidates appeared under the country’s 11 education boards.
Of them, 646,685 students passed, while 594,113 failed. The figures show that nearly half of all candidates could not pass the examinations this year.
The pass rate among female students was 56.31 percent, compared with 47.75 percent among male students. Meanwhile, 40,084 candidates achieved a GPA-5, the highest grade point average.
Among the GPA-5 achievers, 20,363 were male students and 19,721 were female students.
Dhaka Board Records Highest Pass Rate
Among the nine general education boards, the Dhaka Education Board recorded the highest pass rate at 61.80 percent. The Barishal Education Board recorded the lowest rate, at 44.84 percent.
The planned improvement examinations will give failed candidates an opportunity to improve their academic results. The examinations are particularly important for students who need to pass their HSC or equivalent examinations to continue their higher education.
The authorities are expected to publish the official form-filling notice on Sunday. Students should follow announcements from their respective education boards for the confirmed schedule and examination instructions.
