KHULNA, April 30, 2023 (BSS) - The 1st day of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations under Jashore Education Board (JEB) along with other eight educational boards, ended peacefully. 

This year’s exams began with the Bangla first paper and the examination of all subjects with broad syllabus.

On the first day of the examination under Jashore Board, some 1,47,624 students out of 1,49,458 were present at 292 centers under the board. A total of 1,834 candidates were absent in this board and only one candidate was expelled.

Over 1.49 lakh students, including 79,433 girls were registered to appear in the SSC examinations under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Jashore this year.

According to the board sources, students from 2,551 institutions have been taking part in the examinations at 292 centres in all 10 districts under the board.

Biswas Shaheen Ahmed, Controller of Jashore Education Board, said candidates, law enforcement agencies, exam controllers, and local administrations have been following the 30-point guidelines strictly issued by the Ministry of Education, during the SSC examinations. 

All the guidelines including keeping the coaching centers closed, prohibition of mobile phones and other electronic devices in the centers, taking seats at least 30 minutes before the exam and no entry of unauthorised persons, have been strictly followed, he added.