Stage set for primary terminal exams

Stage set for primary terminal exams



In this November 21 last year file photo, class-V students are seen participating in the Primary Education Terminal Examinations at Segunbagicha High School center. Star Online Report

The government has taken all-out preparation to hold the Primary Education Terminal Examination and Ibtedai Madrasa Terminal Examination for class-V students scheduled to begin on Tuesday across the country.

Primary and Mass Education Minister Afsarul Amin told this to reporters at a press briefing at his ministry at about 12:00noon on Sunday.

It is the largest public examination in the country where class-V students of both general primary schools and ibtedai madrasas will sit for the examination together for the first time.

On November 21, last year only the students of general primary schools participated in the examinations for the first time.

The examinations are scheduled to begin in at least 5,993 examinations centres.

The examinations will also be held in seven overseas centres—Riad, Jeddah, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Tripoli, Singapore and Berlin.

A total of 24,88,138 students including 21,57,015 from schools and 3,31,133 from madrasas will take part in the examinations.

Of the total examinee, 4,049 will participate in the examinations under English version.