Published: 12:48 AM, 17 January 2023
JSC, JDC exams scrapped
The government has decided to permanently scrap the Junior School Certificate (JSC), Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) and its equivalents examinations from this year.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved the decision, according to a circular, signed by Akther Unnisa Shiuly, deputy secretary of Secondary and Higher Education Division, issued on Monday.
"No provision was kept for holding the JSC, JDC or board exams in line with the 'National Curriculum Outline-2021', in hence the decision to suspend the exams (JSC, JDC) can be considered," the circular said.
The division sent the proposal to the PMO in December last year because the new curriculum does not include a board exam.
The circular stated that the prime minister accepted the suggestion and gave her approval to discontinue the examinations.
The JSC and JDC exams launched in 2010 were not held in the past three years due to the coronavirus pandemic.
After the reopening following pandemic shutdowns, the government began launching the new curriculum in phases. Education Minister Dipu Moni said last year there was no scope for holding public exams for the eighth graders in line with the new curriculum.
