HSC: Re-evaluation sought for over 1 million scripts, deadline extended - Prothom Alo English
HSC examinees.File PhotoA total of 278,882 students have applied for re-scrutiny and re-evaluation of their answer scripts after failing to achieve their expected results in this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations.
They have requested a review of total 1,037,717 answer scripts across different subjects. According to the earlier announcement, today, 7 November, was the deadline for submitting applications for re-scrutiny and re-evaluation.
However, the president of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee and chairman of the Dhaka Education Board told Prothom Alo Saturday night that the deadline has been extended. Applications can now be submitted until 12:00 pm tomorrow, Sunday.
This year’s HSC and equivalent examination results have seen a significant decline. The results were published on 31 October. Of the 1,240,798 candidates who sat the examinations under 11 education boards, only 646,685 passed.
A student becomes emotional after not getting the expected HSC results at Rajuk Uttara Model College in Dhaka on October 31, 2026.Dipu MalakarThe average pass rate was 52.12 per cent. A total of 40,084 candidates secured GPA-5. Nearly half of all candidates failed this year.
A large number of candidates have applied for re-scrutiny and re-evaluation. Officials concerned said the authorities were taking a positive view of the re-evaluation process. This was why the deadline has been extended, so that no interested student would miss the opportunity to apply.
Earlier this year, the results of a large number of candidates in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations changed following re-scrutiny and re-evaluation.
Another 3,079 students secured GPA-5, while 4,085 who had failed passed after the review. Grades changed for 27,836 candidates, and marks changed for 56,259.
A total of 1,829,485 candidates sat this year’s SSC and equivalent examinations under 11 education boards. Of them, 402,052 applied for re-scrutiny and re-evaluation.
