Failed HSC Candidates to Get Up to One Month to Prepare for Retakes
Published : 12:56, 31 October 2026
Students who failed the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will be given up to one month to prepare for retake exams, Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr. A. N. M. Ehsanul Haque Millon has said.
He made the announcement on Saturday, October 31, at a ceremony announcing the HSC and equivalent examination results in the conference room of the Ministry of Education at the Secretariat.
The minister said unsuccessful candidates would not be given more than one month to prepare. Retake examinations would be held soon after allowing them the necessary preparation time.
According to the published results, the overall pass rate in this year's HSC and equivalent examinations was 52.12%. The Dhaka Education Board led in the number of students achieving a GPA-5, with 16,714 candidates securing the highest grade.
The Technical Education Board recorded the lowest number of GPA-5 achievers, with only 886 students attaining the top result.
According to the Ministry of Education, a total of 1,270,583 candidates took this year's HSC and equivalent examinations under the country's 11 education boards. Of them, 621,969 were male students and 648,614 were female students. Female candidates outnumbered male candidates by 26,645.
Although the overall pass rate stood at 52.12%, students under the Dhaka Education Board led in the number of GPA-5 results. In contrast, the Technical Education Board recorded the lowest number of top-grade achievers.
