Dhaka: The results of Junior School Certificate (JSC), Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) and Primary Education Completion (PEC) and its equivalent Ebtedayee examinations have been handed to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday morning.

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid handed over the copy of results of Junior School Certificate (JSC), Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations and Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman the copy of the results of PEC examination to the Prime Minister around 10:15am, reports the UNB.

Later, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid and Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman will announce the results officially in separate press briefings at their Ministry offices around 12:00 noon and 1:00pm respectively.

The Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations were held from November 1 to November 15 with the participation of a total of 26,70,333 examinees.

This year’s Primary Education Completion (PEC) and Ebtedayee Examinations for the fifth graders were held from November 18 to November 26 with the participation of total of 27,77,270 students.

JSC and JDC examinations were held from November 1 to November 15 with participation of 25,99,169 examinees.

The PEC and Ebtedayee examinations were held from Nov 18 to Nov 26 with the participation of 30,95,123 examinees.

The education minister said a total of 22,30,829 students passed the JSC and JDC exams out of 25,99,169 appeared in those examinations with pass rate of 85.83 per cent.

As many as 68,095 students secured GPA in the JSC and JDC exams, he said.