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Students who failed in two subjects in the 2026 HSC and equivalent examinations will sit for supplementary exams on December 1.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee on Wednesday (November 4).
Earlier, Prime Minister’s Education Adviser Mahdi Amin announced that the government had decided to give students who failed in one or two subjects an opportunity to retake the examinations within a month.
He said 522,905 students had failed in two subjects, adding that a coordinated plan was being prepared to arrange the supplementary exams.
Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon said a total of 594,113 students had failed this year. Of them, 298,040 failed in one subject and 124,865 in two subjects.
He said the government wanted to arrange the examinations within a month so that students would not lose an academic year.
The minister urged unsuccessful students not to lose hope, stressing that failure was not the end of their academic journey. He encouraged them to prepare for the supplementary examinations and work towards better results.
