The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination of 2026 will begin on July 2 and end on August 8. Urgent instructions have been given to the officers in charge of the center to hold this year’s (2026) HSC examination in a fair and cheating-free environment. The instructions include 35 instructions including the examination schedule, distribution of question papers, preservation of notebooks, number of seats for students on a bench according to size, which calculators can be used, and toilet inspections.
This information was revealed in a letter published on the website of the Dhaka Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board today, Sunday (June 14, 2026). The letter has been sent to the supervising officers and officers-in-charge of all the centers of the HSC Examination 2026 under the Dhaka Education Board.
What is stated in the instructions –
1.
Regular (session 2024-25) candidates will take part in the examination with the question paper prepared according to the full syllabus of the HSC examination approved by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board for the year 2026.
2.
Irregular/quality improvement (session 2023-24 and earlier) candidates will take part in the examination with the question paper prepared according to the syllabus of the HSC examination approved by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board for the year 2025.
3.
The examination will start at 10 am and 2 pm as per the examination schedule.
4.
The question paper packet kept in the treasury or in the trunk of the police station locker should be properly verified with the question paper details list three days before the start of the examination. Verification of the question paper packet – The concerned Treasury Officer, Upazila Nirbahi Officer, Officer-in-Charge of the center and members of the examination management committee must be present.
5.
2 sets of question papers, Creative (CQ) and Multiple Choice (MCQ) sets, should be packed separately in security envelopes according to the date of the examination.
6.
On the day of verification of the question paper packets, the date-wise question paper packets should be arranged in the security envelopes by applying gum and wrapping them properly with carton tape in the presence of the concerned persons and the date of the examination, subject code and set code should be written on the security envelope. If any error is observed in this regard, it will be considered as negligence of the officers in charge of the center.
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On the days of the examination, the envelopes of the question papers (2 sets of Creative and 1 set of Multiple Choice) should be received from the Treasury on that day from the Treasury Officer.
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The question paper packets (security envelopes) should be brought to the center with utmost caution from the police station/treasury along with the tag officer and police guard.
9.
After receiving the SMS of the set code on the mobile phone, after showing it to the responsible tag officer, police officer, after confirming the set code, signing the foil packet with an indelible pen, the packet of question papers should be opened and the packet of question papers of the other set should be removed from the table and locked in a trunk. The envelope of the unused set of question papers should be submitted to the board in an intact state. If the exam is taken with a question paper of any other set code instead of the prescribed set code, departmental disciplinary action will be taken.Read more
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10.
No one other than the officer-in-charge of the center will be allowed to enter the center with a mobile phone/electronic device.
11.
For every 20 examinees, 1 room inspector will be on duty in the examination room and at least two will be on duty in each room.
12.
Two seats will be arranged on each bench of 5 to 6 feet in length and one on a bench of 4 feet in length. No exceptions can be made under any circumstances.
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Examinees will enter the center from 8:30 am and arrangements must be made to allow the examinees to enter the examination room 30 minutes before the start of the examination. If any examinee comes after this time, the officer-in-charge of the center may, with special consideration, record the roll number and other information in the register book and grant permission to enter the center. The register book must be submitted to the board after the examination.
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Before the start of the examination, effective measures must be taken to ensure that examinees, guardians or anyone else cannot create a mess outside the examination center, and hand microphones must be used if necessary.
15.
The anti-counterfeiting poster provided by the board should be displayed at a visible place at the entrance of the examination center.
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The officers in charge will receive the admit cards of the institutions under their center from the Dhaka Education Board and will ensure that the admit cards are handed over to each institution at least 10 days before the start of the examination.
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The necessary materials for the examination must be received on the date specified by the Dhaka Education Board.
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Defective answer sheets cannot be provided to the examinees.
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No calculator other than the calculator approved by the Education Board can be used.
20. On the day of the examination, the tag officer should be involved in all the work including receiving the question papers, transporting them and opening the packets in the room of the officer in charge of the center. The travel and honorarium of the tag officer will be arranged by the officer in charge of the center from the center fee.Read more
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21.
The candidate’s attendance sheet must be signed. If any candidate is absent, the specific date and subject must be written.
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The exam must be taken on the specified date as per the exam schedule. The answer sheet packet must reach the script room of the examination branch of the board in a sealed bag.
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The police must be involved in the transportation of the exam question paper and answer sheet.
24.
50 answer sheets must be packed in corrugated sheets according to the old and new syllabus. Under no circumstances can the answer sheets of the new and old syllabus be packed together.
25.
The Central Secretary will be responsible for any marks or extra writing on the answer sheet packet.
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Separate packets must be made for the answer sheets of each subject. English version candidates must take the exam in the English version question paper. The answer sheet packets of English version candidates will be separate. The written answer sheets of candidates with special needs must be packed separately and submitted with a label stating ‘Special Candidates’.
27.
If there is any error in the candidate’s admit card, it must be corrected by the relevant branch of the education board within 5 working days of receiving the admit card.
28.
All classes of the institution will be closed during the examination, but regular class activities will be allowed to continue after the examination is over and on the days when there is no examination in the schedule.
29.
No subject other than the subject mentioned in the registration card and admit card of the examinee will be accepted for examination. If any complication arises in this regard, the officer-in-charge of the center will be responsible for it.
30.
The toilets of the center will be searched immediately after the commencement of the examination and if any kind of fake material is found, it will be thrown away.
31.
No other person will be allowed inside the examination center during the examination except the officer/employee in charge of the examination and the observer.
32.
The name and mobile number of the teacher/officer/employee/tag officer involved in transporting the question papers from the treasury/police custody to the center will be sent to the board.
33.
CCTV cameras will be installed in all centers and the camera model, device serial number, password and ID will be sent to the Examination Controller’s Office.
34.
Candidates will not be allowed to enter the examination center with any clock other than a chalk with spikes.
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From the centers from which answer sheets are sent by railway, the daily answer sheets must be sent by rail every day. If it is not possible to send by rail, then it can be sent through the Bangladesh Postal Department.
