The Junior School Certificate (JSC) is a public examination taken by students in
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mo ...
after successful completion of eight years of schooling. It is followed by the
Secondary School Certificate (SSC).
Before the JSC was introduced, an exam was taken in its place (then known as Madhyamik Britti or Junior Scholarship). This was a voluntary vocational exam and not mandatory.
Since 2012, the JSC exam questions have consisted of multiple (between 6 and 11, of which 4 to 7 sets need to be answered) sets of four questions, each requiring the student to have knowledge, understanding, application and higher order thinking skills regarding the subject matter to solve. This system has been termed as creative (locally called ''Srijonshil'') questions. It is said that JSC was also introduced so that the poor and destitute people of the country could do well on the exam. Examinees, if they fail, are allowed to retake the exam with other regular examinees in the following year.
Mark distribution system
The Education Boards of Bangladesh have provided the result based on
GPA (grade point average), which depends on each subject average grade point (GP). 90 marks will count as GP 4.00 and 80 marks will count as GP 3.50. For better understanding, the marks distribution chart is provided below.
See also
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Secondary School Certificate (SSC)
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Higher Secondary (School) Certificate (HSC)
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General Certificate of Secondary Education
The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a particular subject, taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. State schools in Scotland use the Scottish Qualifications Certificate instead. Private sc ...
(GCSE)
References
Secondary education in Bangladesh
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