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News 7<br />
FRIDAY, DECEMBER <strong>30</strong>, <strong>2016</strong><br />
Pass rate and GPA 5 rise in Chittagong<br />
• FM Mizanur Rahaman,<br />
Chittagong<br />
DT<br />
Breaking last five years’ record,<br />
eighth graders under Chittagong<br />
Board have done excellent job in<br />
Junior School Certificate (JSC) examination<br />
with increased pass rate<br />
and GPA 5.<br />
This year, a total of 90.75% students<br />
passed under the Chittagong<br />
Education Board while a total of<br />
14,135 students secured GPA 5.<br />
The previous year’s pass rate was<br />
85.48% while the GPA 5 holders<br />
were 12,268, said sources at the education<br />
board.<br />
A total number of 181,654 students<br />
had registered for the JSC examination<br />
this year while 179,095<br />
students took part in the examination.<br />
Of them, 162,524 students<br />
successfully came out in the examination.<br />
Examination Controller of Chittagong<br />
Education Board Mahbub<br />
Alam officially announced the results<br />
at board office around 10am.<br />
Expressing happiness, he said<br />
both the pass rate and GPA 5 holders<br />
increased this year, breaking<br />
previous five years’ record from<br />
2013 to <strong>2016</strong> under the board.<br />
“The overall results under the<br />
board have improved and we are<br />
satisfied with the results,” he said,<br />
adding that this year, a total 14,135<br />
eighth graders secured their GPA 5<br />
which are higher than the previous<br />
years.<br />
The pass rate at the metropolitan<br />
area is 94.18% while the pass rate<br />
except the metropolitan are under<br />
Chittagong district is 88.92%, said<br />
the examination controller.<br />
Of the 14,135 GPA 5 holders,<br />
7,820 are female while 6,315 are<br />
Girls secure more GPA 5 in<br />
JSC examinations under<br />
Rajshahi Board<br />
• Abdullah Al Dulal, Rajshahi<br />
(Top) Students at Dr Khastagir<br />
Government Girls’ School in Chittagong<br />
city, who have achieved GPA-5 this<br />
year in Junior School Certificate<br />
examinations, rejoice after their<br />
result published yesterday. (Bottom)<br />
Students at Govt PN Girls’ High School<br />
in Rajshahi city rejoice after their<br />
result of Junior School Certificate<br />
examinations declared yesterday<br />
Girls have earned higher grades<br />
than boys in Junior Certificate (JSC)<br />
examinations under Rajshahi Education<br />
Board this year.<br />
The board authority announced<br />
the results at a press conference at<br />
its conference hall yesterday noon<br />
with Acting Chairman Dr Anwarul<br />
Haque Pramanik in the chair.<br />
A total of 97.68% students passed<br />
the examinations under the board<br />
this year which was 97.47% last year.<br />
A total of 2,26,892 students appeared<br />
in the examinations. Of<br />
them 2,21,617 students came out<br />
successful. 40,471 students including<br />
21,876 girls secured GPA-5 this<br />
year under the board.<br />
According to the result sheet,<br />
the rate of success of girls in all aspects<br />
that is pass-percentage and<br />
GPA 5 rate is higher than boys.<br />
Controller of Examinations Prof<br />
Tarun Kumar Sarker told the pres<br />
conference that 2,26,892 students<br />
including 1,15,086 girls appeared<br />
in the examinations at 211 centers<br />
from 2,891 schools in eight districts<br />
under the board this year.<br />
Dr Anwarul Pramanik, secretary<br />
of Rajshahi Education Board,<br />
Inspector Debeshish Ranjan Roy,<br />
Senior System Analysist Engineer<br />
Shafiqul Islam among others were<br />
present on the occasion.<br />
Rajshahi division also achieved<br />
top position among the seven divisions<br />
in terms of pass rate as 99 per<br />
cent examinees under the division<br />
have become successful in the Primary<br />
School Certificate (PSC) examinations<br />
this year. •<br />
male. Of the overall pass rate, boys<br />
lagged behind the girls with 91.14%<br />
pass rate.<br />
A total number of 192 schools<br />
passed 100% at the JSC examination<br />
in this year, said the board<br />
sources.<br />
97.52% pass in PSC at Ctg board<br />
Meanwhile, this year the pass<br />
rate of fifth grader terminal<br />
examination is 91.52% where a<br />
152,783 students successfully came<br />
out. A total of 156,676 students<br />
took part in this year under PSC<br />
examination.<br />
Apart from that, in Ebtedayee<br />
terminal examination, the pass<br />
rate in Chittagong is 90.86%, said<br />
Chittagong District Primary Education<br />
office. •<br />
GPA 5 achievers in JSC exams<br />
increase under Sylhet Board<br />
• Md Serajul Islam, Sylhet<br />
Number of GPA-5 achievers in Junior<br />
School Certificate (JSC) examinations<br />
under Sylhet Education<br />
Board has increased compared to<br />
last year’s result.<br />
The number of GPA-5 achievers<br />
this year is 10,255 in four districts<br />
under the board. Of them 4,457<br />
are boys and 5,798 are girls.<br />
Last year a total of 4,956 students<br />
got GPA-5.<br />
A total of 1<strong>30</strong>,703 students sat<br />
for the exams. Of them, 122,034<br />
passed. The pass rate is 93.37 percent.<br />
Of the districts, the pass rate is<br />
94.81 percent for Sylhet, 92.75 for<br />
Habiganj, 91.21 for Moulvibazar<br />
and 93.08 for Sunamganj district.<br />
Though the pass rate is 0.22 percent<br />
less than last year, number of<br />
AZAHAR UDDIN<br />
GPA-5 is two times higher this year. Of<br />
1,004 schools, 100 percent students<br />
passed at 288 schools. No students<br />
fails in any school. Md Shamshul Islam,<br />
controller of Sylhet Education<br />
Board declared the result in a press<br />
briefing yesterday morning.<br />
The result of Primary School<br />
RABIN CHOWDHURY<br />
Certificate (PSC) was published in<br />
Sylhet yesterday showing 96.79<br />
percent pass in Sylhet division.<br />
A total of 217,545 out of 237, 270<br />
came out successful in the PSC examinations<br />
in Sylhet division this<br />
year. Among the pass 7941 students<br />
got GPA-5. •