Dhaka, Mar 10 (UNB)- Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations for class-VIII students will be held across the country in the first week of November replacing the previous annual and junior-scholarship exams.

This examination will be held under eight general education boards and madrasha board under same question paper across the country with participation of 19 lakh examinees.

A 100 marks exam for each subject under the curriculum of school and madrasha will be held.

These decisions were taken at a meeting with Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid in chair at his office Wednesday.

Among others, education secretary Syed Ataur Rahman, joint- secretaries, Director General of the directorate of secondary and higher-secondary education Prof Noman-Ur- Rashid and chairman of different education boards were present.

It was told in the meeting that the results will be published by December under GPA method and scholarships will be awarded on the basis of the results in JSC and equivalent exams.

It was decided that students will be admitted to class IX on the basis of the result of this examination and no separate examination will be held for admission in class IX.

During college (class XI) admission the results of JSC and equivalent exams will be evaluated along with the result of the SSC examination.

The Education Minister said the JSC and equivalent exams will bring a qualitative change in our education system.

He sought cooperation from all in this regard.