The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examination routine for 2025 has been published by the country’s eight general education boards.

According to the schedule announced by the Inter-Education Board Coordination Sub-Committee, the HSC exams will begin on 26 June and continue until 10 August.

Students must be seated in the examination halls at least 30 minutes before the exams begin. The schedule may change, if necessary, the board authorities have said.

This year’s HSC exams will start with Bangla First Paper. On designated days, the morning exams will be held from 10:00am to 1:00pm, while the afternoon sessions will run from 2:00pm to 5:00pm. Practical exams will be held between 11 and 21 August.

The exam schedule, signed by Professor SM Kamal Uddin Haider, convener of the Inter-Education Board Examination Controller Committee, outlines the following dates for key subjects:

Morning shift (10:00am – 1:00pm)

• 26 June: Bangla (Compulsory) First Paper
• 29 June: Bangla (Compulsory) Second Paper
• 1 July: English (Compulsory) First Paper
• 3 July: English (Compulsory) Second Paper
• 7 July: Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
• 10 July: Physics/Accounting/Logic – First Paper
• 13 July: Physics/Accounting/Logic – Second Paper
• 15 July: Geography – First Paper
• 17 July: Geography – Second Paper
• 20 July: Chemistry/Islamic History and Culture/History/Home Management and Family Life/Production Management and Marketing – First Paper
• 22 July: Chemistry/Islamic History and Culture/History/Home Management and Family Life/Production Management and Marketing – Second Paper
• 24 July: Economics/Engineering Drawing and Workshop Practice – First Paper
• 27 July: Economics/Engineering Drawing and Workshop Practice – Second Paper (Optional 1, 2, and 3)
• 28 July: Civics and Good Governance/Biology/Business Organisation and Management – First Paper
• 30 July: Civics and Good Governance/Biology/Business Organisation and Management – Second Paper
• 31 July: Psychology/Agriculture/Soil Science/Fine Arts/Theatre Studies – First Paper
• 3 August: Psychology/Agriculture/Soil Science/Fine Arts/Theatre Studies – Second Paper
• 4 August: Higher Mathematics/Islamic Studies – First Paper
• 6 August: Higher Mathematics/Islamic Studies – Second Paper
• 7 August: Finance, Banking and Insurance/Child Development – First Paper
• 10 August: Finance, Banking and Insurance/Child Development – Second Paper

Afternoon shift (2:00pm – 5:00pm)

• 15 July: Classical Music/Arabic/Pali – First Paper
• 17 July: Classical Music/Arabic/Pali – Second Paper
• 28 July: Food and Nutrition – First Paper
• 30 July: Food and Nutrition – Second Paper
• 31 July: Statistics/Applied Arts and Dress Design – First Paper
• 3 August: Statistics/Applied Arts and Dress Design – Second Paper
• 4 August: Home Science/Sanskrit/Light Music – First Paper
• 6 August: Home Science/Sanskrit/Light Music – Second Paper
• 7 August: Sociology/Social Work/Sports Science – First Paper
• 10 August: Sociology/Social Work/Sports Science – Second Paper

The complete routine can be accessed on the official website of the education boards.