Primary Education Terminal Exam Begins
186 students expelled on first day
About 22,25,739 students of class V from general education and madrasas took part in the Primary Education Terminal Examination 2010 across the country yesterday amid great enthusiasm.
A total of 24,88,765 students -- 21,57,317 of general primary and 3,31,448 from madrasa -- registered this year for the exams.
But, some 2,63,026 students of both the groups were absent on the first day of the largest public examination, according to the control room of the Directorate of Primary Education at 8:00pm yesterday.
Of the total absent, some 1,98,167 are from general primary while 64,859 from ebtadai madrasas, said the stats. A total of 30 students taking the examination from the seven overseas centres were absent yesterday.
Besides, a total of 186 students were reportedly expelled in five divisions across the country, as they were not students of class V. Of them, 80 were from Rajshahi division and 48 from Rangpur division.
The examination centres wore a festive look as the students, for the first time in their life, attended the public examinations.
The examination started at 11:00am at 5,993 centres across the country as well as seven overseas on Bangla on the first day. The students will sit for English today.
The guardians were anxious about the exam of their children as usual but were happy with the new system of holding one exam in one day. Last year, two exams were held in one day, which the guardians claimed puts huge pressure on the little kids.
A number of students said the questions were apparently easy and they performed well.
"Yes, I did well," said a girl after emerging from a centre at Tejgaon.
The examination centres in the city saw a huge rush of students and guardians. Many guardians complained of poor management of the school authorities as the students came out haphazardly after the end of the exams and there might be a chance of children getting lost.
Primary and Mass Education Minister Afsarul Amin visited two exam centres in the city and talked to the examiners, centre officials and students. He said the competitive examination would upgrade the overall standard of education.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid also visited two city centres and talked to the reporters. He urged all to cooperate in holding the exam peacefully.
Yesterday, the highest number of students of both the groups remained absent from Dhaka division. Some 73,958 students from general primary schools and 16,139 of ebtedai madrasas remained absent from this division only, the official data showed.
The government last year introduced the public exam instead of primary scholarship examination.
The exams will end on November 29 and results will be published sometime between December 22 and December 27.
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