Pass rate rises in JDC exams

Dhaka desk: After a downslide in 2015, students have done better in this year's Ebtedai terminal and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations, registering a rise in both pass rates and achieving GPA-5.

According to the results published yesterday, the pass rate of Ebtedai exams was 95.85 percent. It was 95.13 percent last year.

A total 5,948 students achieved GPA-5 this year while the number was 5,473 last year.

The pass rate in JDC exams under the madrasa education board increased to 94.02 this year from 92.46 percent last year.

The number of GPA-5 holders also registered a sharp increase to 12,529 this year from 8,761 last year.

Some 2,57,500 class-V madrasa students — 1,30,873 boys and 1,26,627 girls — sat for the Ebtedai exams this year. Of them, 2,46,818 passed. The pass rates of girls and boys are 96.08 and 95.63 percent respectively.

Among the seven divisions, Rajshahi was at the top position with 98.03 percent pass rate while Sylhet stood in the bottom with 92.04 percent success rate. With a pass rate of 99.88 percent, Lalmonirhat became the district with the highest pass rate while Habiganj was at the bottom with 87.06 percent pass rate.

All the students from a total of 105 upazilas cleared the exam.  Among 209 students with special needs, 198 passed.

A total of 3,53,643 students from 9,056 institutions took part in the JDC exams. Of them, 3,32,479 passed. The number of examinees was 3,43,190 last years.

With a pass rate of 94.34 percent, the girls outperformed the boys who have a pass rate of 93.64 percent. When it comes to the GPA-5 achievers, 6,855 are girls and 5,674 are boys.

Total 3,203 institutions achieved cent percent pass rate. The number of such institution was 8,761 last year.

No students from 20 institutions could pass the exams.