Education-crisis

A total of 724,210 students who passed the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations in 2024 did not appear for the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations this year, accounting for 43.31 percent of all successful SSC candidates. Over the past 10 years, from 2017 to 2026, more than 3.64 million students dropped out before taking the final HSC examination despite being registered. Out of 14.51 million registered students during the period, more th...

Students protesting over various HSC examination-related demands have once again called for the resignation of the education minister. They said their programs would continue until their demands are met. They made the remarks at a press conference at the Science Lab intersection on Thursday afternoon. At the time, HSC candidate Rayan of Ideal College said the protest had been withdrawn for the day considering the rain and the public suffering. At the press conference, the students said th...