Dhaka, April 10 -- The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations have begun on Thursday, with nearly 1.93 million students registered to take part.

The SSC, Dakhil, and vocational exams started simultaneously at 10am on Thursday.

The SSC and vocational written examinations began with the Bangla First Paper. For the Dakhil exams, the first test was on Quran Majid and Tajvid. The exams will end at 1pm.

For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the exams are being held based on the complete syllabus, with full marks and standard duration for each subject.

The examinees were seen entering the centres from 9am onwards, although they were asked to arrive 30 minutes before the exam began.

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