The New Nation - Internet Edition

Our Correspondent, Barisal

After its inception about eight years ago, Barisal Education Board has secured best result this year in HSC examination, though below in aggregate compared to other Boards. Barisal Education Board came into existence in 2001 in which year 34020 examinees appeared in HSC examination out of whom 6441 students passed the exam, percentage of successful candidates was 18.85. The same in the following years was 22.58, 28.08, 36.22, 62.48, 61.50, 55.63. This year 31,796 examinees have appeared in HSC examination out of whom 20,758 examinees have passed. Percentage of successful candidates this year is 65.28.

Number of students securing GPA-5 is 591 which is 380 more in number than the previous year.

In six districts under Barisal Education Board there were 81 examination centres for 249 colleges, Maximum number of students securing GPA-5 are from Amrita Lal College of Barisal city where from 111 candidates out of 924 have secured GPA-5 while from Cadet College Barisal 40 out of 43 candidates have secured GPA-5.

Administration of Barisal Board, teachers and students are happy at the result. Controller of Examination Md Shah Alamgir said better discipline in the examination hall is one of the reasons. Candidates have prepared themselves well while the examiners have also been trained in workshop about examining scripts properly, he further added.