2027 SSC Exams in January, New Curriculum from 2028: Education Minister

Education and Primary & Mass Education Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon today announced that the 2027 Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations will be held in January. He also revealed that a completely restructured national education curriculum will be introduced across the country starting from the 2028 academic year.

The Minister made these announcements as the chief guest during a high-profile exchange meeting held today, Wednesday (June 24), at the Azimpur Government Girls' School & College in the capital. Organized ahead of the upcoming HSC and equivalent examinations of 2026, the discussion brought together center secretaries under the Dhaka, Mymensingh, Madrasah, and Technical Education Boards.

Highlighting the critical need to synchronize secondary and higher secondary academic calendars, Dr. Milon pointed out the massive national loss incurred through procedural delays and systemic gaps.

"If you calculate the timeline differently, around 40 lakh academic years are wasted across 20 lakh students combined in SSC and HSC cohorts. We must realize that this drag severely holds back the country’s demographic dividend. It is the core responsibility of the Education Ministry to streamline and minimize this time loss, and we are working tirelessly to resolve it."

— Dr. A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon, Education Minister

Addressing the timeline for the 2027 finals, the Minister explained that while the ministry initially considered scheduling options slightly later in the year, the upcoming holy month of Ramadan prompted a structural shift. Following extensive consultative meetings with teachers, student bodies, and guardians, all stakeholders agreed that wrapping up the public exams prior to Ramadan and Eid would serve the best interests of the examinees.

Dr. Milon issued a stern, zero-tolerance warning against any form of academic malpractice, leaking of question papers, or digital cheating in the upcoming HSC examinations. He stated that the decades-old public examination laws have been comprehensively updated and harmonized with modern contexts to tackle contemporary technological cheating methods.

The Minister warned that if any candidate is caught cheating or possessing unauthorized materials during the HSC exams, they will face immediate detention and strict legal actions. Crucially, he emphasized that accountability will not rest solely on the students; if rampant malpractice or institutional negligence is uncovered at any venue, the institutional head of that respective school or the designated center secretary will be held legally liable and brought under justice.

The view-exchange meeting was attended by Dhaka-7 Member of Parliament Hamidur Rahman, Chairman of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka, Professor Aktaruzzaman, and the board's Secretary, Professor S M Kamal Uddin Haider, among other senior education officials.