Junior School Certificate
The Junior School Certificate (JSC) was a public examination taken by students in Bangladesh after successful completion of eight years of schooling. It was introduced in 2010. It is followed by the Secondary School Certificate (SSC).[1]
Before the SSC was introduced, an exam was taken in its place (then known as Madhyamik Britti or Junior Scholarship). This was a voluntary vocational exam and not mandatory, which were later made mandatory and renamed as junior school certificate.
In 2023, The ministry of education of Bangladesh stated that there will be no JSC-JDC examination in the new curriculum. From 2024, class VIII and class IX exams will be held under the new syllabus.[2]
Mark distribution system
The Education Boards of Bangladesh have provided the result based on GPA (grade point average), which depends on each subject average grade point (GP). 90 marks will count as GP 4.00 and 80 marks will count as GP 3.50. For better understanding, the marks distribution chart is provided below.
| Marks range | Grade point (GP) | Letter grade (LG) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 to 49 | 0.00 | F |
| 50 to 54 | 2.00 | D |
| 55 to 59 | 2.25 | C- |
| 60 to 64 | 2.50 | C |
| 70 to 72 | 2.75 | B- |
| 73 to 76 | 3.00 | B |
| 77 to 79 | 3.25 | B+ |
| 80 to 84 | 3.50 | A- |
| 85 to 89 | 3.75 | A |
| 90 to 100 | 4.00 | A+ |
See also
- [jabed] (SSC)
- Higher Secondary (School) Certificate (HSC)
- General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)
References
- "Central Data Catalog". unesco.org. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- Staff Correspondent (2023-01-17). "Govt scraps JSC, JDC exams". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-08-10.