SSC result slump leaves over 13.5 lakh seats vacant in Class XI

He shared this information at the SSC and equivalent examination results publication ceremony held in the conference room of the Ministry of Education on Monday (August 10).

This year, 11,38,877 students passed the SSC and equivalent examinations. The average pass rate is 62.25 percent. As a result, the number of seats at the college level is more than double the number of students. Syed Akhtaruzzaman said the admission process for Class XI must be completed by September 15.

In the nine general education boards, the pass rate this year is 64.05 percent, which is 3.99 percent lower than last year's 68.04 percent. A total of 1,07,982 more female students passed than male students, and 11,401 more female students received GPA-5. This year, the number of GPA-5 achievers is 1,06,009, which is 19,009 fewer than last year.

The number of institutions with zero pass rate has also increased—57 institutions in general education boards (last year 48), 226 in the madrasa board (last year 86), and 29 in the technical board (last year zero) had no student passing.

At one special examination center, 354 out of 402 examinees passed; there, two institutions had a 100 percent pass rate and one institution had a zero pass rate.