HSC admission instructions published

The education ministry published the instructions for higher secondary admission for the 2017-18 academic calendar on Sunday.

According to the instructions, students can apply online or through SMS till 26 May. For online admission, students will have to log on to www.xiclassadmission.gov.bd <http://www.xiclassadmission.gov.bd> and to apply by SMS they will have to use a Teletalk SIM.

The online fee is Tk 150 and students can choose between five to ten colleges. The SMS fee for each institution is Tk 120.

The institutions will then be chosen for the students in accordance with their result and choice.  

The results will be published on 5 June and then applications will be taken again in two more phases.

Classes will start on 1 July.

The application instructions can be found on the Education Ministry website.

A total of 1,786,613 students sat for this year's exams under eight general, one madrasa, and one technical education board.

As many as 1,431,722 students passed the exams, while 104,761 students scored GPA 5.