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General Education |
It compromise 3 levels, viz. Primary,
Secondary and Tertiary
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1. Primary
Education (Grade I-V)
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This level is of 5-year duration and it is
generally meant for the children of the age group of 6-10 years.
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2. Secondary
Education
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This stage is of 7 years duration with
following sub-levels:
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a. Junior Secondary
Education (Grade VI-VIII)
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This level is of 3-year duration and meant
for the children of the age group of 11-13 years.
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b. Secondary Education
(IX-X)
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This level is of 2-year duration and meant
for the boys and girls belonging to the age group of 14-15
years.
At the end of this level,
students are to appear at the Public Examination and the successful
candidates are offered the certificates called Secondary School
Certificate (S.S.C).
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c. Higher Secondary
Education
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This level is 2-year duration and it is
generally meant for the boys and girls of the age group of 16-17
years.
At the end of this level,
students are to appear at the Public Examination and the successful
candidates are offered the certificates called Higher Secondary
Certificate (H.S.C).
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3. Tertiary
Education
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This is of 2-year Pass-Course or 3-year
Honors Course for Bachelor Degree followed by a 2-year Masters
Course for Pass graduates and 1-year for Honors graduates. These
courses of studies are offered by the Colleges and Universities.
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Madrasah
Education
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Parallel to the main stream of formal
education, there exists 5 stages of Madrasah education system
(Islamic Education) with 5-year Ebtedayee, 5-year Dakhil, 2-year
Alim, 2-year Fazil and 2-year Kamil courses. The Madrasahs are
required to adopt national curricula as a condition of
government recognition and support. Students are required to
appear at the Public Examinations after completing courses of
each level, except Ebtedayee.
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Technical/Professional Education
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There are separate streams, which exist for
vocational, technical and professional education like
Engineering, Medical, Agriculture etc. After completing the
Junior Secondary level (Grade-8), students enter into Vocational
Training Institutes for 2-year SSC (Vocational) courses and
after having SSC (Vocational)/SSC (Science) they enter into
Vocational Training Institute (VTI), Polytechnic Institutes for
2-year HSC (Vocational)/3-year Diploma-in-Engineering courses.
After passing HSC (Science), students enter into 4-year B.Sc.
Engineering/5-year MBBS (Medical)/4-year B.Sc. (Agriculture)
course offered by different Colleges and Universities.
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Teacher
Education
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There are several institutes and courses
for the teachers of different educational levels. These are:
Primary Training Institute (PTIs) which offer 1-year
Certificate-in-Education course for the teachers of primary
level and Teachers Training Colleges (TTCs) offering 1-year
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) course for the teachers of
secondary level. Bangladesh Open university (BOU) also offers
B.Ed course through distance education mode. The Institute of
Education and Research (IER) of Dhaka University also offers
1-year Diploma-in-Education and 1-year M.Ed. course. In
addition, TTCs also offer M.Ed. course. Higher Secondary
Teachers Training Institute (HSTTIs) conduct in-service training
for the college teachers. Vocational Teachers Training Institute
(VTTI) offers 1-year course for the teachers of VTIs and
Technical Teachers Training College conduct training course for
the teachers of Polytechnic Institutes.
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