The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) is a major national public examination in Bangladesh (and parts of South Asia) taken by students upon completing Class 12.
Core Overview
Purpose: Serves as the primary qualification for graduating from higher secondary education and determines eligibility for university admissions (public universities, medical colleges, and engineering institutes).
Tracks / Streams: Students specialize in one of three groups:
Science: Physics, Chemistry, Higher Mathematics, Biology.
Business Studies / Commerce: Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing.
Humanities / Arts: Economics, Civics, Logic, History, Sociology, Islamic History.