General Education It compromise 3 levels, viz. Primary, Secondary and Tertiary
1. Primary Education (Grade I-V)
This level is of 5-year duration and it is generally meant for the children of the age group of 6-10 years.2. Secondary Education
This stage is of 7 years duration with following sub-levels:a. Junior Secondary Education (Grade VI-VIII)
This level is of 3-year duration and meant for the children of the age group of 11-13 years.b. Secondary Education (IX-X)
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).
c. Higher Secondary Education
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).
3. Tertiary Education
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.
Madrasah Education
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.
Technical/Professional Education
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.
Teacher Education
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.
(Sources : Ministry of Education)
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