Bangladeshi Education System

Education system of Bangladesh has few distinct stages. The first stage is the pre-school stage which comprises the two years of nursery school education.  The second step, which is the first official step in the country, is the primary level that comprises classes 1 to 5 and now ends with primary Education Completion (PEC) Examination. The next step is the Junior School level which comprises three years of education from class 6 to class 8 and ends with Junior School Certificate (J.S.C.) Examination. The fourth step, officially third step according to the new Education policy 2010, is secondary education that includes two years from class 9 to  10 and ends with Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C.). The fifth step is the Higher Secondary level education for two years and includes classes 11 to 12 and ends  with Higher Secondly Certificate (H.S.C.) Examination. The next step is Higher education that comprises 4 years of Bachelor's (Honours) degree following by two years Master's Degree. After these levels, there are also research programs for M.Phil. and Ph.D degrees. These are the different steps of the education system in Bangladesh.