Govt schools reserve 14pc of seats under quota system

Under the policy, five per cent of seats will be reserved for sons and daughters of freedom fighters and martyred freedom fighters, twp per cent for students with special needs, and another two per cent for children of officials and employees of the Education Ministry and its subordinate offices.


In government secondary schools in Dhaka, 40 per cent of seats will be reserved for students residing within the respective catchment areas. The remaining 60 per cent will be open to applicants from all areas.

For admission to Class Six, 10 per cent of total seats will be reserved for students graduating from independent government primary schools.


The ministry will form separate admission committees at the metropolitan, district and upazila levels to supervise the entire admission process.

The new policy sets out the framework for seat allocation and special provisions for different categories of applicants at government secondary schools.