The primary school scholarship exam results have been released, and while 79,246 young students are celebrating, many families are left with a troubling question: “My child was so well prepared, how is this possible?” If you sincerely believe your child’s answers deserved better marks, the government has an official process for you: a results review, commonly known as a grade challenge.
But be aware that time is of the essence. For this year’s exam, appeals must be submitted within 7 days of the results being published. Since the results were announced on Sunday, July 12, the deadline is approximately July 19, 2026. If you don’t, you will lose your opportunity.
What Exactly Is Khata Challenge?
According to the 2023 Primary Scholarship Examinations Policy, any student who took the exam (through their tutor) and is not satisfied with the published result can request a review of their exams. It is important to understand what a review entails: the process verifies that all answers were marked correctly, that the scores were tallied correctly, and that no part of the exam was omitted. This is an assessment check, a safeguard against human error when reviewing hundreds of thousands of exams.
And human error is not a far-fetched idea. This year, around 640,000 students took the exam, and their exams underwent massive review. In a process of this scale, errors can and do occur, which is why this system exists.
Fee: Tk 300 Per Subject
The government has fixed the re-scrutiny fee at Tk 300 for each subject’s answer script. So if you want two subjects re-checked, the cost is Tk 600, and so on.
Two important points about the money:
- The fee is non-refundable — whether or not the result changes, the fee will not be returned.
- Payment must be made through a bank draft in favor of the respective Divisional Deputy Director, Primary Education, or via the designated online payment gateway.
Since the scholarship exam covers subjects such as Bengali, English, math, basic sciences, and Bangladeshi and global studies, parents should think carefully about which specific subject grades seem truly questionable, rather than blindly challenging everything.
How and Where to Apply
The application process runs through the education administration, not through any public website form. Here’s the path:
- Write an application clearly stating the examinee’s details (name, roll number, exam center, upazila) and the subject(s) you want re-examined.
- Explain your justification — the policy requires the application to show reasonable grounds for the re-scrutiny request, not just disappointment.
- Attach the fee payment proof — the bank draft or online payment receipt for Tk 300 per subject.
- Submit it to the respective Divisional Deputy Director (Primary Education) through the proper channel — in practice, that usually means routing it via your Upazila or District Primary Education Office, who forward it upward.
If anything about the local submission process is unclear, the Upazila Education Office is the right place to ask — they handle these applications every scholarship season.
Should You Actually Challenge?
A word of advice for parents: requesting a grade review makes sense when there’s a genuine red flag; for example, if a child who consistently scores above 90% in a subject receives a surprisingly low grade, or a total that seems mathematically impossible given their performance. It makes less sense as a reaction to general disappointment, since the review verifies the grade; it’s not a re-evaluation by a more generous examiner.
Also, remember: to qualify for a scholarship, a student needed at least 40% in each subject and to be within their area’s merit quota. Even a corrected grade only changes the outcome if it raises the student above those thresholds.
Key Facts at a Glance
- Deadline: Within 7 days of result publication (approximately July 19, 2026)
- Fee: Tk 300 per subject, non-refundable
- Payment: Bank draft to the Divisional Deputy Director (Primary Education) or online gateway
- Where: Application with justification to the respective Divisional Deputy Director, through proper channel
- General policy limit: Up to 15 days — but the special 7-day directive applies to this exam, so treat July 19 as your real deadline
If a review request changes a result, the DPE will issue a corrected result for that candidate. We will report the review results and any revised results as soon as the Directorate announces them.
Was your child’s result what you expected? Stay tuned for updates following the publication of the 2026 Primary School Scholarship results.
