The Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board has published the routine for the 2026 Dakhil examinations. According to the official routine, the exams will begin on April 21 across the country.
The schedule was released on Monday afternoon, January 26. It was signed by the Board’s Controller of Examinations, Professor Dr. Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan.
As per the SSC Dakhil Routine, the first examination will be Qur’an Majid and Tajweed. All written examinations will start at 10:00 am and continue until 1:00 pm. On the second day, April 23, students will sit for the Arabic First Paper examination. The Mathematics examination will be held on April 26, which is the third day of the schedule.
The Arabic Second Paper examination is set for April 28. Bangla First Paper will be held on April 30, followed by Bangla Second Paper on May 3. English First Paper is scheduled for May 5, and English Second Paper will take place on May 7.
Examinations for Hadith Sharif will be held on May 10. The next day, May 11, students will appear for the Aqeedah and Fiqh examination.
Several subjects will be examined on the same day on May 12. These include Civics and Citizenship, Agricultural Education (theoretical), Home Science (theoretical), Mantiq, Urdu, Persian, and Bangladesh and Global Studies. All these exams will be held at the same time nationwide.
On May 13, examinations for Islamic History and Physics (theoretical) will take place. The Information and Communication Technology exam is scheduled for May 14.
On May 17, students will sit for Chemistry (theoretical), Tajweed Nasr and Nazm for the Mujabbid Group, and Tajweed for Hifzul Qur’an. The Biology (theoretical) examination will be held on May 20.
The final written examination will be Higher Mathematics (theoretical), scheduled for May 24. This will mark the end of the written part of the examinations, according to the SSC Dakhil Routine 2026.
The Education Board also stated that practical and oral examinations will be conducted from June 7 to June 14. Institutions must submit practical exam mark sheets and answer scripts to the Madrasah Education Board by June 18.
The routine also includes several important instructions for candidates. Students must enter the examination hall and take their seats at least 30 minutes before the exam starts. Exams will be held strictly according to the time mentioned on the question paper.
Multiple-choice questions will be conducted first, followed by creative or descriptive questions. There will be no break between the two parts. Candidates have also been instructed to collect their admit cards from their respective institution heads at least three days before the start of the examination.
The Madrasah Education Board has advised students and institutions to follow the published SSC Dakhil Exam Routine and instructions carefully to ensure smooth conduct of the examinations.