82,498 get PSC scholarship

Senior Reporter: A total of 82,498 students have got scholarship in the Primary School Certificate (PSC) examinations-2017.

Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman declared the results in a press conference at Secretariat on Tuesday.

Mostafizur Rahman said this year, the government gave scholarship to 49,500 in general quota and 32,998 students in talent pool category.

“The government awards the scholarships on the basis of results of students in exams of primary terminal exams to prevent dropout, increase presence of students in classrooms and flourish their talent,” he said.

In the talent pool category, students will Tk 300 per month and in general category, students will get Tk 225.



risingbd/Dhaka/April 3, 2018/Noimuddin/Mukul