Dhaka, April 22 -- This year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams will start on Jul 2 with the Bangla First Paper test.

The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka announced the schedule for the public exams on Wednesday.

The HSC theory exams will start on Jul 2 and continue until Aug 8. The practical exams will be held before Aug 15.

The examinations will be held from 10am to 1pm and from 2pm to 5pm on the scheduled days.

Candidates will have to enter their centres 30 minutes before the start of the examination.

The first 30 minutes will be for multiple-choice questions and the last two and a half hours will be essay questions.

The schedule also included a set of instructions for the candidates. Exams will last f...