Union Minister inspects matriculation exam centres

 March 8, 2018

Union Minister for Education Dr. Myo Thein Gyi visited the examination centre opened in B.E.H.S (1) in Lewe Township, Nay Pyi Taw, yesterday and observed students taking the English paper test on the second day of the matriculation examination.

Accompanying the Union Minster were Director-General U Myo Nyunt of the Department of the Myanmar Board of Examinations, the Acting Director General, the Deputy Director-General of the Department for Basic Education and other officials.

The Union Minister inspected the examination centre and the students and then instructed officials to ensure the students can take the examination in peace during the entire 2018 matriculation examination period.

U Myo Nyunt also visited examination centres in Theaphyu B.E.H.S and Ayelar B.E.H.S (5) in Lewe Township, Thitlaylone B.E.H.S and B.E.H.S (3) in Pyinmana Township, and B.E.H.S (12) in Uttarathiri Township. He observed the students taking the exams and advised the teachers in charge to be careful in their administration.

On the second day of the 2018 matriculation examination for the English subject, some 789,070 students of the 844,358 registered students from across Myanmar took the examination, while 55,288 students remained absent. Thus, 93.45 per cent of the students took the examination yesterday.

In Nay Pyi Taw, some 23,850 students registered for yesterday’s examination and 22,357 students took it, while 1,493 students were absent. Thus, 93.94 per cent of the students took the examination yesterday.

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar