Junior Scholarship Routine 2026 has Been Published. The Scholarship exam starts on 8 December this year. It ends on 15 December. The education boards moved the whole schedule forward by a week at an inter-board meeting. The Class 8 students sit for five subjects, carry 400 marks.
The students who score highest win a government stipend that runs through Class 9 and Class 10.
Junior Scholarship Exam 2026
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Exam name | Junior Scholarship Exam (জুনিয়র বৃত্তি পরীক্ষা) |
| Class | Eight |
| Conducted by | Education boards |
| Exam dates | 8 to 15 December 2026 |
| Subjects | Five |
| Total marks | 400 |
Junior Scholarship Routine 2026
The Junior Scholarship Exam 2026 will be held in December. The boards have finalised the schedule, so students can now plan their revision properly.
| Date | Day | Subject | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 December 2026 | Tuesday | Bangla | 100 |
| 10 December 2026 | Thursday | English | 100 |
| 13 December 2026 | Sunday | Mathematics | 100 |
| 15 December 2026 | Tuesday | Science and Bangladesh & Global Studies | 50 + 50 |
Note the gaps. There is a full day off before English, two days before Maths, and one before the last paper. Use them.
What is the Junior Scholarship?
The Junior Scholarship (জুনিয়র বৃত্তি) is a merit exam for Class 8 students, run by the education boards. Selected students get money every month, plus a lump sum once a year, until they finish Class 10.
The exam went missing for a long time. The JSC public exam took its place years ago, and JSC was then abolished in 2023 along with the old curriculum. That left Class 8 with nothing. In December 2025 the government brought the scholarship exam back, and it was the first one in 17 years.
Who Can Participate — Eligibility
Not every Class 8 student sits this exam. The school picks the candidates.
A school can send a minimum of 20 percent and a maximum of 40 percent of its Class 8 students.
Subjects, Marks & Syllabus 2026
| Subject | Code | Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangla | 101 | 100 | 3 hours |
| English | 107 | 100 | 3 hours |
| Mathematics | 109 | 100 | 3 hours |
| Science | 127 | 50 | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Bangladesh & Global Studies | 150 | 50 | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| Total | 400 |
Three subjects carry 100 marks each and get a full three hours. Science and Bangladesh & Global Studies share the last day, ninety minutes each, one after the other. Students with special needs get an extra 30 minutes.
The syllabus is the full Class 8 textbook. There is no short syllabus this year. Questions follow the NCTB textbooks and the question structure NCTB sets for each subject.
Scholarship Types
Talentpool (merit) scholarship
Talentpool (মেধাবৃত্তি) goes to the highest scorers and pays more. Boards distribute it upazila or thana wise, and nationally, in proportion to the total scholarships. When a number works out odd, the place goes to the student with higher marks rather than the last name on the list.
General scholarship
General (সাধারণ বৃত্তি) goes to the next group. It follows the same upazila and thana distribution, and there are more than twice as many of them.
The 50-50 rule
Half of every kind of scholarship is reserved for boys and half for girls. If a quota cannot be filled with eligible candidates, a girl can take a boy’s seat and a boy can take a girl’s.
Scholarship Monthly Stipend & Annual Grant
The payments cover Class 9 and Class 10. In practice that means support right up to the SSC exam.
| Category | Monthly | Yearly one-time grant | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talentpool | Tk 450 | Tk 560 | 2 years |
| General | Tk 300 | Tk 350 | 2 years |
A proposal is sitting with the government, and it is a big one. The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education has asked to raise the number of junior scholarships by 20 percent, from 46,200 to 55,440, and to double the money at the same time.
The same proposal doubles the rates. Talentpool would move to Tk 900 a month with a Tk 1,120 yearly grant. General would move to Tk 600 a month with Tk 700. A Talentpool student’s yearly benefit would rise from Tk 5,960 to Tk 11,920, and a general student’s from Tk 3,950 to Tk 7,900. The government’s two-year cost would climb from about Tk 42.40 crore to about Tk 101.78 crore.
Junior Scholarship Result 2026
When will it come out? Expect it by the end of December 2026.
No date has been announced. The education calendar that first fixed this exam had also fixed the result date. It planned the exam for 15 to 20 December and set 30 December as the day the result would come out. The exam has since moved a week earlier, to 8 to 15 December, which leaves the boards more marking time, not less. So the last week of December remains the realistic window.
The boards have not issued a separate result notice yet, and until the Junior Scholarship Result 2026 will be published on 30 December 2026.
How to check the result online
Visit the official website of your Education Board or Visit dhakaeducationboard.gov.bd Click on the “Scholarship Result” Link. Type your JSE Roll Number. Press “Submit” button. View your Result.
How to check the result by SMS
Junior Scholarship Result 2026 for All Education Baord can be check by Sending an SMS. SMS can be send from any Mobile Phone. You can use Grameenphone, Teletlak, Banglalink, Robi or Airtel. Follow the Instruction below.
- Go to the Messaing Application.
- Type: First 3 letter of your Board Name <space> Roll Number <space> 2026.
- Send this Message to 16222.
Next Steps After the Result
Winning is step one. The paperwork is step two, and it decides whether the money actually reaches you.
Your school sends the winner’s information to the board. Bank account details go with it, because the stipend is disbursed by the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education and not handed over at the school gate. Keep the account name spelled exactly as it appears on the result.
Changed school after Class 8? Tell both institutions in writing. A scholarship follows the student, but only if the paperwork follows too.
If you believe the result is wrong, go to your education board. Do not go to a coaching centre or a Facebook page with your roll number.Next Steps After the Result
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
It runs from 8 December to 15 December 2026. Bangla on 8 December, English on 10 December, Maths on 13 December, Science and Bangladesh & Global Studies on 15 December.
400. Bangla, English and Maths carry 100 each. Science and Bangladesh & Global Studies carry 50 each.
No. The school selects candidates. Between 20 and 40 percent of a school’s Class 8 students may take part.
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The full Class 8 syllabus, based on NCTB textbooks and the NCTB question structure.
6,200 in the 2026 cycle: 14,700 Talentpool and 31,500 general.
Not announced yet. The Junior Scholarship Result 2026 will be published by last of December 2026.