A total of 45,200 students are set to receive junior scholarships this year, according to the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE). The results of the scholarship examination are expected to be published on February 25, as confirmed by Kamrun Nahar, Assistant Director of DSHE’s Planning and Development Wing. The scholarships are divided into talent pool and general categories, distributed across education boards.

The junior scholarship examination was held from December 28 to January 5, with 315,160 students who passed eighth grade in 2025 participating. The Dhaka Education Board is processing the results. Talent pool recipients will receive an annual one-time payment of 560 taka and a monthly stipend of 450 taka, while general scholarship recipients will get 350 taka annually and 300 taka monthly for two years.

Under the board-wise quota, Dhaka board will award 3,635 talent pool and 7,790 general scholarships, while other boards including Rajshahi, Chattogram, and Dinajpur will distribute varying numbers of awards based on their allocations.