The government is reintroducing the scholarship examination for public primary schools, expected to be held in December this year, between December 21 and 24. Students will sit for a 2.5-hour exam covering four subjects: Bangla, English, Mathematics, and a combined paper on Bangladesh & Global Studies and Primary Science, each carrying 100 marks. Based on first-term exam results, up to 40% of fifth-grade students will be eligible to participate. The exam will be mandatory for public primary schools, PTI-affiliated institutions, and primary sections attached to government secondary schools. Schools have been instructed to email participant data and center numbers by July 24.