The education ministry has taken all-out measurers to hold the examinations in a peaceful academic atmosphere.

As many as 9,55,365 examinees will sit for the public examinations at 1,778 centres. The number of the examinees has slightly dropped this year against last year's 9,73,958 students.

Among the examinees, 2,33,129 are from science group, 3,12,843 from humanities and 2,13,435 from business studies group, according to statistics of Education Board Computer Centre.

As many as 1,59,901 examinees will appear at the exams under Madrasa Education Board and 36,057 at SSC Vocational under Technical Education Board. State Minister for Education ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has planned to use helicopter to rush to any centre by the courtesy of friends and well-wishers in absence of government provision to this end.

Education officials are confident the exams will be held in a congenial atmosphere after receiving huge response from different sections.

For the first time in the country, there is no vulnerable centre (copy prone) in the SSC exams.

Meantime, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Tuesday banned movement of four people within the 200 yards radius of any centre during the examinations.