The government has decided to discontinue the primary scholarship examination for fifth graders.
However, students will still be given scholarships using a different selection method.
Education Minister Dipu Moni revealed the information at a press briefing on Tuesday.
Earlier, experts urged the government to promote and dedicate higher amounts as stipends under a new universal scholarship program after scrapping the current primary scholarship program which many say is discriminatory.
In December last year, twenty-nine eminent citizens of the country demanded the withdrawal of the decision to take the preliminary scholarship examination slated for the end of the year.
The Education Ministry has also formed a three-member committee to probe the result postponement incident.
The Primary and Mass Education Ministry introduced the Primary Education Certificate (PEC) exams in 2009. The PEC exams were not held for two years amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Later, the government announced that there would not be any PEC and Junior School Certificate (JSC) exams under the new curriculum.