Education System

Education System

The foundation of the educational system in Bangladesh was laid down during the period of British rule. The system has three levels—primary, secondary, and higher education. Primary and secondary education is compulsory, though universal participation has remained more an ideal than a fact. Primary education consists of eight years, while secondary education lasts four years. Secondary education is divided into a lower and higher level, and public examinations are held after each schooling level. Schools in cities and towns are generally better-staffed and better-financed than those in rural areas.

(I) Primary level education is provided under two significant institutional arrangements (stream)-general and madrasah.

(II) Secondary education has three major streams: general, technical-vocational, and madrasah.

(III) Higher education has 3 streams: general (inclusive of pure and applied science, arts, business, and social science), madrasah, and technology education. Technology education includes agriculture, engineering, medical, textile, leather technology, and ICT.

Madrasahs (Arabic for an educational institution), functional parallel to the three major stages, have similar core courses as in the general stream (primary, secondary and post-secondary) but have additional emphasis on religious studies.

Study Pattern

No Doubt, the standard, and quality of medical study in Bangladesh are much better than in so-called developed countries like China, Russia, Philippines, Ukraine – in those countries, and you cannot find a clinical base medical study, whereas in India or Bangladesh, more emphasis on clinical base.

In Bangladesh, the MBBS course comprises five years, followed by a compulsory rotatory internship of one year, its own opt-in country. The course follows the semester system, each semester consisting of six months. The MBBS course is divided into three phases, viz., Pre- Clinical, Para-Clinical, and Clinical Phase.

• MBBS Study pattern in Bangladesh same as Medical Council of India (MCI)
• The medium of Instruction: English
• Duration: MBBS course comprises of 5 Years, followed by logbook based rotatory internship for one year.
• The MBBS course is divided into four (4) phases.