THE first day of the 2025 matric­ulation examination took place yesterday morning, both across the country and at overseas ex­amination centres, with 208,889 candidates sitting the exam in the Myanmar language.

 

This year, 817 examination centres were established, in­cluding 13 overseas centres and 804 domestic centres. A total of 220,843 candidates registered for the exam. On the first day, 208,889 candidates participat­ed in the Myanmar language exam, while 11,954 were absent, leading to an attendance rate of 94.59 per cent, according to the Ministry of Education. — MNA/ MKKS