A three-day admission test for first-year honors classes in the 2023-2024 academic session of Rajshahi University (RU) began on Tuesday amid massive preparations.
On the day, the admission battle began amid the C unit (Science).
This year, a total of 1,85,680 students are appearing in the test for 4,438 seats in 59 Departments under 10 faculties and two institutes.
The entry tests are being held in A, B and C units from March 5 to 7.
RU Vice-chancellor (VC) Professor Golam Sabbir Sattar briefed the journalists at the campus today detailing the overall situation of the test and preparations adopted for its successful holding.
Pro-VCs Prof Sultan-Ul-Islam and Prof Humayun Kabir, Treasurer Prof Obayedur Rahman Pramanik, Registrar Prof Tariqul Islam, Proctor Prof Asabul Islam, Students Adviser Prof Jahangir Alam Saud and Public Relation Administrator Prof Pradip Kumar Pandey were present.
A total of 76,354 students are appearing in the 'C' unit test with 26 Departments belonging to the faculties of Science, Agriculture, Engineering, Bioscience and Geosciences.
Besides, 74,785 students are appearing in the test under 'A' unit consisting of 27 Departments belonging to Arts, Law, Social Science and Fine Art faculties and the Institute of Education and Research, followed by 34,541 students in 'B' unit consisting with six Departments belonging to Business Studies Faculty and the Institute of Business Administration.
VC Prof Golam Sabbir said the admission test for 'C' (Science) unit is being held today while March 6 and March 7 have been fixed for 'A' (Humanity) and 'B' (Commerce) units.
Every day, four tests, from 9 am to 10 am, from 11 am to 12 noon, from 1pm to 2pm and 3.30pm to 4.30pm, are being held.
Each of the one-hour tests is 100 marks and there are 80 multiple choice questions.
He said they are taking the tests in MCQ-method and none is being allowed to go outside of the examination halls during the 60-minute examination.
None of the admission-seekers are allowed to keep mobile phones, calculators and other electronic devices with memory cards.
Prof Golam Sabbir categorically said they are very much sincere and positive about holding the tests properly and successfully as they have close coordination with local civil and police administration.
They have adopted 25-point steps for attaining desired yields in this regard. Detailed information about the admission tests remained available in http://admission.ru.ac.bd/ website.
To mark the admission tests, all sorts of academic classes and examinations of the university will remain suspended from March 4 to 7.
Meanwhile, the west zone of Bangladesh Railway has cancelled weekly holidays of six intercity trains coupled with adding 15 extra coaches from March 3 to 7 for smooth movement of the students and others concerned.
Source: BSS