RU admission test begins amid massive preparations

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.

The admission of the C unit began on that day.

This year, 185,680 students will appear 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 Tuesday to Thursday.

RU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Golam Sabbir Sattar briefed the journalists at the campus on Tuesday detailing the overall situation of the test and preparations adopted for its successful holding.

A total of 76,354 students appear in the C unit test with 26 Departments belonging to the science, agriculture, engineering, bioscience, and geosciences faculties.

Besides, 74,785 students will appear in the test under the 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 the B unit consisting of six departments belonging to Business Studies Faculty and the Institute of Business Administration.

VC Prof Golam Sabbir said the admission test for the C unit is being held on Tuesday, while Wednesday and Thursday have been fixed for A and B units.

He said they are taking the tests using the MCQ method, and no one is allowed to go outside of the examination halls during the 60-minute examination.

None of the admission-seekers can keep mobile phones, calculators, and other electronic devices with memory cards.

Prof Golam Sabbir categorically said they are very sincere and positive about holding the tests successfully and adequately as they have close coordination with local civil and police administration.

They have adopted 25-point steps for attaining desired yields in this regard.

To mark the admission tests, all sorts of academic classes and examinations of the university will remain suspended from Monday to Thursday.

Meanwhile, the west zone of Bangladesh Railway has canceled the 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