DU to hold admission tests as scheduled

Dhaka University (DU) has decided to hold its 2026-27 academic session admission tests according to the previously announced schedule, rejecting the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) decision to postpone public university admission tests.

The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the university’s General Admission Committee on Monday afternoon.

After the meeting, DU Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Administration) Professor Dr Mohammad Almozaddedi Alfechani said all members had agreed to retain the existing schedule. Both admission applications and tests will proceed as planned.

Earlier on Monday, the UGC held a meeting with vice-chancellors of public universities to discuss the admission schedule for the 2026-27 academic session.

At the meeting, the commission decided to postpone admission tests in consideration of the re-evaluation of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination results and supplementary examinations.

A total of 422,905 HSC and equivalent examinees failed in one or two subjects this year. Of them, 298,040 failed in one subject and 124,865 in two subjects.

The supplementary examinations are scheduled to take place in early December. The government is working towards publishing the re-evaluation and supplementary examination results by December 31.

The UGC wants students who pass through re-evaluation or supplementary examinations to have the opportunity to sit for university admission tests.

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