RAJSHAHI, Oct 21, 2019 (BSS) – A two-day admission tests for the first
year honours under 2019-20 academic session of Rajshahi University (RU) began
here today.
A total of 69,383 students are appearing in the test against 4,713 seats
including some special quota ones in 58 departments under nine faculties and
two institutes while the number of submitted applications is 78,090.
Some 16 students are vying for each seat in the two-day admission tests
being held in three shifts a day.
RU Vice-chancellor Prof Abdus Sobhan accompanied by Pro-VCs Prof Ananda
Kumar Shaha and Chowdhury Jakaria and Treasurer Prof Mustafizur Rahman Al
Arif visited some of the exam halls today.
Prof Ananda Kumar Shaha said the admission testsis being held in three
units this year instead of the previous five units.
A 90-minute test- 50 minutes for multiple choice questions and 40 minutes
of short answer question- is being held. He mentioned that none students are
being allowed to possess all kinds of electronics devices including mobile
phone.
A total of 27 departments under the Faculties of Humanities, Fine Arts,
Social Science and Law and Institute of Education and Research have been
incorporated in ‘A’ unit, six departments under the Business Studies Faculty
and Institute of Business Administration in ‘B’ unit while 25 departments
under the faculties of Science, Life and Earth Science and Agriculture in ‘C’
unit.
Step has been taken to assist the admission seekers through helpdesk
instantly, he added.
All kinds of admission related information will be available in
http://admission.ru.ac.bd/ website.