19 public universities set minimum qualification for admission test

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DHAKA, Dec 19, 2020 (BSS) – Nineteen science and technology, and
general public universities today fixed the minimum GPA requirement
for applying to the combined admission tests of those universities for
the next academic session.

Science students will need to have a grade point average (GPA) of 7
combined in SSC and HSC or equivalent tests, business students will
need to have GPA 6.5 and humanities students will need GPA 6 while
students having a GPA below 3 in any exam will not be able to apply
for the test.

The decision came from a meeting of the Vice Chancellors of the
university held today, Jagannath University VC Professor Mijanur
Rahman told BSS.

There will be three exams — one each for science, humanities and
commerce students — based on the HSC syllabus while students who have
passed Higher Secondary Certificate and its equivalent exams this year
and 2019 will be eligible for sitting the tests.

Each exam would be 100 marks following the MCQ [Multiple Choice
Questions] methods and all 19 universities will be used as venues for
the exams.

The tests will be held when the intensity of the Covid-19 reduces,
said Mizan.

Each aspirant will get a mark between 0 to 100 and each of the
universities will be able to fix a minimum score required for
admission to that university.

The universities themselves will decide on whether they would take
the SSC and HSC results into their consideration in the admission
process, added Mijan.

Mijanur said that it would be the universities’ decision whether to
give a chance to second time admission seekers.

On December 1, nineteen public universities finalised that they
will enroll students through a combined admission test for the next
academic session to reduce hassles of the admission seekers.

The universities are: Islamic University, Shahjalal University of
Science and Technology, Khulna University, Hajee Mohammad Danesh
Science and Technology University, Mawlana Bhashani Science and
Technology University, Noakhali Science and Technology University,
Jagannath University, Comilla University, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul
Islam University, Jessore University of Science and Technology, Pabna
University of Science and Technology, Begum Rokeya University,
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University,
University of Barisal, Rangamati Science and Technology University,
Rabindra University, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital
University, Sheikh Hasina University, and Bangamata Sheikh
Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science and Technology University.