RAJSHAHI, March 5, 2024 (BSS)- A three-day admission test for first-year
honours classes in 2023-2024 academic session of Rajshahi University (RU)
began today (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.