The Deans’ Committee of Dhaka University on Wednesday recommended holding honour’s admission test for the academic session 2021-2022 from June 3.
The minimum eligibility for applying for the admission test has been lowered. The date was decided at a meeting with DU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman in the chair.
The final decision in this regard will be taken at a meeting of the General Admission Committee today, said Pro-VC (academic) Prof ASM Maksud Kamal.
According to multiple sources, the committee proposed holding admission test of “Ga” unit under business faculty on June 3, “Kha” unit under arts faculty on June 4, and “Ka” and “Gha” units science faculty on June 10 and 11.Submission of admission fee will begin on April 20 and will continue till May 10.
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