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The Education Ministry has issued the Private School, School and College Admission Policy 2027, setting admission fees, age limits and examination procedures for the next academic year.
Under the policy, admission to Class I will be conducted through a digital lottery, while students seeking admission to vacant seats in Classes II to IX will have to sit for written tests.
Children seeking admission to Class I must be at least six but under seven years old on January 1, 2027. Accordingly, applicants must have been born between January 1 and December 31, 2020. Students with special needs will be eligible for an age relaxation of up to five years.
The academic year will run from January 1 to December 31, with a maximum of 55 students allowed in each section.
The written admission test for Classes II and III will carry 50 marks, including 15 each for Bangla and English and 20 for mathematics. The examination will last one hour.
For Classes IV to IX, the test will carry 100 marks, with 30 each for Bangla and English and 40 for mathematics. The examination duration will be two hours.
The maximum online application fee has been set at Tk110 for Class I and Tk250 for Classes II to IX. Schools will have to allow at least seven working days for submission of applications.
The policy has also set maximum admission and session fees based on the location of educational institutions. The combined fees cannot exceed Tk500 in rural areas, Tk1,000 in upazila-level municipalities, Tk2,000 in district headquarters municipalities and Tk3,000 in metropolitan areas outside Dhaka.
For schools in Dhaka, the maximum admission fee has been fixed at Tk5,000 for MPO-listed institutions. Partially MPO-listed and non-MPO institutions can charge up to Tk8,000 for Bangla-medium and Tk10,000 for English-version students, including a development fee of up to Tk3,000.
The policy also provides for reserved seats, including 5 per cent for children of freedom fighters and martyred freedom fighters, 2 per cent for students with special needs, 1 per cent for children living in orphanages, 2 per cent for children of Education Ministry employees, 3 per cent for siblings of existing students and 2 per cent for twins.