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Dhaka University will hold its admission tests for the 2026-27 academic session according to the previously announced schedule, despite the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) decision to defer public university admission tests.
The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the university’s General Admission Committee on Monday afternoon, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Mohammad Alomojadid Alfechani said.
“Our admission tests will be held at the scheduled time,” he told Sara Bangla.
At a meeting on August 2, the university decided to hold admission tests for different units between December 5 and 26. Online applications will open on November 11 and continue until November 25.
Earlier on Monday, the UGC held a consultation meeting with vice-chancellors of public universities to discuss the admission schedule for the 2026-27 academic session.
Following the meeting, UGC Chairman Professor Mamun Ahmed said in a written statement that public universities had unanimously agreed to begin accepting admission applications in January 2027 and hold admission tests from February.
He said the government was working to publish the results of HSC examination re-evaluations and supplementary examinations by December 31 before starting the university admission process.
Students who pass the re-evaluation or supplementary examinations will also be eligible to sit for university admission tests, he added.
Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor ABM Obaidul Islam did not attend the UGC meeting. Following the commission’s announcement, the university’s General Admission Committee held an emergency meeting at 3pm on Monday and decided to retain its original admission schedule.
