Published :
Updated :
For all latest news, follow The Financial Express Google News channel.
The Dhaka University (DU) admission test of the business studies unit for the undergraduate (honours) programmes under the academic session 2022-23 was held in eight divisional cities, including Dhaka, on Saturday.
The test was held from 11:00 am to 12:30pm with total marks of 120, says a press release.
A total of 41,368 students applied against 1,050 seats of the unit where around 39 students will vie for one seat.
This year, as per the decision, the admission test will be held only for four units under 'undergraduate programmes' instead of 'honours first year programme' and there will remain 'transgender quota'.
The four units are- arts, law and social science unit, science unit, business studies unit and fine arts unit.
Of the total 120, 20 marks were given on the basis of results of School Secondary Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) whereas it was 80 marks before, and admission test was held on the rest 100 marks. Of the 100 mark tests, the Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) part was held on 60 marks and written part was held on he rest 40 marks. Admission seekers of this unit got 45 minutes for the MCQ part and 45 minutes for written part.
DU Pro Vice Chancellor (VC) (Administration) Prof Dr Muhammad Samad, Pro-VC (academic) Prof Dr ASM Maksud Kamal, Treasurer Prof Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed, 'Business Studies' unit test coordinator and Business Studies Faculty Dean Prof Dr Muhammad Abdul Moyeen, DU Teachers' Association (DUTA) President Prof Dr Md Nizamul Hoque Buiyan, Proctor Dr M Maksudur Rahman and others visited Business Studies Faculty building and other centers on the campus.
No electronic devices, including calculator, mobile phone set, and electronic watch were allowed into the exam halls.