DU Correspondent

Admission test of Dhaka University’s “Cha” unit under the Fine Arts Faculty for the 2020-21 academic session was held yesterday morning in eight divisional cities across the country.

The test began at 11am and continued for half an hour.

Around 15,496 admission seekers took the exam while as many as 115 candidates are fighting for a single seat. There are 135 seats under the unit.

The venues outside Dhaka were Chittagong University, Rajshahi University, Khulna University, Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology in Sylhet, Barishal University, and Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur.

The exam for “Ga” unit will be held on October 22, while the “Gha” unit test is slated to be held on October 23.

From first October, DU began its admission tests. A total of 3,24,340 students have applied for the test against the total 7,148 seats under five units.

For the first time in its 100-year history, Dhaka University decided to hold its admission test across all eight divisions, including the capital. DU authorities said it was done to reduce the stress and cost of travelling for examinees, as well as minimise health safety concerns of the pandemic.