Thousands of students rallied outside parliament holding banners reading "no to private universities"
DU Vice Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique gave the details at the central admission office on Sunday after announcing the closure of the application process.
"Among the five units, the combined unit 'D' will see stiff competition since 12,042 candidates have applied against 1,416 seats. There are 79 contenders for each seat in this unit," he said.