Govt orders university admission based on SSC, HSC grades

There will be no test for students to enrol at the university.

The government has ordered all public and private universities, like colleges, to admit students based only on their SSC and HSC grades.

The directive from the education ministry to all universities across Bangladesh was sent on Wednesday.

It said the move was made to cut down on the expenses and ease the harassment the students are confronted with to take the admission test at public universities.

Admissions based on the the SSC and HSC results would help academic sessions to start fast and parents to face less hassles, the ministry observed.

It has directed the universities to take measures to carry out the admission process based on the results instead of the entrance test.

All public and autonomous universities take new students in through test.

Though some private universities take tests, students can enrol directly at most others.

The government had tried to initiate admission tests at the public universities in an integrated system for the past few years.

But the move did not see the light of day because of staunch opposition from major universities.