A total of 31 students will vie for each seat in the three-day admission test for first-year honours courses under the 2020-2021 academic session at Rajshahi University (RU), scheduled to start from Monday.
A total of 127,647 students are going to appear in the admission tests against 4,191 seats in 59 departments under 12 faculties and two institutes -- meaning 31 students will vie for each seat this year, RU sources said.
Of those, 44,194 students will appear in the test for the 'C' Unit comprising the faculties of science and agriculture to be held on Monday, while 43,558 students for the 'A' unit comprising the faculties of arts, law, social sciences and fine arts and Institute of Education and Research on Tuesday.
Another 39,895 students will take part in the admission test under the 'B' Unit consisting of Business Studies Faculty and Institute of Business Administration to be held on Wednesday.
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The tests will be held in three shifts - from 9:30am to 10:30am, 12 noon to 1pm, and 3pm to 4pm - every day.
Detailed information regarding the admission tests is available in the admission menu of the RU website -- www.ru.ac.bd -- besides its official Facebook page.
According to RU sources, the admission seekers have been asked to take their respective seats in the selected rooms 30 minutes prior to their examination time.
They have also been asked to bring only the admit card and test-related documents and instruments to the examination hall.
No one will be allowed to bring any electronic devices.