The Islamic University Teachers’ Association (IUTA) has refused to take the combined admission test under the 2021-22 academic session of the university.
The teachers would not participate in any activities of the upcoming intake tests if the university administration took the admission under the combined admission process, said the association at a press conference on Sunday.
In a written statement, IUTA General Secretary Prof M Jahangir Hossain said Islamic University (IU) should take the admission test under its previous system as it’s an autonomous university.
The university has a unique faculty– theology and Islamic studies– and there was no such faculty in other public universities in the country.
Considering this, IUTA decided not to take part in the combined admission test anymore. They requested the university authorities to take the entry test under its previous system.
IUTA President Prof M Mizanur Rahman said that the cluster admission process failed to meet its target of reducing hassles faced by the admission seekers and their guardians as well.
The admission process, however, created diverse problems for the admission seekers. “We informed the university authorities regarding the matter through submitting a written statement.”
IU Vice-Chancellor Prof Shaikh Abdus Salam said he agreed to the teachers’ demands.
The university authorities will discuss the issue at the next meeting, scheduled in a few days.
