The government has launched an admission assistance programme for financially insolvent meritorious students studying at government and non-government secondary and equivalent educational institutions across the country.
The Prime Minister’s Education Assistance Trust has taken the initiative to provide admission support to financially disadvantaged meritorious students admitted to secondary-level institutions.
Online applications for the programme opened on Thursday and will continue until June 14, according to a notice issued by the Prime Minister’s Education Assistance Trust and published on the Ministry of Education website.
According to the notice, eligible students can apply online from 9am on May 14 to 11:59pm on June 14 through the designated link.
Under the admission assistance guidelines, applicants must meet several conditions. As part of the academic eligibility criteria, students must have secured at least 60% marks in the previous class or a GPA of 3.50 on a 5.00 scale.
The annual income of the father, mother or guardian must be Tk300,000 or below.
Applicants must upload clear copies of the student’s birth registration certificate, national identity cards of parents, photographs and online bank account information.
In the case of orphans, students with disabilities, students or guardians suffering from incurable diseases, children of financially insolvent freedom fighters and children of government employees in the 20th grade, relevant certificates must also be uploaded.
Children from extremely poor families must submit a recommendation certificate from the chairman of the union parishad or a ward councillor of the city corporation, the notice said.
As the entire process is online-based, there is no need to send hard copies by post or directly.
For information regarding the admission assistance programme, applicants may contact the helpline numbers 02-55000428, 01778958356 and 01778964156 during office hours from 9am to 4pm.
