One set of the question papers cited the date as August 15, 2016 instead of August 15, 1975.
Students who sat the admission test yesterday morning became agitated at the mistake and protested it.
Bangladesh Chhatra League leader Rashedul Islam Ranju of RU unit said the university authorities should be careful about such dates.
“We do not want such a mistake from the RU authorities,” he added.
Abu Naser Mohammad Wahed, chairman of the law department, said it was an unwanted mistake. He apologised for the mistake.
Vice-Chancellor Md Mizan Uddin said: “We convey our apology for the incident and we will be careful in future.”
