Nearly 66 candidates will compete for each seat at Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University as the undergraduate admission tests for academic year 2014-15 began yesterday.
The university has a total of 772 seats in 15 departments under four units but as many as 50,457 students applied this year.
Tests for A and B units were held yesterday while those for C and D units would be held today.
Apart from the university buildings, the tests were held at different educational institutions in the district as a very large number of candidates took the tests.
Police were deployed at the test centres to maintain the law and order.
Vice-chancellor of the university Professor Dr Md Alauddin visited a few test centres in the morning and said tests were held in a peaceful atmosphere.
