DU Undergraduate Admission Applications to Begin on November 11, Exams Scheduled Throughout December

PNN News Desk | Dhaka

The admission process for undergraduate programs at Dhaka University (DU) for the 2026-27 academic year will begin on November 11. Online applications will open at 12:00 noon on that day and continue until 11:59 pm on November 25.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the General Admission Committee held on Sunday (August 2) at the Nawab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban auditorium of the university. The meeting was chaired by DU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. A B M Obaidul Islam.

The meeting was attended by Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education) Professor Dr. Abdus Salam, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration) Professor Dr. Mohammad Almojaddeed Alfezani, Treasurer Professor Dr. M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, deans of different faculties, provosts of residential halls, department chairpersons, institute directors, and other officials.

According to the admission committee’s decision, undergraduate admission tests for the 2026-27 academic year will be conducted under five units:

• Arts, Law and Social Science Unit
• Science Unit
• Business Studies Unit
• Fine Arts Unit
• IBA Unit

The Science Unit admission test will be held on Saturday, December 12. The Arts, Law and Social Science Unit examination will take place on Saturday, December 19. The Fine Arts Unit test will be held on Tuesday, December 22, while the Business Studies Unit examination will take place on Saturday, December 26. The IBA Unit examination is scheduled for Saturday, December 5.

Except for the IBA Unit, all admission tests will be held from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. The IBA Unit examination will run from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.

Like previous years, admission tests will be held not only in Dhaka but also in eight divisional cities. Outside Dhaka, examination centres will be located at Rajshahi University, Chittagong University, Barishal University, Khulna University, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, and Begum Rokeya University.

The marks distribution has also been revised. Except for the IBA Unit, candidates will face a 60-mark MCQ test and a 40-mark written examination. The Fine Arts Unit will include a 40-mark MCQ test and a 60-mark drawing examination. The IBA Unit will consist of a 70-mark MCQ test and a 30-mark descriptive examination.

Candidates will receive 45 minutes each for MCQ and written sections in most units. The Fine Arts Unit will have 30 minutes for MCQ and 60 minutes for drawing. The IBA Unit will provide 90 minutes for MCQ and 30 minutes for descriptive questions.

Students will be evaluated on a total of 120 marks. Of these, 100 marks will come from the admission test, while 20 marks will be based on SSC/equivalent and HSC/equivalent results.

Applicants must have passed SSC or equivalent examinations between 2021 and 2024 and must have passed the HSC or equivalent examination in 2026.

For the Science Unit, science-background students must have a combined GPA of at least 8.0 in SSC and HSC examinations, including the fourth subject, with a minimum GPA of 3.5 separately in each examination. Humanities and business studies students applying for the Science Unit must have a combined GPA of at least 7.5 and a minimum individual GPA of 3.0.

Separate GPA requirements have also been set for other units. For the Fine Arts Unit, applicants must have a combined GPA of at least 6.5, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 separately.

The admission committee also decided to prepare separate question papers according to the curriculum for English-medium students applying to the Science Unit.

Classes for the 2026-27 undergraduate programs are scheduled to begin on March 28 next year.