The National University will hold its first-year undergraduate (Honors) admission test for the 2025-26 academic session on Saturday from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, officials said at a press conference on Friday.
The briefing took place at the university’s city office and was chaired by Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. A S M Amanullah. He also presented a report on the work completed during the past 18 months of his tenure.
According to the university, 475,432 students made preliminary applications. Of them, 453,148 completed confirmation for the test. By 6:30pm on 23 April, a total of 433,519 admit cards had been downloaded.
The admission test will be held at 138 centres nationwide. These include 18 in Dhaka Metropolitan and 27 in the wider Dhaka division. Other centres are located in Barishal, Chattogram, Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur, and Sylhet.
This year, 880 colleges are taking part in the admission process. Of them, 375 are government colleges, and 505 are private colleges.
The total number of available seats is 452,875. Government colleges have 270,520 seats, while private colleges have 182,355 seats.
Applications for government colleges reached 394,229, creating an application ratio of 1:1.46. Private colleges received 58,919 applications, with a ratio of 1:0.32.
The question paper will be multiple-choice (MCQ). Humanities candidates will receive Sets A and B, Science candidates Sets C and D, and Business Studies candidates Sets E and F.
The exam result and next admission steps are expected to be announced by the university after the test process is completed.
