Most universities across the country have finally decided to allow students who passed the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) supplementary examinations to participate in their undergraduate (honours) admission tests. In light of this decision, universities are either revising their admission test schedules or making new arrangements. However, a few institutions, including Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University and the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), are not permitting supplementary examinees to sit for their admission tests.

Institutions Not Offering the Opportunity

According to reports, universities such as Dhaka University and BUET are not allowing students who passed the supplementary examinations to participate in their admission tests. They are adhering to their previously announced schedules for conducting the admission tests. As a result, supplementary examinees will be considered ineligible to apply to these institutions.

Call from Education Stakeholders

Education stakeholders have urged Dhaka University and other universities that have already announced admission test dates to reconsider their schedules to ensure that supplementary examinees are not deprived of higher education opportunities. They argue that without a separate schedule or alternative arrangement for supplementary examinees, these students face the risk of being excluded from higher studies.

Supplementary Examination Schedule

It may be noted that the results of the HSC and equivalent examinations were published on October 31. The supplementary examinations for students who did not pass in all subjects will begin on December 1. Considering this timeline, most universities are postponing their admission test dates or making fresh arrangements to accommodate these students.

Admission Test Preparations

Universities that are allowing supplementary examinees have adjusted their admission test schedules accordingly. This will enable supplementary examinees to participate in admission tests after their results are published. However, the lack of such provisions at leading institutions like Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University and BUET has created disappointment among supplementary examinees aspiring to enrol there.