Rajshahi, Bangladesh – The second phase of final applications for admission to the first year honors program at Rajshahi University (RU) for the 2024-25 academic year has concluded. The deadline was February 20th at midnight.
A total of 214,238 final applications were submitted across three units. This information was confirmed by Professor Md. Saiful Islam, Director of the ICT Center of the university, on Saturday (February 22nd).
Professor Islam stated that the second phase of final applications is now complete. He confirmed that 214,238 applications were received in total for all three units.
Here is the unit-wise breakdown of applications:
- Unit A (Arts): 83,857 applications
- Unit B (Commerce): 40,595 applications
- Unit C (Science): 89,786 applications
A total of 189,990 students have applied across all three units.
According to the ICT Center sources, each unit (‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’) has a capacity of 92,000 students for the admission test. This means that 276,000 students in total will have the opportunity to participate in the admission tests across all three units.
However, as the target of 92,000 applications per unit was not met in the second phase, Rajshahi University has announced a third phase for final applications.
Third Phase Application Dates
Students who are still interested in applying can submit their final applications in the third phase from February 23rd to 24th.
Minimum GPA for Final Application
The minimum GPA requirements for the second phase final application were:
- Unit A:
- Science: 4.40
- Humanities: 4.27
- Business Studies: 3.79
- Unit C:
- Science: 4.59
- Humanities: 4.93
- Business Studies: 4.88
In the first phase, the minimum GPA requirements were higher:
- Unit A:
- Science: 4.67
- Humanities: 4.50
- Business Studies: 4.29
- Unit C:
- Science: 4.69
- Humanities: 5.00
- Business Studies: 5.00
- Unit B: All primary applicants from Humanities, Commerce, and Science backgrounds were eligible for final application in the first phase.
The results of the primary applications were released on February 11th.
Admission Test Schedule
The admission tests for the 2024-25 academic year are scheduled to begin on April 12th with the ‘B’ Unit (Commerce) exam.
The exam dates for other units are:
- ‘A’ Unit (Humanities): April 19th
- ‘C’ Unit (Science): April 26th
The admission test will be conducted using the Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) method. The test will be out of 100 marks and will consist of 80 questions. The duration of the exam will be one hour. For every four incorrect answers, 1 mark will be deducted.
For detailed information about the admission process, students are advised to visit the official Rajshahi University website: admission.ru.ac.bd.