Dhaka University will begin receiving online applications for undergraduate admission for the 2026-2027 academic session in November. Aspiring students can apply online from 12pm on 11 November until 11:59pm on 25 November.
The decisions were made at a meeting of the general admission committee at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban auditorium back on 2 August.
According to a press release issued by the public relations office of Dhaka University, classes for the new academic session will commence on 28 March 2027.
Admission tests for the 2026-2027 session will be conducted across five units. These are the Arts, Law and Social Sciences Unit, Science Unit, Business Studies Unit, Fine Arts Unit, and IBA Unit.
As per the approved schedule, the admission test for the IBA Unit will take place on 5 December. The Science Unit test will be held on 12 December, followed by the Arts, Law and Social Sciences Unit test on 19 December.
The Fine Arts Unit test, covering general knowledge and drawing, is scheduled for 22 December, while the Business Studies Unit test will be held on 26 December.
Except for the IBA Unit, tests for all units will run from 11am to 12pm. The IBA Unit test will be held from 10am to 12pm. Admission tests for the Fine Arts Unit and IBA Unit will be conducted exclusively in Dhaka.
For the remaining three units, examinations will take place in eight divisional cities, including Dhaka.
The divisional test centres are Rajshahi University, Chittagong University, University of Barishal, Khulna University, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh, and Begum Rokeya University.
Candidates will be evaluated on a total of 120 marks. Of these, 100 marks will be allotted to the admission test, while 20 marks will be awarded based on Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or equivalent and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) or equivalent examination results.
For the Science Unit, Arts, Law and Social Sciences Unit, and Business Studies Unit, the test will comprise 60 marks in multiple-choice questions (MCQ) and 40 marks in a written examination, with 45 minutes allotted for each section.
For the Fine Arts Unit, the test will feature 40 marks for MCQ with a 30-minute duration and 60 marks for a drawing exam lasting 60 minutes. In the IBA Unit, applicants will sit for a 70-mark MCQ test over 90 minutes and a 30-mark descriptive exam over 30 minutes.
In addition, a separate question paper based on their curriculum will be prepared for English medium students applying to the Science Unit.
To be eligible to apply, candidates must have passed their SSC or equivalent examinations between 2021 and 2024, and HSC or equivalent examinations in 2026.
For the Science Unit, applicants require a minimum combined GPA of 8.0 in SSC and HSC or equivalent exams, including the fourth subject, with at least a GPA of 3.5 individually in each exam.
Students from humanities and business studies streams under HSC and Madrasah Education Boards applying for the Science Unit must have a minimum combined GPA of 7.5, with at least 3.0 individually.
For the Arts, Law and Social Sciences Unit, applicants need a minimum combined GPA of 7.5, with at least 3.0 individually.
Science background applicants for this unit require a minimum combined GPA of 8.0, with at least 3.5 individually, while business studies applicants require a combined GPA of 7.5, with at least 3.0 individually.
For the Business Studies Unit, applicants require a minimum combined GPA of 7.5, with at least 3.0 individually.
Science background applicants applying for this unit need a combined GPA of 8.0, with at least 3.5 individually, while humanities background applicants require a combined GPA of 7.5, with at least 3.0 individually.
For the Fine Arts Unit, applicants must have a minimum combined GPA of 6.5, with at least 3.0 individually in each examination.
