First Year Honours Admission, 2007 - 2008

The preliminary application forms for admission to First Year Honours at the University of Dhaka for the academic year 2007-2008 of all four units (KA, KHA, GA & GHA) can be obtained from the specified banks on the university campus from 4.11.2007 to 18.11.2007 on cash payment of TK. 250.00 per form. After making the required payment at the counter of the concerned bank (given below) the students must collect the appropriate Preliminary Application Form and Admission Guide.

Only those students who have passed the H.S.C. or any equivalent examination of 2006 or 2007 are eligible to apply for admission to the different Departments and Institutes of the concerned units subject to their fulfilling the required criteria.

The admission guides of the concerned units will give the detailed list and admission requirements of the Departments and Institutes to which the students can seek admission.

The application forms must be duly filled in by the concerned applicants and submitted to the following unit offices on or before 18.11.2007 during office hours.

Four copies of Passport Size recent Colour Photographs, Attested Copies of transcripts/mark-sheets of S.S.C and H.S.C or equivalent examinations issued by the concerned Boards must be submitted with the Preliminary Application Form. Copies of the transcripts/mark-sheets issued by the school or college will not be accepted.

NB: The unit offices will not receive any application form after the dead line of 18.11.2007.

KA Unit -- For Students of Science & Agricultural Science groups only.

All Departments of the Faculties of Science and Biological Science, the Pharmacy faculty, the Institute of Nutrition & Food Science, and the Institute of Statistical Research & Training of Dhaka University are in this unit.

The students who have passed H.S.C. in Science group or Agricultural Science group or Alim in Science group under Madrasa Education Board, and have a GPA totaling at least 7.5 (excluding fourth/additional subject) in their S.S.C. and H.S.C. or equivalent examinations are eligible to apply for admission.

KHA Unit -- For Students of Humanities group only

All Departments of the Faculties of Arts, Social Sciences, and Law, the Department of Geography and Environment under the Faculty of Science, the Departments of Psychology, under the Faculty of Biological Science, and Institute of Social Welfare and Research are in this unit.

The students who have passed H.S.C. or equivalent examinations, or Alim under Madrasa Education Board in Humanities group, and have a GPA totaling at least 6.0 (excluding fourth/additional subject) in their S.S.C. and H.S.C. or equivalent examinations are eligible to apply for admission.

GA Unit -- For students of Business Education group only.

All Departments of the Faculty of Business Studies are in this unit.

The students who have passed H.S.C. or equivalent examinations in Business Education or Diploma in Commerce and Business Management and have a GPA totaling at least 7.0 (excluding fourth/additional subject) in their S.S.C. and H.S.C. or equivalent examinations are eligible to apply for admission.

Students from Diploma in Commerce or Business Management must have a GP of at least 3.00 in Accounting at the H.S.C. level.

GHA Unit: Transfer Unit -- For students of all groups mentioned in KA, KHA, and GA.

The applicant of KA Unit are not eligible to apply for admission to any Department/Institute under KA Unit through GHA Unit, the applicant of KHA Unit are not eligible to apply for admission to any Department/Institute under KHA Unit through GHA Unit, The applicant of GA Unit are not eligible to apply for admission to any Department/Institute under GA Unit through GHA Unit.

The departments/Institutes in which the applicants can apply for admission under this transfer unit are enumerated in the admission guide of GHA unit.

The students who have passed H.S.C. or equivalent examinations, or Alim under Madrasa Education Board in Humanities group, and have a GPA totaling at least 6.0 (excluding fourth/additional subject) in their S.S.C. and H.S.C. or equivalent examinations are eligible to apply for admission.

The students of Science, Agricultural Science, and Home Economics groups and Alim under Madrasa Education Board falling under KA Unit must have a GPA totaling at least 7.5 (excluding fourth/additional subject) in their S.S.C. and H.S.C. or equivalent examinations.

The students of Business Education, Diploma in Commerce and Business Management falling under GA Unit must have a GPA totaling at least 7.0 (excluding fourth/additional subject) in their S.S.C. and H.S.C. or equivalent examinations.

The students must have a GP totaling at least 6.0 in Bengali and English in their H.S.C. or equivalent examinations. But GP below 2.0 in any subject is not acceptable.

Some General Rules (Applicable for all Units)

1. All applicants must fulfill the criteria set by the concerned Units and Departments/Institutes.

2. G.C.E. Students: Students who have passed at least 5 subjects at the "O" Level Examinations, and at least 2 subjects at the "A" level examinations, and out of these seven subjects, have at least "B" grade in 3 subjects, "C" grade in 3 subjects, and "D" grade in one subject are eligible to apply.

3. Students who have passed equivalent examinations of the required examinations as mentioned under the Units from abroad may apply for admission with approval of the Unit chiefs. But they will be considered eligible for participation in the admission tests if their applications are approved by the equivalence committee of the concerned Department/Institute. Besides, such applicants must fulfill the criteria fixed by the concerned unit.

Admission under Quota:

Any student willing to be considered for admission under Ward Quota, Indigenous/Ethnic Quota, Blind Quota or Freedom Fighter's Children Quota must indicate the relevant quota in the preliminary application form, and submit with the form the required documents as proof of eligibility for the concerned quota.

In the case of Ward Quota, certificate from the concerned Chairman/Director/Office head of the Department /Institute/Office of Dhaka University; for the Freedom Fighter's Children Quota, certificate from the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs; for Indigenous/Ethnic Quota, certificate from the concerned Tribal Chief or Deputy Commissioner (DC) must be submitted with the primary application form to the concerned Unit office.

Students willing to apply under aforesaid quota will collect a prescribed form for quota from the office of the Registrar (Room# 208 Administrative Building) on submission of a supporting certificate and will submit along with the preliminary application form for admission to the respective Unit Office on or before 18.11.2007. No application form will be issued after due date.

Dates of Admission Tests

Admission Tests will be held under MCQ system. Marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.

Candidates selected for admission should submit along with the required papers two copies of H.S.C. Examination admit card attested by a teacher of the concerned Department.

If the spelling of the name of an applicant is not the same in the S.S.C. and H.S.C. mark-sheets/certificates issued by the concerned board the applicant will not be allowed to get admission.

If any information is not mentioned in the admission guide, clarification can be sought from the concerned unit office.

NB: The University authorities reserve the right to add any new rule (or rules) or modify the existing rules.

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