The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

Education Adviser Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman on Tuesday held a meeting with the authorities of 29 universities on the simplification of admission process, reduction of the fee of admission forms and other issues.

The meeting was held at the education ministry the day before publishing the HSC results. It discussed in detail removing sufferings of students about admission to higher educational institutions.

Education Secretary Mohammad Momtazul Islam, vice- chancellors of 29 universities, including Dhaka University, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and National University, attended the meeting.

Chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC) Professor Nazrul Islam also joined the meeting.

After the meeting, the education adviser said the meeting elaborately discussed that the students, who will pass HSC exams, would not suffer during admission.

Dr Zillur said most of the universities except Dhaka University take separate admission test for each subject. Mentioning the system very troubling for the students, the meeting urged the concerned authorities to consider taking admission test on a faculty basis.

Besides, the adviser said, the matters relating to the reduction of gap of dates between two subjects and fixation of uniform fee for admission forms for all universities that means Taka 200 to 300 also came up for discussion.

The meeting took decisions that academic and admission council of the respective universities would inform the ministry of the matters after taking decisions.

The meeting also asked the concerned engineering universities to consider holding of admission test on the same date like the government medial colleges.

The adviser further said the UGC has formulated an identical code of conduct following the allegations of sexual harassment at different universities. The code of conduct will be finalized by the next two months, he said.