RAJSHAHI,  – Rajshahi University (RU) is going to start publishing results of the ongoing admission test for the first year honours courses under 2020-2021 academic session from October 10.

The varsity authorities took the decision in the admission committee meeting with Vice-chancellor (VC) Prof Golam Sabbir Sattar on Wednesday last, a RU press release said today. According to the decision, the results announcement will start from October 10.

Admission of the students will begin from October 25 and it will continue until November 29, the release added. Classes are expected to start from December 1, 2021.

Meanwhile, the three-day admission test is going-on since last Monday. Students appeared in the admission test under ‘C’ unit for enrolling in the faculties of Science and Agriculture on Monday.

The tests are being held in three shifts – from 9.30 am to 10.30 am, 12 noon to 1 pm and 3 pm to 4 pm – every day. A total of 1,27,647 students are taking part in the admission tests against 4191 seats in 59 departments under 12 faculties and two institutes as 31 students are vying for each seat this year, RU sources said.

On the second day today (Tuesday), 43,558 students are appearing in the examinations under ‘A’ unit for the faculties of Arts, Law, Social Sciences and Fine Arts and Institute of Education and Research.

Another 39,895 students will take part in the admission test under ‘B’ Unit for Business Studies Faculty and Institute of Business Administration to be held tomorrow (Wednesday). Detailed information regarding the admission tests is available in the admission category of www.ru.ac.bd besides its official facebook page- University of Rajshahi. Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) has adopted massive security measures on RU admission test.