The first-year undergraduate admission test notice for the 2023–2024 academic year has been made available by 24 universities that are part of the GST cluster. Receiving of applications for participation in the entrance exam will start from on Monday of last week. Up until February 26 at 11:59 p.m., students may apply.
These statements are from an Integrated Admission Committee of GST cluster university circular. The notification included information about the application's eligibility to take the admission test. There are also published guidelines available in this regard.
*SSC/Equivalent of 2019, 2020, and 2021, and HSC/Equivalent of 2022 and 2023, Diploma in Commerce, HSC (Vocational) under the Bangladesh Technical Education Board, A Level, and other equivalent examinations (with approval by the Equivalence Committee) are only admitted. You can apply for the exam. Students who have passed the HSC/equivalent examination from the Science, Humanities, and Commerce streams can apply for Units A, B, and C, respectively, subject to the prescribed eligibility.
Unit-wise application eligibility is as follows:
Unit A: Applicants who have passed the HSC/Equivalent Examination from the Science stream should have an aggregate GPA of at least 8.00 with a minimum GPA of 3.50 in both SSC/Equivalent and HSC/Equivalent (including the 4th subject). Madrasa Board (Science) and Vocational (HSC), along with the Science Branch of the General Education Board, will be considered the Science Branch.
Unit B: Candidates who have passed the HSC/equivalent examination from the Humanities stream should have an aggregate GPA of at least 6.00 with a minimum GPA of 3.00 in both the SSC/equivalent and HSC/equivalent examinations (including the fourth subject). Music, Home Economics, and Madrasah Board (General, Mujabbid) will be considered humanities along with the humanities of the General Education Board.
Unit C: Applicants who have passed the HSC/Equivalent examination from the Commerce stream should have an aggregate GPA of at least 6.50 with a minimum GPA of -3.00 in both the SSC/Equivalent and HSC/Equivalent examinations (including the 4th subject). Diploma in Business Studies, Business Management (HSC), and Diploma in Commerce, along with the commerce stream of the General Education Board, will be considered as commerce streams.
In the case of GCE, the IGCSE (O-level) examination should have passed in five subjects with a B grade in at least three subjects and the IAL (A-level) examination in three subjects with a B grade in at least two subjects. In this case, the application should be approved by the Equivalence and Eligibility Committee after applying online and uploading the respective mark sheets.
Important Dates of Admission Test
* Application Start: 12 February, from noon
* Application Deadline: February 26 till 11:59 PM
* Exam Unit A (Science): Next Saturday, April 27
* Exam B Unit (Humanities): Next May 3 (Friday)
* Exam C Unit (Commerce): May 10 (Friday)
* Admission Test for A Unit: 12 noon to 1 pm
* B & C Unit Admission Test: 11 AM to 12 PM
Application guidelines and detailed information can be found on the GST Cluster Universities Integrated Admission Test website and the Cluster Universities website.
Admission Test Center
Students can choose only one center from the list of examination centers provided on the admissions test website. The chosen center will be considered final and will not change.
The 24 universities included in the cluster are:
• Jagannath University
• Islamic University
• Khulna University
• Cumilla University
• Kazi Nazrul University
• Begum Rokeya University
• Barisal University
• Rabindra University
• Bangabandhu Digital University
• Sheikh Hasina University
• Shahjalal Science and Technology University
• Haji Danesh University of Science and Technology
• Maulana Bhashani University of Science and Technology
• Noakhali Science and Technology University
• Jashore University of Science and Technology
• Pabna Science and Technology University
• Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Science and Technology University
• Patuakhali Science and Technology University
• Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University
• Chandpur Science and Technology University
• Sunamganj Science and Technology University
• Rangamati Science and Technology University
• Fazilatunnesa Mujib University of Science and Technology and
• Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University of Science and Technology.