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Officials say that if all goes well, they can finalize the matter and issue a notice within the next two weeks.
Secretary of the Department of Education for Health and Family Welfare. Ali Noor told bdnews24.com on Wednesday: “We have made that decision. It could be early March. We are working on how to take the admissions test. We are planning to take into account the coronavirus.”
The HSC and equivalent exams began on April 1 of the other year. After the publication of these results, the process of admission of students to medical and dental schools began.
Admission test results are generally released in October. After the orientation of the students on January 10, the teaching began. But this time everything is uncertain due to the epidemic.
At the end of the year, it was reported that it was no longer possible to take upper secondary exams this year due to the epidemic. 14 lakh HSC and equivalent candidates will be evaluated based on JSC-JDC and SSC and equivalent exam results.
Previously, Education Minister Dipu Moni had said that HSC results would be released in December for the start of admission at the undergraduate level.
Director General of the Department of Health Education, Prof. AHM Enayet Hossain told bdnews24.com that they would make a final decision on the medical and dental admission test once they received the evaluation results from HSC. However, the necessary preparations have already started.
“We are waiting for the results. Maybe it will pay off soon. An official decision will be made in the next two weeks.”
When asked how the admission test was carried out, Enayet Hossain said: “So far we are thinking that the test will be according to the above rules. We will do everything necessary to protect health. We have not yet reached the final. Thinking about principles March. I’ll let you know in the final. “
According to the Department of Health Education, 62,226 students participated in the medical admission test in the 2019-2020 academic year. And 25,116 people took the dental admission test.
This year, 10,790 students from 36 government and 60 private medical schools across the country will be able to enter MBBS courses.
A total of 1,938 students from public and private dental colleges and combined dental units of medical colleges can be admitted to the BDS course.
Director of the Department of Health Education, Prof. AKM Ahsan Habib told bdnews24.com that a meeting was held last week in the ministry on medical and dental admission tests. It was there that the decision to test was made.
“We are still thinking about the face-to-face test, that is, physically, it is quite definitive. There is a decision not to test during the winter outbreak in December or January. Friday is required to take the exam. We have calculated that the test can be carried out on Friday March 5 ”.
Last year, medical and dental admissions tests were conducted at 32 locations at 19 centers across the country. The space will have to be increased this year to accommodate students due to the epidemic.
Professor Habib said: “There will be many places in each center. Where there used to be two, there will be four. “
Admission is anxious
According to the Medical and Dental College Student Admission Policy, to apply for admission to Medicine and Dentistry, a total GPA of at least 9 is required in SSC and HSC or equivalent exams from the Department of Science.
For tribal and mountain district candidates, the total GPA must be at least 6 points. However, if the GPA is less than 3.5 on a single test, it is not acceptable.
The SSC and HSC exams or equivalent must include Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 in Biology.
While waiting for the results of the HSC exam in the next year, students began preparing for the admission test at the undergraduate level. But this year the situation is different; That is why there is concern among the students.
Hussein Arman, a student, said: “We do not know how the test will work. It is not clear when the test will take place. I am in a lot of trouble during this time. I cannot accept the help of the teachers correctly. If I suddenly give the date of the exam, I will get into a lot of trouble. I will be able to prepare according to plan if I know in advance which method and at what time the test will take place.
Jannat Fatema Bhairab is a student at Rafiqul Islam Mahila College in the Ujilab village of Belabo upazila in Narsingdi. He also dreamed of becoming a doctor after being admitted to medical school.
He told bdnews24.com that there was a lack of preparation as he was unable to take the HSC exam. As a result, you are concerned about the medical admission test.
“I couldn’t take the HSC test by hand. That’s why I’m a little behind. However, if the admission test is delayed, it will also affect the preparation. Those who take the test a second time are more likely to do well. “
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