DU to retake ‘Gha’ unit intake test today

The re-test of Dhaka University's "Gha" unit admission test under Social Science faculty will be held today. A total of 18,463 admission seekers who scored the pass mark in the previous entrance exam are eligible to retake the test.

The hour-long admission test will be held at 19 centres on the DU campus from 3pm to 4pm. Fourteen images of handwritten question papers of the admission test were spread on social media around 9:17am on the exam day, 43 minutes prior to the beginning of the exam on 12 October.

After scrutinising the images and the original question paper provided at the exam halls, it was found out that 72 MCQ questions (19 in Bengali, 17 in English and 36 in general knowledge section) got matched. At first, the DU authorities refuted the allegation of question paper leak. However, students and others concerned did voice their protest.

Akhter Hossain, a student of DU law department, went on a hunger strike at the feet of Raju Memorial Sculpture demanding cancellation of the exam. Different other student bodies also joined him and demanded the test be retaken.

 

 

DU to retake Gha unit intake test today

The re-test of Dhaka Universitys Gha unit admission test under Social Science faculty will be held today. A total of 18,463 admission seekers who scored the pass mark in the previous entrance exam are eligible to retake the test. The hour-long admission test will be held at 19 centres on the DU campus from 3pm to 4pm. Fourteen images of handwritten question papers of the admission test were spread on social media around 9:17am on the exam day, 43 minutes prior to the beginning of the exam on 12 October. After scrutinising the images and the original question paper provided at the exam halls, it was found out that 72 MCQ questions (19 in Bengali, 17 in English and 36 in general knowledge section) got matched. At first, the DU authorities refuted the allegation of question paper leak. However, students and others concerned did voice their protest. Akhter Hossain, a student of DU law department, went on a hunger strike at the feet of Raju Memorial Sculpture demanding cancellation of the exam. Different other student bodies also joined him and demanded the test be retaken.