No additional fees from students

Education ministry tells colleges

The education ministry published the admissions policy for the 2016–17 session at government and non-government colleges yesterday, stating that the institutions should not charge additional fees from students. The online and SMS admission process would begin on May 26 and classes would begin on July 10. There would be no selection or admission test. Admissions would be done on the basis of the secondary school certificate (SSC) results or their equivalent, stated the admissions policy signed by education secretary Md Sohrab Hossain.
This year, each student can select the top 10 colleges of his/her choice through online or mobile SMS. The number was restricted to five last year. For online admission, students have to log on to www.xiclassadmission.gov.bd. They can also apply via SMS on Teletalk mobile. The online application fee is Tk. 150 for top 10 colleges (or equivalent institutions) and every student can apply only once. The fee for each college through SMS is Tk. 120 and students can apply to more than one college (or equivalent institution).
Students can apply online or via SMS from May 26 to June 9. They can view the merit list according to their choice of colleges, according to the policy. The first merit list would be published on June 16 and students would be able to enrol from June 18 to June 30. Admission on payment of late fees will begin on July 10 and end on July 20. The admission fee, including the session charge, for rural/municipal (upazila) area, would be Tk. 1,000, for municipal (zila Sadar) area Tk. 2,000, and for metropolitan areas except Dhaka, Tk. 3,000, the policy says.
Admission fee for the Monthly Pay Order (MPO)-listed educational institutions under Dhaka Metropolitan Area is Tk. 5,000. The maximum admission fees, including session charge and development fees, in Dhaka Metropolitan Area would be Tk. 9,000 for Bangla-medium and Tk. 10,000 for English-medium partial-MPO or non-MPO institutions. No institution can seek more than Tk. 3,000 as development fees.
Police have directed the institutions to take minimal fees from poor, meritorious, and disabled students. They have also directed them not to charge more than the amount fixed by the ministry. Receipts of all fees have to be given.
For admissions to the educational institutions in divisions and districts Sadar, 89 per cent seats would be open to all students. Of the remaining 11 per cent, 5 per cent would be reserved for children of freedom fighters, 3 per cent for students from outside the divisions and districts Sadar, 2 per cent for the children of employers, employees, teachers, and governing body members of different offices under the education ministry. Besides, 0.5 per cent has been reserved for children of expatriate Bangladeshis and students from the Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Protisthan (BKSP). The merit list would be compiled on the basis of the total marks if the GPA is equal. The authority of every educational institution would be able to determine the minimum qualifications for the
admissions.

No additional fees from students

Education ministry tells colleges

The education ministry published the admissions policy for the 201617 session at government and non-government colleges yesterday, stating that the institutions should not charge additional fees from students. The online and SMS admission process would begin on May 26 and classes would begin on July 10. There would be no selection or admission test. Admissions would be done on the basis of the secondary school certificate (SSC) results or their equivalent, stated the admissions policy signed by education secretary Md Sohrab Hossain. This year, each student can select the top 10 colleges of his/her choice through online or mobile SMS. The number was restricted to five last year. For online admission, students have to log on to www.xiclassadmission.gov.bd. They can also apply via SMS on Teletalk mobile. The online application fee is Tk. 150 for top 10 colleges (or equivalent institutions) and every student can apply only once. The fee for each college through SMS is Tk. 120 and students can apply to more than one college (or equivalent institution). Students can apply online or via SMS from May 26 to June 9. They can view the merit list according to their choice of colleges, according to the policy. The first merit list would be published on June 16 and students would be able to enrol from June 18 to June 30. Admission on payment of late fees will begin on July 10 and end on July 20. The admission fee, including the session charge, for rural/municipal (upazila) area, would be Tk. 1,000, for municipal (zila Sadar) area Tk. 2,000, and for metropolitan areas except Dhaka, Tk. 3,000, the policy says. Admission fee for the Monthly Pay Order (MPO)-listed educational institutions under Dhaka Metropolitan Area is Tk. 5,000. The maximum admission fees, including session charge and development fees, in Dhaka Metropolitan Area would be Tk. 9,000 for Bangla-medium and Tk. 10,000 for English-medium partial-MPO or non-MPO institutions. No institution can seek more than Tk. 3,000 as development fees. Police have directed the institutions to take minimal fees from poor, meritorious, and disabled students. They have also directed them not to charge more than the amount fixed by the ministry. Receipts of all fees have to be given. For admissions to the educational institutions in divisions and districts Sadar, 89 per cent seats would be open to all students. Of the remaining 11 per cent, 5 per cent would be reserved for children of freedom fighters, 3 per cent for students from outside the divisions and districts Sadar, 2 per cent for the children of employers, employees, teachers, and governing body members of different offices under the education ministry. Besides, 0.5 per cent has been reserved for children of expatriate Bangladeshis and students from the Bangladesh Krira Shiksha Protisthan (BKSP). The merit list would be compiled on the basis of the total marks if the GPA is equal. The authority of every educational institution would be able to determine the minimum qualifications for the admissions.