DU to open undergraduate admission applications on 11 Nov, exams begin 5 Dec
The university has announced the admission schedule, eligibility criteria and exam dates for all five units, with classes set to begin on 28 March 2027.
The University of Dhaka (DU) will begin online applications for admission to its 2026–27 undergraduate programmes on 11 November, with the application window remaining open until 25 November. The decision was taken at a meeting of the university's General Admission Committee held today (2 August) at the Nawab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Building, chaired by Vice-Chancellor Prof ABM Obaidul Islam.
According to the university, online applications will open at 12:00pm on 11 November and close at 11:59pm on 25 November.
Admission tests will be held under five units, Arts, Law and Social Science, Science, Business Studies, Fine Arts and IBA. The IBA unit admission test will be held on 5 December, followed by the Science unit on 12 December, the Arts, Law and Social Science unit on 19 December, the Fine Arts unit on 22 December, and the Business Studies unit on 26 December.
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Except for the Fine Arts and IBA units, admission tests will be held simultaneously in Dhaka and seven other divisional centres—Rajshahi University, the University of Chittagong, the University of Barishal, Khulna University, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh, and Begum Rokeya University.
The university will continue its mixed-format admission test for most units, comprising 60 marks for MCQs and 40 marks for written questions. The Fine Arts Unit will have 40 marks for MCQs and 60 marks for drawing, while the IBA Unit will consist of 70 marks for MCQs and 30 marks for descriptive questions.
Applicants will be assessed out of 120 marks, including 100 marks from the admission test and 20 marks based on SSC/equivalent and HSC/equivalent results. Applicants must have passed SSC or equivalent examinations between 2021 and 2024 and HSC or equivalent examinations in 2026. Eligibility requirements vary by unit, with the minimum combined GPA ranging from 6.5 to 8.0 in SSC and HSC examinations (including the fourth subject).
The meeting also approved separate admission question papers for English-medium applicants to the Science unit in line with their curriculum. The university said classes for the 2026–27 academic session are scheduled to begin on 28 March
