The admission test for the 'C' (Science) Unit of Rajshahi University (RU) under the 2024-25 academic session was held on Friday, marking a stiff competition, as an average of 82 candidates battled for each seat.
The examination was conducted in two shifts- from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon and from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm- at regional centres in five divisional cities across the country.
The 'C' Unit comprises a total of 26 departments under seven faculties. Of these, nine departments are under the Faculty of Science, six under the Faculty of Biological Sciences, two under the Faculty of Agriculture, five under the Faculty of Engineering, two under the Faculty of Geosciences, and one department each under the Faculty of Fisheries and the Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.
This year, the total number of seats in the 'C' Unit stands at 1,536. Among them, 1,496 seats are allocated for science-background students, while 40 seats are reserved for non-science candidates.
Applicants from the non-science stream will be eligible only for admission to the Department of Physical Education and Sports Science (10 seats), the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies (10 seats), and the Department of Psychology (20 seats).
A total of 126,225 candidates applied for the 'C' Unit this year. Of them, 120,838 are from the science background and 5,387 from the non-science stream.
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