Students face tough competition for seats in reputed colleges
Saturday, 5 July 2008
Students who scored GPA-5 and above GPA-4 in SSC and equivalent examinations will be facing a tough competition for seats in reputed colleges, reports BSS.
As many as 52,500 examinees scored GPA-5, the highest ever number of GPA-5 achievers in the examinations under nine education boards, but there are less than 13,000 seats in about 10 renowned colleges in the capital. There are 19,854 more GPA-5 scorers this year than the last year.
According to official sources, about 40,000 GPA-5 achievers will have to go for second choice colleges.
Students with GPA-4 and above but below GPA-5 are worried that they might not get chance for admission to any reputed city colleges.
Ahmed Kabir, a GPA-5 scorer from a city school, said, "It will be very unfortunate for a top scorer if he or she does not get chance for admission to a prominent city college."
"Students usually try to get admitted to only 10 to 12 renowned colleges in the capital," said a high official of Dhaka Education Board.
The country's 3,150 government and non-government colleges have about 4.8 lakh seats for the first year higher secondary students, while 7,26,563 students passed Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams this year.
According to the sources, only 30,000 candidates can take admission into around 60 reputed colleges across the country.
According to admission guidelines set by the education ministry, students as in the past will be enrolled in both government and non-government colleges on the basis of their results in the SSC exams. No viva will be held as part of admission test.
Of 135 colleges in Dhaka city, around 10 colleges with some 13,000 seats traditionally attract top scorers in SSC.
For HSC first year, there are about 2,139 seats for science, commerce and humanities groups in Notre Dame College, 1,100 in Dhaka College, 1,050 in Ideal College, 1,083 in Dhaka City College, 990 in Viqarunnisa Noon College, 902 in Dhaka Commerce College, 606 in BAF Shahin College, 488 in Holy Cross College and 444 in Rajuk Uttara Model College in the capital, according to officials of the colleges.
Principal of Notre Dame College Father Benjamin De Costa said, "Brilliant students usually try to get themselves admitted only 10 to 12 famous colleges in the capital but seats in those colleges are not sufficient for them."
Classes of higher secondary courses this year will begin on August 9. Admission to colleges will close on August 7, but the colleges on their own will fix when the admission will begin, according to this year's admission guidelines set by the education ministry.
As many as 52,500 examinees scored GPA-5, the highest ever number of GPA-5 achievers in the examinations under nine education boards, but there are less than 13,000 seats in about 10 renowned colleges in the capital. There are 19,854 more GPA-5 scorers this year than the last year.
According to official sources, about 40,000 GPA-5 achievers will have to go for second choice colleges.
Students with GPA-4 and above but below GPA-5 are worried that they might not get chance for admission to any reputed city colleges.
Ahmed Kabir, a GPA-5 scorer from a city school, said, "It will be very unfortunate for a top scorer if he or she does not get chance for admission to a prominent city college."
"Students usually try to get admitted to only 10 to 12 renowned colleges in the capital," said a high official of Dhaka Education Board.
The country's 3,150 government and non-government colleges have about 4.8 lakh seats for the first year higher secondary students, while 7,26,563 students passed Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams this year.
According to the sources, only 30,000 candidates can take admission into around 60 reputed colleges across the country.
According to admission guidelines set by the education ministry, students as in the past will be enrolled in both government and non-government colleges on the basis of their results in the SSC exams. No viva will be held as part of admission test.
Of 135 colleges in Dhaka city, around 10 colleges with some 13,000 seats traditionally attract top scorers in SSC.
For HSC first year, there are about 2,139 seats for science, commerce and humanities groups in Notre Dame College, 1,100 in Dhaka College, 1,050 in Ideal College, 1,083 in Dhaka City College, 990 in Viqarunnisa Noon College, 902 in Dhaka Commerce College, 606 in BAF Shahin College, 488 in Holy Cross College and 444 in Rajuk Uttara Model College in the capital, according to officials of the colleges.
Principal of Notre Dame College Father Benjamin De Costa said, "Brilliant students usually try to get themselves admitted only 10 to 12 famous colleges in the capital but seats in those colleges are not sufficient for them."
Classes of higher secondary courses this year will begin on August 9. Admission to colleges will close on August 7, but the colleges on their own will fix when the admission will begin, according to this year's admission guidelines set by the education ministry.