Dhaka Bureau: The Public-Private Dental College (BDS) first-year admission test of the 2022–23 academic year will be held next Friday. The examination will be held simultaneously in 16 venues in 12 centers in the country, including five centers in the capital Dhaka, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The main gate of the center will be open from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 37 thousand 528 students have applied for admission in the 2022–23 academic year of the Government Dental Colleges and Units (BDS) of the country. There are a total of 545 seats in the government dental college and dental unit. Accordingly, according to the number of applications, this time 68 students will compete for each seat. However, there are 1,405 seats in 26 private dental colleges and units. In all, the total number of seats is 1,950.
The medical (MBBS) admission test for the academic year 2022-2023 was held on March 10. Extensive preparations have been made to conduct a dental entrance exam like the MBBS entrance exam. Law enforcement and intelligence agencies are in a tight spot amid this investigation. So that no vested interests can create rumors of question paper leaks based on the examination. If anyone tries to spread such rumors, strict action will be taken against him according to the existing law, said the law and order forces. They have that kind of preparation during the nationwide examination and before and after the examination. On Tuesday, the oversite committee meeting regarding dental first-year admission was held in the meeting room of the Department of Health. The meeting was chaired by the president of the Bangladesh Medical Association and the president of the oversite committee regarding dental admission, Dr. Mustafa Jalal Mohiuddin. The famous gastroenterologist Professor Dr. BMDC President participated in it. Mahmud Hasan, Additional Director General (Education/Medical) of the Directorate of Health, Prof. Dr. ABM Jamal, Swachip President Professor Dr. Dr. Doctors, including Jamal Uddin Chowdhury, and officials of law enforcement and various intelligence agencies participated. Oversite committee members who participated in the meeting said that all the candidates should be present at the examination center 30 minutes before the commencement of the examination. Besides, strict instructions are being followed regarding the closure of coaching centers. The operation of law and order forces to close the coaching centers nationwide, including in the capital, is continuing.
This time, an invigilator at a center was arrested for trying to create rumors during the MBBS admission examination. Exams are being conducted using perfect technology. For this reason, if someone tries to create rumors in jest or purposefully, then that person must be caught immediately. A criminal case has been filed against that doctor. He may be fired.
Meanwhile, the Department of Health Education has given several instructions to the students regarding the dental admission test. Acting director of the department (Medical Education) on Monday. The circular signed by Mujtahid Muhammad Hussain contained seven ‘important’ and seven ‘general instructions’. The seven important instructions are that the candidates participating in the admission test must enter the designated examination center before 9:30 a.m. with a black ink ballpoint pen that can be seen with their admit card, HSC or equivalent exam admit card, registration card, and refill. No candidate will be allowed to enter the center after 9:30 a.m. Carrying mobile phones, calculators, wristwatches, pocket watches, or any other type of digital device or gadget is strictly prohibited in the examination hall. Candidates will not be allowed to leave the examination room until the end of the examination and without the permission of the hall invigilator.
Out of the total number of seats in government dental colleges and dental units in the country, general students can get admission to 530 seats. Applicants will get 10 seats in the Mukti Jodha quota. There are three seats for tribals in three hill districts and two seats for tribals in other districts. Dhaka Dental College has a maximum of 110 seats out of 545 seats.
