CU Representative: Chittagong University’s first-year admission examination for Bachelor (Honours) in the 2022–23 academic year has started. This admission war is starting with the “A’ unit exam at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday. The scheduled exam started 15 minutes later due to the disruption of the shuttle train. The examination of the second shift of this unit will start at 3.30 p.m.
The Vice-Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and Proctoral Body visited the examination hall at 11:30 AM. During the inspection of the hall, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dr. Shireen Akhtar, said that adequate security measures have been kept on campus for the purpose of the admission test. Heavy rain on Monday night caused some problems with the shuttle train. As a result, the shuttle was delayed by 15 minutes, so the test also started 15 minutes later.
Against the 4 thousand 926 seats at Chittagong University, the total number of candidates is 2 lakh 56. In a press conference on Monday afternoon, Proctor Nurul Azim Sikder said that the security system has been strengthened to complete the admission test properly. Five levels of security will be provided by 350 policemen, a unit of fire service with 30 firemen, 30 railway police, and 130 university security personnel. Apart from this, the members of different intelligence agencies will also perform their duties in white clothes.
Eight Guidelines: Eight guidelines are given for candidates and parents to complete the entrance exam smoothly. The instructions are:
According to the instructions on the admit card, candidates can know their seat location 48 hours before the entrance exam by logging on to the university website. The admission card must be downloaded before checking the seating arrangement.
Every candidate must bring two copies of the downloaded admit card, two copies of a passport-size photograph (attached with glue or a pin to the admit card), and the original registration certificate of a higher secondary or equivalent examination on the day of the admission examination.
Candidates can use an FX-100 or below standard calculator (without memory option) in the examination hall. Candidates are not allowed to carry mobile phones, calculators (with memory option or SIM), electronic devices like watches and pens, or any other devices with them in the examination hall.
All examinees coming to the campus, parents, and all others concerned must wear masks all the time in accordance with hygiene rules.
In order to avoid unexpected crowds and maintain order, candidates cannot be accompanied by more than one parent to the campus.
If anyone has any complaint regarding leakage of question papers, he or she can make a written complaint to the concerned unit coordinator along with proofs at least one hour before the entrance time of the examination center scheduled in the first and second shifts. After this time, no complaint regarding an examination or question paper will be entertained.
If any irregularity is found in the admission test, the law enforcement officers on duty will immediately take legal action.
For the sake of security, the guardian accompanying the examinees should keep their national identity card or personal identity card (if any) with them at all times. Detailed information in this regard can be found on the admissions website of Chittagong University.
Shuttle Schedule: A shuttle train will run from Battali to the university campus nine times a day, focusing on admission tests. On the occasion of the admission test, the train will run nine times in these seven days: May 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, and 23. On these days, buses from Battali will leave for the university campus at 6:00 am, 6:30 am, 8:30 am, 9:30 am, 11:40 am, 12:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 4:00 pm, and 8:30 pm.
Again, it will leave the university campus at 7:05 AM, 7:35 AM, 9:20 AM, 10:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 1:30 PM, 5:00 PM, 5:30 PM, and 9:10 PM.
On the other hand, on May 21, 24, and 25, the shuttle will travel seven times on these three days. The train will depart from Battali at 7:30 am, 8:00 am, 10:50 am, 10:40 am, 2:50 pm, 3:50 pm, and 8:30 pm. Apart from this, it will leave the campus at 8:45 am, 9:20 am, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 4:15 pm, 5:40 pm, and 9:30 pm. The shuttle train reaches the university in about an hour from Chittagong city. Apart from the shuttle, there is a public transport bus service from gate number two of the city and Muradpur to the university campus.
