Representational imageGenerally, medical and dental college admission tests are held every year during early October and classes start after JanuaryWith the ongoing Covid-19 taking a tougher turn in the country, authorities concerned are once again preparing to push the schedule of medical and dental college admission tests by almost three months. Generally, medical and dental college admission tests are held every year during early October and classes start after January. In late November, a meeting at the Health Ministry decided that the admission tests will be held after February 2021, possibly in the first week of March. “We have a policy to follow and currently there is no alternative but to hold the admission tests,” he added. More than 72,000 students compete for some 10,408 seats in 36 government and 70 private medical colleges across the country.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 06, 2020 09:22 UTC