JnU Correspondent

The admission test for Unit A of the 24 General Science and Technology University has been conducted. For the fourth time, the admission test was conducted in the cluster process. Yesterday, Saturday, from 12 PM to 1 PM, the exam was conducted simultaneously at 22 centers. There were a total of 170,599 candidates for this unit. The attendance rate at the 22 centers was 90 percent.

Saturday, after the exams, the convener of the admission test committee, Professor Md. Anwar Hossain, stated that 90 percent of the candidates were present in the exam for A unit. There were no unpleasant incidents reported. Additionally, the architecture practical (drawing) exam was conducted smoothly at 3 PM in the afternoon today.

The examinations at the affiliated centers and sub-centers of Jagannath University were conducted smoothly. The attendance rate at JnU was 83 percent. Today, at the center of Jagannath University, there were arrangements for fresh water, medical teams, and chair facilities for the examinees and their guardians.

Two medical teams provided services continuously. Anik Ahmed, a student who came from Magura to take the exam, expressed happiness about this initiative, saying, "It's a very nice initiative to have water arrangements made by the university. It's great for everyone in this intense heat." A guardian of an examinee who came from gazipur stated, "It's not possible to find a place to sit in many campuses. The arrangement of water and chairs in the heat is a very good initiative."

Various social, political and local student organizations were present to help the candidates outside Jagannath University center. They made booth to keep bags, mobile phones, books and other things the students brought with them specially those who came from a long way. Additionally, the district based organizations provided free lemonade, biscuits, and water. Alongside, there was the Joy Bangla Bike Service provided by the Bangladesh Student League. Water and food were also distributed by the Chatra Dal.

Even though the exams were scheduled for 12 PM, many candidates arrived at the Jagannath University center after the specified time. The administration has provided them the opportunity to enter the center. They informed that due to the heavy traffic on the road, they were delayed reaching the center on specified time. On this matter, Vice-Chancellor of JnU Dr. Sadeka Halim said, "According to the decision of our admission committee, these candidates have been given permission to enter the center."

The candidates have expressed dissatisfaction with the printing quality of the exam papers. They complained that the font size is very small, with little spacing between lines, and the characters are too tiny. Furthermore, they objected to the inconsistency in the alignment of options in some questions. One student named Hridoy Debnath mentioned the lack of space between the lines of the questions, and some questions had mixed-up serials. Another student, Md. Fahad Morshed, complained that the sequence of the pages in the printed question paper is incorrect. They also mentioned poor paper quality.

Due to exams of 53 thousand examinees at Jagannath University and 5 other centers, there was increased traffic pressure on the roads. There was intense traffic on the Paltan-Gulistan route. Examinees came from far away from the centre, facing difficulties. Expressing frustration, one examinee said, "It took three hours to reach from Uttara. It took two hours just to get past Gulistan. There was a lot of traffic jam. Rickshaws were not even moving.

On exam days, traffic police need to be more vigilant." The Vice-Chancellor of JnU Professor Dr. Sadeka Halim said, "The Cluster admission tests have been conducted for the convenience of the students. All teachers, along with the administration, have worked for the convenience of the examinees. The exams have been concluded properly."

Notable, the admission exams for the B Unit (Humanities) will be held on May 3 (Friday) and for the C Unit (Commerce) will be held on May 10 (Friday).