Bangla Press Desk: The admission test for government and private medical and dental colleges for the 2026-27 academic year will be held on December 18. This was announced by Professor Nazmul Hossain, Director General (DG) of the Directorate of Medical Education.
Initially, it had been decided to hold the admission test on December 4; however, the date was later rescheduled to December 18, taking the overall situation into account. Professor Nazmul Hossain stated that the decision to hold the exam on December 18 was made after considering all relevant factors.
Meanwhile, it has been decided that re-examinations will be held starting December 1 for students who failed in one or two subjects in this year’s HSC and equivalent examinations. When asked whether students who pass these re-examinations would be eligible to participate in the medical and dental college admission tests, Professor Nazmul Hossain noted that the decision rests with the Ministry; the Directorate has not yet reached a conclusion on this matter.
An official from the Directorate of Medical Education indicated that the admission notice for medical and dental colleges might be published within the next day or two. Online applications are expected to open between November 15 and 18. The results of the HSC and equivalent examinations were published on October 31.
Furthermore, there have been changes to the number of seats available in government and private medical colleges. On November 10 of last year, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare reorganized the seat distribution for the country’s government medical colleges, setting the total number of seats across 37 institutions at 5,100—a reduction from the previous 5,380 seats (a decrease of 280). Regarding the 66 private medical colleges, the previous total of 6,293 seats has been adjusted: 10 colleges saw a reduction in seats, while two saw an increase; the number of seats in the remaining colleges has remained unchanged. In total, the number of seats in private medical colleges has decreased by 292.
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