HC order on DU admission test today
The High Court yesterday fixed today for passing an order on a writ petition that challenged the Dhaka University (DU) authorities' decision to cancel its 'Ga' unit admission test results.
The HC bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Jahangir Hossain fixed the date after holding hearing on the petition.
During the hearing, Prof Anwar Hossain of DU and Dr Zafar Iqbal of Shahjalal Science and Technology University (Sust) opined that the answer sheets of the admission test can be re-evaluated excluding the questions with errors.
Prof Anwar Hossain, also president of Dhaka University Teachers' Association (Duta), said there are two kinds of opinion among Duta members that the answer sheets of Ga unit admission test can be re-evaluated, and also fresh admission test can be held.
But most of the Duta members are in the opinion for re-evaluation of the answer sheets instead of taking re-admission test, he told the court.
Prof Zafar Iqbal opposed the DU authorities' decision of holding a fresh test and suggested re-evaluation of answer sheets.
He said that he has discussed with the DU authorities and he has seen that there are some anomalies in the questions, including spelling mistakes.
Additional Attorney General MK Rahman and DU counsel AFM Mesbahuddin said a fresh admission test under the Ga unit should be held so that there remains no stigma on the DU admission process.
They prayed for rejecting the writ petition.
Petitioners' counsel Manzill Murshid said there is no scope to cancel the result of admission test and to hold a fresh admission test for the Ga unit since the DU authorities have already selected subjects for qualifying candidates.
The DU administration re-assessed the answer sheets and published fresh results on November 2 on account of a number of 'incorrect answers' marked as correct.
The petition was filed after the DU authorities decided to cancel the results and hold a fresh test on December 9.
Twelve candidates, who qualified for admission, filed the petition on November 22 seeking HC directives upon the DU authorities to continue the admission process based on the first results published on October 31.
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