Seats in public universities
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Getting opportunity to study in a public university, undoubtedly, is a major concern for the applicants as well as the guardians. They appear in admission tests in different universities, and finally very few get admission. The number of seats, in proportion to the demand, is very few. Last year, a newspaper reported that about 150 seats remained unoccupied finally in SUST. Like this, in the public universities around 500 seats remained vacant. The government affords all the basic costs for those empty seats also, but the nation doesn't get return (graduates) from that investment. For example, in the Department of Business Administration, we have space for 65 students in a classroom (they advertise for the same number of seats), but ultimately, we get 55 to 60 students per session. (Because the top ranked students of Kha unit take admission, then they get chance in DU, BUET or medical college and finally cancel their admission). To minimize this wastage, the authorities should take effective steps so that utilization of our limited resources can be ensured.
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