The online application for first year honours admission test of Dhaka University (DU) under 2017-18 academic session commenced on Monday and will continue till August 29.

DU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique inaugurated the online application process at the central admissions office on the campus at 2:00pm.

Prof Arefin Siddique said, ‘This year the seats for the different disciplines have been increased as many new departments have been introduced.’

‘A total of 7,053 seats are available this year where 1,765 for ‘Ka’(Science) unit, 2,363 for ‘Kha’(Arts) unit, 1,250 for ‘Ga’(Business) unit, 1,540 for ‘Gha’(combined) unit and 135 for Fine Arts faculty,’ he added

Last year, the number of seats was 6,800. Of the 253 new seats, 30 will be admitted into the inaugural batch of the brand new Japanese Studies course, the VC further revealed.

The students who passed HSC examination in 2017 can apply for the admission. The requirements and notices will be published on https://admission.eis.du.ac.bd very soon.

Only those who qualify to sit the exam will be obliged to pay Tk 350 taka through Sonali, Agrani, Janata or Rupali Bank.

The admission test under ‘Ga’ unit for the students of business studies would be held on September 15, followed by ‘Kha’ unit for students of humanities on September 22, ‘Ka’ unit for students of science on October 13 and ‘Gha’ unit for students from all disciplines would be held on October 20.

The entry test under ‘Cha’ unit for admission in the fine arts faculty in general knowledge would be held on September 16 while drawing would be held on September 23.

Students are asked to visit the university website http://admission.eis.du.ac.bd to view all details for themselves.