Dhaka: The entrance test into MBBS course for 2017-18 academic sessions under public and private medical colleges will be held on Friday.

As many as 82,788 admission seekers will appear at the test against 3,318 seats in 31 public medical colleges.

The test will be held from 10:00am to 11:00am at 20 centres across the country, including capital Dhaka, while five marks will be curtailed for second time admission seekers.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Director Professor Dr Abdur Rashid said all preparations for holding the test have already been completed.

He said a group of specialist physicians and teachers prepared the question papers maintaining the highest secrecy.

Bringing mobile phones, calculators, watches and any electronic device is highly prohibited at the examination centres.