Dhaka: The admission test for medical colleges will be held on October 5, with the exams for the dental on November 9.

The decision was taken at a meeting held at the Health Ministry on Tuesday with the Health Minister Mohammad Nasim in the chair.

The online application of medical colleges will start on August 27 and conclude on September 18 while online application of dental will start on October 16 and continue till October 27.

The minister directed all concerned to conduct the admission tests transparently.

The results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations of 2018 were published on July 19 showing a pass percentage of 66.64percent, which is 2.27percentlower than 68.91percentof the last year.