Govt issues guidelines for college admissions; applications to open on 2 Sept

The Secondary and Higher Education Division under the Ministry of Education has issued college admissions guidelines for the 2026-27 session.

According to the guidelines, college admissions will begin on 2 September and will end on 10 September. Classes for the new session will begin on 23 September, and the online application fee has been set at Tk220.

The guidelines say SSC students from the current passing year and the previous two academic years will be able to apply.

Those students passing from foreign educational institutions will be able to apply after getting the equivalence of their certificates reviewed by the Dhaka Education Board. Students from Science background will be able to choose any group including Science, Arts and Commerce.

Students passing from technical and madrasah boards will be able to choose related groups under general education following the guidelines.

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The guidelines added that 93% of seats of every college will be open to general students and allocated on merit, while 5% seats will be reserved for the children of freedom fighters. Children of education board officials will get 2% seats reserved for them at metropolitan, divisional and district level. The quota system will be applicable for the 2026-27 session only.

Colleges with MPO status can charge up to Tk5,000 as session charge and admission fee in Dhaka metropolitan area. Colleges in other metropolitan areas can charge up to Tk3,000, while the education board has fixed Tk2,000 for colleges in district sadar levels and Tk1,500 for suburbs and upazila levels.

For non-MPO institutions, the fees have been fixed up to Tk7,500 for Bangla version and Tk8,500 for English version under Dhaka metro. Other metro areas can charge up to Tk5,000 for Bangla version and Tk6,000 for English version. At the district level, Bangla version can charge Tk3,000 and English version Tk4,000, while colleges in suburbs and upazila levels can charge up to Tk2,500 for Bangla version and Tk3,000 for English version.