In order to accommodate more students pursuing medical education the government decided to raise the number of seats for this year’s admission in state owned medical colleges to 1030. The total number of public medical colleges in the country are 37.
Local students began applications on Wednesday, while the deadline for international students to take the MBBS admission test was January 4. Simultaneously, coaching centres closed on January 9, and the application deadline is January 23.
The exam's admission fee is set at 1,000 taka, and applicants who apply again will lose ten points. This academic year, the district quota has been eliminated, and the MBBS admission exam is set for February 9.
The application deadline was announced by the Health Minister on December 24th, following a meeting held at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. On January 4, domestic students became eligible to apply for the MBBS admission test, while foreign students could do so starting on January 4.
On January 24, the admissions fee will be collected. Seat allocation begins on January 26, and admit cards will be distributed on February 5. The minister of health underlined that the automated admission test guarantees a just chance for deserving applicants to gain admission without the need for lobbying.
There has been a notable increase of 1030 seats implemented in the 37 government medical colleges across the nation. To meet the rising demand, 5,380 additional MBBS seats have been added. The additional capacity is further supported by the 6,348 seats in private medical schools and the 375 seats in Army medical colleges and hospitals.
For both the MBBS and BDS admission exams, the minimum passing score is still 40, and there are three migration opportunities available. The policy of private medical admissions remains open, enabling students to select any college of their choice. The exam schedule was shared by the health minister. It shows that the MBBS admission test for the academic year 2023–2024 is scheduled for February 9, 2024, and the dental admission test is scheduled for March 8. Both exams begin at 10:00 a.m.
A ten-point deduction was imposed on second-time applicants to medical and dental colleges, regardless of whether they were attending public or private institutions, in a significant decision made during the meeting on December 24. For the current academic year, the district quota has been removed, and regular students are now qualified for Mukti Jodha quota seats if they are not filled within the allotted time.
To discourage reapplication, second-time applicants—who were previously evaluated for 15 marks—will now receive a deduction of ten marks. A five-point deduction for students who are rejected a second time from both public and private medical and dental colleges is another decision that has been kept from previous years.
This option will not be available to students applying for the district quota, which typically makes up twenty percent of available medical seats, for the academic year 2023–2024.
