As the number of pass in the current year’s higher secondary (HSC) examinations has increased, alongside the number of GPA-5 holders also has soared. This year 70 thousand 602 students have obtained GPA-5. Along with them the first choice of the GPA-4 holder admission seekers is also Dhaka University. But the number of seats in the country’s best university is only 6582. However, the educationists are surprised as most of these meritorious students have failed in the current year’s admission test. They are divided in two groups. One group is raising question about the quality of education while the other group is questioning about the quality of education. Amid the ongoing controversy most affected are the admission seekers. They are gripped by various confusions. The debate has taken a new shape as only two students passed in the English department for admission to Dhaka University. Educationists say that we shall have to come out of the culture of mutual blame game without trying to find out the reason for bad results. In fact, reading for certificates and admission tests are not the same. So there is no guarantee that a GPA-5 holder will fair well in the admission test. It is not possible for the students to fair well if there is no coordination between the two examinations. An analysis of the results of DU admission tests shows that 21.50 percent passed in ‘KA’ unit, 9.55 percent ‘KH’ unit, 20.61 percent in ‘GA’ unit, 16.55 percent in ‘GHA’ unit and 3.10 percent in ‘CHA’ unit. In 2014-2015 academic year the average pass rate in five units of DU is14.26 percent. On the other hand, 70 thousand 602 students obtained GPA-5 in this year’s HSC examination. That mean, many could not pass in the admission test despite obtaining GPA-5. As many as 2 lakh 17 thousand students had took part in admission tests of five units of Dhaka University last year. The pass rate was 19.30 per cent. In comparison with last year about 5 percent fewer students have passed this year. This year a total of 37034 GPA-5 holders of SSC and HSC examinations took part in the ‘k’ unit admission test of Dhaka University. Of them 12854 passed in the admission test. 5200 students took part in ‘kha’ unit admission test; of them 1307 students got chance. Out of 31740 students who appeared for the ‘gha’ unit examination only 814 students passed in the admission test and 882 students took part in the ‘cha’ unit which only 64 passed. Among the 84553 students who received GPA-5 in SSC and HSC examinations of them only 25486 got chance to get admission in Dhaka University. It is learnt that to score at least 8 marks in Bengali and English each for all students is mandatory in the admission test. The pass mark is 48 out of 120. Every question carries 1.20 marks. Analying the results, it is found that most of the students who took part in the admission test in DU failed in Bangla and English. The speech made by Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid and Dhaka University Vice Chancellor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique were self-contradictory. The Education Minister told journalists at Secretariat that the admission process of Dhaka University is faulty and so admission seekers failed. Dhaka University admission test is not time-befitting. It is not an examination at all. It is not just an exam rather a tool for selection. It is being termed as ‘fail’ to harass the candidates. Was it done to put the education system on question? Reacting to Education Minister’s speech, the DU vice chancellor told journalist, “We believe that our selection process is right because we cannot take the students if all of them pass. It is our duty to build students’ life not to destroy.” Prof Dr. Syed Anwar Husein said, “Education Minister’s comment is unexpected and illogical. This selection process is continuing since 80s. Why does it happen this time? I think this is the reflection of the collapse in SSC and HSC examination results. Admission test questions are set from SSC and HSC. Now this will happen if students cannot reflect their merit.” Contrary information has been found after talking to students and guardians. They said that the question papers of the Dhaka University have no consistency with the syllabus of HSC. But, the questions prepared by the DU this year were tougher than those of the previous years. Dependency of students on coaching centers will increase in future due to the tough question prepared by DU this year. The DU authorities have made the students enthusiastic about coaching by making huge number of them failed. Though DU has limited number of seats, it creates opportunity to more students for appearing in admission test only to income money. This year, a total of 3, 01, 138 students purchased DU admission test forms. Price of each form was Tk 300. DU authority earned Tk 9, 03, 41, 400 by selling forms but they spend a little behind taking test. Executive director of Ganosakkharata Ovijan Rasheda K Chowdhury said that students are doing poor results in admission tests for last 2-3 years. She said that there is difference between public exam and admission tests. The tests are not being taken following the ways they learn. There is also question about quality of education. But, quality cannot be improved overnight. Rasheda K Chowdhury urged the all concerned parties to come out from blame game to each other and suggested to find out the reasons for the result debacle. Findings of a survey conducted by a British organisation show that one in each of the five students is not learning well. They conducted survey by another organisation and found the information to be correct. Then reasons for not learning well were identified and steps were taken to solve it. We have to advance this way. It appears from Kha Unit admission results that 3,874 students qualified as against 2,221seats. The pass rate was 9.55 percent. A number of 35,280 candidates out of total 40,565 sat for Kha Unit admission test, failed. Question papers of 1,411 candidates were cancelled. Most of the unsuccessful candidates failed in Bengali and English although the questions were prepared on the basis of HSC books and grammars. An analysis shows that Kha Unit question paper was prepared on five topics: general English, Bengali, general knowledge -1 (Bangladesh), general knowledge -2 (international) and optional English. Of the issues, it was compulsory for the students to answer four topics. A total of 25 questions were made on English. Of those, six questions came from outside the book, 14 on grammar, two on HSC English textbook, one on translation to Bengali, one on writing synonym and one phrase and idiom. In Bengali, 11 questions were prepared on textbook and 14 on grammar. But the candidates could not obtain pass marks 8 after reading 200 marks Bengali and its related grammar during their two years of higher secondary study. Of the 25 questions on optional English, three were prepared on grammar, six from given chapters, one antonym word, two on literature and 13 word synonyms. In the current session, Dhaka University introduced a new admission system for English department. An English admission seeker had to answer four parts out of five. The English medium students were allowed to answer the optional questions. It was compulsory to get 15 marks to get chance in English department. It means—a student will have to get 35 marks out of 50 if he/she would like to study in Dhaka University. The results showed that only two students qualified in the test. Among the English admission seekers, 17 obtained pass marks in optional English. But 15 of them could not fulfill the condition of 20 marks in compulsory English. But 125 students had to be admitted under Kha Unit. The teachers of the department concerned said the system has been introduced to find the students who are expert in Bengali and English literature. The new rule has become great blow to the admission seekers. As a result, the students faced a difficult situation this year. Question papers of 1,411 students were cancelled for attending faulty question set and unlawful answers.
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