Applications for admission to Bachelor’s (Hons) and BBA first-year programs at Jagannath University (JnU) for the academic year 2024–2025 will open on December 1.

Prospective students can apply online from 12:00pm on December 1 until 11:59pm on December 15, according to a notification signed by the university’s Acting Registrar, Professor Dr Md Gias Uddin, on Thursday.

According to the notification, students who passed the SSC or equivalent examinations in 2021 or 2022 and the HSC or equivalent examinations in 2024 will be eligible to apply, provided they meet the specific admission criteria for the various units of JnU.

The notification further said that applicants must pay an initial application fee of Tk100 during the online application process.

From the pool of applicants, the top 40,000 candidates will be shortlisted to participate in the admission tests.

Shortlisted candidates will need to pay Tk700 to download their admit cards for the exams, the notice added.

Admission test schedule

The admission tests for the 2024–2025 academic year will be held as follows:

Faculty of Fine Arts (E Unit): Friday, January 31, 2025

Faculty of Social Sciences (D Unit): Friday, February 14, 2025

Faculty of Arts (B Unit): Saturday, February 15, 2025

Faculty of Science and Life and Earth Sciences (A Unit): Saturday, February 22, 2025

Faculty of Business Studies (C Unit): Friday, February 28, 2025

Each unit’s admission test will be conducted in three shifts on the respective day.

Details regarding the application process, eligibility requirements, application fees, and admission test participation fees are available in the admission guide on the Jagannath University website: https://admission.jnu.ac.bd.