There is no admission test for classes from I to class XI across the country. General people and their wards thus get a great relief from the rubbish burden. They had to attend coaching centres and memorise many things from the higher grades which was burden for the admission seekers particularly for class one students. Parents had to pay extra money and time for this. There were huge numbers of students and parents who had to move braving traffiq congestion.The Higher Secondary Certificate HSC examination is going on. Coaching centres are advertising to admit students and in the many guardians woulod have to admit their wards to coaching centres which costs them a lot. There are a limited number of seats in the government institutions of higher learning in the country. Students have to apply for admission to many institutions and many departments in universities which cost a lot of money. Students cannot appear at all the admission tests they apply for as all the admission tests are taken within a short period of time. Students along with their guardians have to move across the country. Sometimes students have to travel night by coaches to to appear at admission tests at institutions far away from their homes and from one institution to another. Sometimes they cannot even respond their natural calls.
Not very long ago, our honourable president asked the concerned authorities to do the necessary arrangement for having a combined admission test for admission to the Universities. I also request the government to work on how to reduce the pressure of students at the tertiary level and develop polytecnic institutions and vocational institutions and open some extraordinary institutions which are suitable for meeting the needs of the time.
We earnestly request the government to stop admission business in all the universities from this year and arrange a combined test for all the universities including private universities. This is the practice for admission to medical colleges
Md. Tofazzel Hossain
Kushtia
