Deadline for school admission applications extended

The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) has extended the timeline for online application for admissions to public and private schools in Bangladesh.

Students will now be able to file application till December 10 for the government schools and December 16 for private schools, according to a notice issued by the DSHA on Wednesday.

The submission of online applications started on November 25 and continued till December 8.

This year, the admissions to both government and non-government schools will be based on a lottery system, according to DSHE officials.

The lottery for state-owned schools will be held on December 15, while the one for private schools will be held on December 19.

Necessary formalities have to be completed using the state-owned phone operator Teletalk.

Students selected in the lottery process of government schools will have from December 18-23 to get themselves admitted. Students on the waiting list will get December 26-30 for admissions.

For private schools, students selected in the lottery can get themselves admitted from December 21-27, while the ones in the waiting list will get December 28-30 to get admitted.