The Ministry of Education’s Secondary and Higher Education Division issued the student admission policy for private secondary schools, school-and-colleges, and lower secondary institutions for the 2027 academic year on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
According to the new guidelines, student selection for Class 1 will be conducted exclusively via digital lottery, while admissions for Classes 2 through 9 into vacant seats will be determined through competitive written examinations. For schools in Dhaka metropolitan areas, 80% of seats must be reserved for students residing in the local catchment area, leaving 20% for open applications.
Read nextHSC Supplementary Examinations 2026 to Commence December 2; Results to be Published by December 31The written test structure specifies a 50-mark exam (1 hour) for Classes 2 and 3 (Bengali 15, English 15, Math 20) and a 100-mark exam (2 hours) for Classes 4 through 9 (Bengali 30, English 30, Math 40). For Class 1 admission, children must be between 6 and 7 years old as of January 1, 2027 (born between January 1 and December 31, 2020). Furthermore, online application fees are strictly capped at Tk 110 for Class 1 and Tk 250 for Classes 2–9, with explicit warnings that institutions violating fee caps or section limits (max 55 students per section) will face MPO cancellation and legal action.
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