The use of electronic devices like calculator, watch and metallic pen has been prohibited in the medical admission test scheduled to be held on October 5. A set of decisions have also been taken at a coordination meeting held at Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) headquarters on Thursday between police and the people involved in holding medical admission test. Chaired by the meeting, DMP Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia assured of taking necessary measures to hold the medical admission test in a transparent manner.
Cyber unit of the DMP and different intelligence agencies are ready to prevent any sort of rumour and propaganda about the test using social networking sites.
In line with decisions, no guardian will be allowed to enter exam centres and stay inside or outside of the centres. No examinee will be allowed to enter the centre after 9.30 am as the gates of the centres will be opened 8:30 am.
The medical admission test of five medical colleges will be held at nine exam centres from 10 am on October 5. A total of 34,740 examinees will take part in the examination.
Only the in-charges of the exam centres will be entitled to keep their mobile phones open. No examinees will be allowed to enter exam centre without search. Police personnel along with representatives of the Health Ministry and other officials concerned will conduct the search. Proctor of Dhaka University Dr AKM Golam Rabbani, Principal of Shaheed Suhrawardi Medical College Prof ABM Maksudul Alam, Director of Director General of Health Service Prof Dr MA Rouf, Principal of Sir Salimullah Medical College Prof Dr Md Billal Alam and Principal of Mugda Medical College Dr Shah Golam Rabbani were, among others, present at the meeting. High officials of the DMP and representatives of different intelligence agencies were also present.
