Medical Admission Test to Be Held on December 18, Notice Expected Within Days

The admission test for medical and dental colleges for the 2026-27 academic session will be held on December 18. The admission circular is expected to be published within the next two days, with online applications likely to open between November 15 and 18.

Professor Dr Md Nazmul Hossain, director general of the Directorate General of Medical Education (DGME), confirmed the schedule to The Daily Campus on Tuesday (November 10).

He said a meeting on the admission test had been held, where December 18 was finalised as the examination date. The admission policy is expected to be issued within the next one or two days.

The director general had earlier said the authorities initially planned to hold the examination on December 4 but could not proceed because the publication of the HSC and equivalent examination results was delayed. The test could not be scheduled for December 11 either, as the written examination of the 51st Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination is set to take place that day. The authorities therefore decided to hold the medical and dental admission test on December 18.

Professor Nazmul Hossain said the admission circular would be published within the next couple of days, while online applications are expected to begin between November 15 and 18.

Students who failed the HSC examination this year will have an opportunity to sit for a re-examination on December 1. Asked whether students who pass that examination would be eligible to apply for medical and dental college admission, the DGME chief said the matter would be decided by the government.