HC questions exclusion of SSC students from cluster admission test
The High Court on Monday issued a rule questioning the legality of excluding students who passed SSC in 2016 from the cluster admission test of 20 universities, including general and science and technology.
A bench of justice M Enayetur Rahim and justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the order following a preliminary hearing on a writ petition filed by 12 SSC students who passed in 2016, reports UNB.
Barrister Anik R Haque and advocate Saiful Islam Sohel presented the petitioner's side while deputy attorney general Bipul Bagmar stood for state.
For academic year 2020-2021 admission, 20 universities recently issued two notices regarding their cluster admission test.
The notice, issued on 3 March, said students who passed SSC and equivalent exams from 2016 to 2018 and HSC and equivalent exams from 2019 and 2020 are allowed to participate in the cluster admission test.
Later on 31 March, another notice was issued where 2017 was mentioned excluding the students who passed in 2016.
Following this, a student named Abir Hasan and 11 others who passed SSC exam in 2016 filed a writ petition at the HC challenging the legality of the exclusion.