Polytechnic Institutes admission results out

Senior Correspondent: The merit list for admission to the Polytechnic Institutes in the academic years 2016-17 has been published.

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid made the disclosure at a press conference at the Ministry on Sunday noon.

The minister said some 6,56,606 students, who passed in this year’s SSC exam can get enrolled in the technical educational institutes in different courses.

Of them, 57,780 students will get admitted to 49 Government Polytechnic Institute under diploma course, 64 technical schools and colleges and one Vocational Teachers Training Institute, said Nahid.

Nahid said, “The result has been published. As per the merit list, the admission process that began today will continue till June 30.”

However, the waiting lists will be published in different phases and the admission from the waiting lists will continue till July 24 beginning from July 2.

Some 1,65,177 students have applied for admission to 114 government institutions against 57,780 seats. Of them, 99,718 applied for first shift against 32,340 seats while 65,459 applied for the second shift against 25,440 seats, he added.

risingbd/Dhaka/June 26, 2016/Noymuddin/Amirul