Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- The admission tests for public and private medical and dental colleges for the 2026-27 academic year will be held on Dec 18.

Prof Nazmul Hosain, director general of the Directorate General of Medical Education (DGME), confirmed the schedule.

The government recently announced re-examinations starting Dec 1 for candidates who failed in one or two subjects in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent assessments.

Asked whether students clearing these re-examinations will be eligible to sit the medical entrance exams, Prof Nazmul said: "That decision rests with the ministry."

Explaining the scheduling shift, he added: "We had initially planned to hold the combined medical and dental admission tests on ...