The three-hour test began at 9am. A total of 12,161 candidates contested for 1,060 seats this year.
The applicants were not allowed to take mobile phones, smart watches or any other electronic devices in the examination halls except admit card, pen/pencil and calculators of approved models, said a press release.
During a visit to Buet campus, UNB correspondent saw an additional number of police personnel deployed there. The gurdians were seen waiting outside the examination centres.
Admission Test Committee Chief Pran Kanai Saha said 16,288 students applied for participating in the admission test.
Student protest, triggered by the death of second-year EEE student Abrar Fahad last week, threatened to disrupt this year’s entry test. The students decided to ease their demonstration to facilitate the admission test after Buet authorities issued notices accepting some of their demands.