The first-year classes for the 2024-25 academic session of Jahangirnagar University (JU) will commence on September 21, the university administration confirmed on Thrusday.

Deputy Registrar (Academic) Syed Mohammad Ali Reza informed reporters around 4:00 pm that an official order containing the class roll, registration numbers, and allotted halls for the incoming students is expected to be issued by Friday.

He said a total of 1,889 new students have been admitted to JU for the 2024-25 session.

Earlier, on August 13, a meeting of the university’s central admission management committee, chaired by Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan, decided that classes for the new batch would begin on September 21.