Sylhet, March 13 -- The authorities of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) have cancelled all types of quotas for first-year undergraduate admissions.

This decision was made during the university's 180th Academic Council meeting on Wednesday.

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SUST Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr A M. Sarwaruddin Chowdhury said that all quotas were suspended with everyone's consent.

Discussions, however, were underway to keep some reasonable quotas. A final decision will be made based on the recommendations of the admission committee.

The university offers 1,671 seats across 28 departments. Of these, 985 are in the Faculty of Science (A Unit), and 581 are in the Faculty of...