Good news arrived last night for nearly two hundred thousand undergraduate students. The National University published the results of the 2024 second-year undergraduate (pass) and certificate exams, and the figures are cause for celebration: 93.53% of those tested passed.
The results were officially published at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, following approval by the Academic Council and the University Union, in a statement signed by the head of examinations, Md. Enamul Karim.
The Result by the Numbers
The scale of this exam explains why its result matters to so many families:
- Total examinees: 197,615 — including regular, irregular, and grade-improvement candidates
- Exam centers: 647 across the country
- Participating colleges: 1,915
- Pass rate: 93.53 percent
A pass rate of over 93 percent is an excellent result for this degree program, where results have historically varied considerably from year to year; in some previous degree exams, pass rates hovered around 50 percent. For the vast majority of this graduating class, the path to their third year is now clear.
How to Check Your Result
Results are available through the university’s official channels:
Online: visit the National University results website at www.nu.ac.bd/results, select the Degree 2nd year option, enter your roll or registration number with the exam year, and search.
By SMS: the standard NU format for Degree results is NU (space) DEG (space) registration number, sent to 16222. A reply message returns the result.
Right after a result release, the website often slows under heavy traffic — if it hangs, retry after some time or use the SMS route.
One Clause Worth Knowing
The exam administrator’s notice includes a standard but important disclaimer: if any inconsistencies or errors are detected in the published results, the university reserves the right to correct or invalidate the results altogether. In practice, this is a common legal clause, but it’s precisely why students should download and save a copy of their results and report any anomalies to their faculty as soon as possible, rather than ignoring them.
What Comes Next for This Batch
Having successfully completed their second year, this graduating class is now moving on to their third and final year. Information regarding registration and exam schedules for the next stage will be published in the usual announcements from the National University, so students are advised to stay in contact with their respective faculties.
It is worth noting that the National University has been under constant pressure from students to reduce delays in the start of exam sessions, and expediting the publication of results is crucial to achieving this. Each result published on time represents another step towards the one-year-per-semester cycle that students have been advocating for some time.
Rising Barta will keep you informed about the third-year exam schedule and all the latest news from the National University. Congratulations to the students who have passed!
