The online application process for admissions to all the government and non-government secondary schools for the upcoming academic session will begin on November 16.

The deadline of the submission is till 5:00pm of December 6, said Prof Nehal Ahmed, director general of Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE), this evening.

He said the necessary directives about the admission process has been uploaded on the DSHE website already, he said.

DSHE set December 10 as the date for the central lottery for admissions to all government schools, and December 13 for non-government schools.

Non-government schools in metropolitan areas and district sadar upazilas will come under the central lottery. But non-government schools that will not be part of the central lottery will also need to hold lottery through committees approved by education ministry.

Applications for both the government and non-government schools will have to be submitted using the website "gsa.teletalk.com.bd".

Students will be able to select five schools against one form. The price of a form will be set at Tk 110 and the fee can be deposited from Tele talk pre-paid mobile phones.

All schools will need to complete the admission process within December 28.

Children aged six and above will be allowed to enroll in class I.