College of Textile Engineering and Technology

The College of Textile Engineering and Technology is one of reputed engineering educational institutes in Bangladesh and operates under the faculty of Engineering & Technology of University of Dhaka.

History

College of Textile Technology, only one of its kind in the country, meet the growing need for Advanced Textile Engineering & Technology Education in Bangladesh as well as in the world. The College has a long past history. During the British colonial rule in 1921 a weaving school was established in Narinda, Dhaka to meet Textile Technician Education by offering artisan level course. It was named as east Bengal Textile Institute, which was upgraded to offer diploma course in Textile Technology and named as East Pakistan Textile Institute in 1940. In the year 1960, the institute was transferred to its present campus at Tejgaon Industrial Area. In 1978, the institute launched the 4-year bachelor degree in Textile Technology by affiliation with the University of Dhaka and renamed the Institute as College of Textile Technology. Recently, the government of Bangladesh has approved a proposal to promote this college to a full fledged university with the name Bangladesh University of Textile Science and Engineering.

Courses

The college offers four year B.Sc in Textile Engineering program with specialization in

1. Yarn Manufacturing Technology
2. Fabric Manufacturing Technology
3. Wet Processing Technology
4. Apparel Manufacturing Technology

and a four year B.Sc in Textile Management program.

Students

At present approximately 900 students are enrolled in this college, of which around 10% are female.

Since the introduction of degree program 1,500 students have passed the B.Sc. in Textile Technology course.

Admission

General Admission Procedure and Entry Requirements:
Admission to the College of Textile Engineering & Technology is highly competitive and needs a high academic attainment in S.S.C and H.S.C level. Selection of the student for admission is made through admission test of 200 marks. Students get chance to take admission according to merit.

The entry requirements for admission test are:

« Students must be Bangladeshi by birth.
« Passed S.S.C. (Sc) with first division / GPA 4.0 from any Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education or equivalent.
« Passed H.S.C (Sc) or equivalent examination of the current academic year obtaining at least GPA 3.0 and on an average at least 3.75 but individually not below grade B in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Students passed intermediate past academic year can also apply.
« Students must obtain S.S.C (Sc) & H.S.C. (Sc) GPA total of 7.5.

Admission of Foreign Students:
Foreign students must apply well in advance through their respective embassies in Bangladesh to the Ministry of Education, Govt. of Bangladesh, enclosing evidence of examination passed and transcript of academic records. Five seats are recovered for SAARC countries.

References

• Official site of College of Textile Engineering and Technology