Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

বাংলাদেশ প্রকৌশল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Type	Public, Coeducational
Established	1876: Dhaka Survey School 1912: Ahsanullah School of Engineering 1947: Faculty of Engineering, University of Dhaka 1962: EPUET 1971: BUET
Chancellor	President Mohammad Zillur Rahman
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. S.M. Nazrul Islam
Academic staff	500
Students	5500
Address	Palashi,Dhaka-1000 , Dhaka , Bangladesh
Campus	Urban, 76.85 acres (0.31 km²)
Nickname	BUET
Website	www.buet.ac.bd

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology ([বাংলাদেশ প্রকৌশল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় Bangladesh Prokoushol Bishshobiddalôe] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) or BUET as it is commonly known, is a Public Engineering University in Bangladesh. It is the oldest Engineering institution in the region.

Every year, about 1000 students get enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate programs to study engineering, architecture, planning and science in this institution. In undergraduate admission test, only about top 17% students can get admitted among 6,000 selected candidates. The total number of teachers is about 500. The University has continued to expand over the last three decades. This includes the construction of new academic buildings, auditorium complex, halls of residence. As of 2012, BUET ranked 2415 in the world in Engineering & Technology in the QS World University Rankings

History

Dhaka Survey School was established in 1876 as a survey school at Nalgola, in Old Dhaka to train surveyors for the then Government of Bengal of British India. Later, generous grants from Nawab Ahsanullah, a renowned Muslim patron of Education and member of the Nawab family of Dhaka, enabled it to expand as a full fledged engineering school. In recognition of this contribution, the school was renamed to Ahsanullah School of Engineering. It offered three-year diploma courses in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. It was moved to its present premises in 1912.

After the partition of India in 1947, it was upgraded to Ahsanullah Engineering College, as a Faculty of Engineering under the University of Dhaka, offering four-year bachelor's courses in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical and Metallurgical engineering.

In 1962, it was renamed as East Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology (EPUET). A partnership with the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (renamed Texas A&M University in 1963) was forged, and professors from A&M came to teach and to formulate the curriculum. During this period, EPUET offered courses in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Metallurgical and Chemical engineering, and Architecture.

After the liberation war of 1971, Bangladesh became independent, and EPUET was renamed to Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).

Several more departments to offer graduate and undergraduate courses in different subjects - Water Resources Engineering, Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, Industrial & Production Engineering, Petroleum & Mineral Resources Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering - were included in the university at different times.

In 2007, BUET celebrated 60 years (1947-2007) of engineering education in Bangladesh by arranging a 6 month long series of programs and events.

Academics

Faculties and Departments

Academic activities are undertaken by seventeen departments under five faculties.Eleven departments offer undergraduate courses. All of the departments except the department of Humanities offer postgraduate courses.

Civil Engineering building

Electrical and Computer Engineering Building

Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Building

Old Academic Building

• Faculty of Architecture
  • Department of Architecture (ARCH)
  • Department of Urban and Regional Planning (URP)
  • Department of Humanities (HUM)

• Faculty of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
  • Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE)
  • Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
  • Department of Industrial & Production Engineering (IPE)
  • Department of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering(NAME)

• Faculty of Civil Engineering
  • Department of Civil Engineering (CE)
  • Department of Water Resources Engineering (WRE)

• Faculty of Engineering
  • Department of Chemical Engineering (ChE)
  • Department of Materials & Metallurgical Engineering (MME)
  • Department of Chemistry (Chem)
  • Department of Mathematics (Math)
  • Department of Physics (Phys)
  • Department of Petroleum & Mineral Resources Engineering (PMRE)

Institutes

At present there are four institutes in BUET. These institutes offer postgraduate diplomas and Masters degree.

• Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM)
• Institute of Appropriate Technology (IAT)
• Institute of Information and Communication Technology
• Accident Research Institute (ARI)

Research Centers

• Centre for Energy Studies (CES)
• Centre for Environmental and Resource Management (CERM)
• Biomedical Engineering Centre (BEC)
• Bureau of Research, Testing and Consultation (BRTC)
• International Training Network Centre (ITN)
• Bangladesh Network Office for Urban Safety (BNUS), BUET
• Accident Research Institute (ARI), BUET

Library

BUET central library has a great compilation of books, journals, periodicals and monographs of the relevant engineering fields. The Central library has a collection of over 132,000 volumes and 218 current periodical subscriptions. Per year 1500 volume are added to this library. It also has a free internet browsing facility and a rental library program. There are also departmental libraries in each department and a hall library in each of the residence halls.

Undergraduate enrollment

The Undergraduate admission test is one of the most intensive written examinations in Bangladesh as BUET only offers a limited number of seats in each academic year.For this reason the brightest students of Bangladesh get the chance to get admission to this university.After completion of higher secondary level (HSC) education, a student can submit her or his application for undergraduate admission if he/she fulfills the minimum requirements. Students with the best grades in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English of their higher secondary examination are allowed to take the admission test. The screening process allows 8000 students to sit for the admission test, based on the cumulative sum of GPAs in these four subjects . After the admission test, only about 1000 students get admitted. However, for admission to M.S. and Ph. D. programs candidates are required to appear in interviews and/or written tests.

There are 26 seats for foreign students in undergraduate level. The pre-requisite qualification for admission is H.S.C. or GCE A level or its equivalent with good grades in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Tuition and other fees per year is US$1000 (one thousand US dollar) and approximate cost for food, lodging etc. is US$100 (one hundred US dollar) per month. Maximum 10 students from a single country are allowed for admission.

Undergraduate Courses are offered in-

• Faculty of Architecture
  • Dept. of Architecture
  • Dept. of Urban and Rural Planning
• Faculty of Civil Engineering
  • Dept. of Civil Engineering
• Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
  • Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
  • Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  • Dept. of Industrial Production Engineering
  • Dept. of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
• Faculty of Engineering
  • Dept. of Chemical Engineering
  • Dept. of Material and Metallurgical Engineering

Post graduate enrollment

For admission to the courses leading to a Master’s degree (M.Sc. Engg./ M.Engg./ M.Arch./ MURP/ M.Sc.) an applicant must have a minimum GPA of 3.50 out of 5.00 or a first division or equivalent in any one of S.S.C. and H.S.C. or in equivalent examinations and must not have a GPA less than 2.00 out of 5.00 or a third division or equivalent in any of the aforementioned examinations and must have at least 50% marks or a minimum GPA of 2.50 out of 4.00 or its equivalent in B.Sc. Engg./ M. A or M. Sc. or MSS/ B. Arch./ BURP in the relevant branch. For admission to the courses leading to an M.Phil. degree an applicant similar criteria fulfilling relevant courses. For admission to the programs leading to Ph.D. degree,all the above criteria must be mate along with minimum GPA of 2.75 out of 4.00 or equivalent in M. Sc. Engg. / M. Engg. / M. Phil / MURP / M. Arch. / M. Sc. (WRD) degree in the relevant branch.

Post graduate courses are M.Sc (Masters of Science), M.Sc Engg. (Masters of Science in Engineering), M. Engg (Masters of Engineering),MURP (Master of Urban and Regional Planning), M.Arch (Master of Architecture) and Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy). Ph.D, M.Sc Engg and M. Engg are offered for -

• Environmental Engineering (M.Sc., M. Engg., Ph.D)
• Civil Engineering (Geotechnical)(M.Sc., M. Engg., Ph.D)
• Civil Engineering (Structural)(M.Sc., M. Engg., Ph.D)
• Civil Engineering (Transportation)(M.Sc., M. Engg., Ph.D)
• Civil Engineering (Environmental)(M.Sc., M. Engg., Ph.D)
• Water Resources Engineering (M.Sc., M. Engg., Ph.D)
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering (M.Sc., M. Engg., Ph.D)
• Computer Science and Engineering (M.Sc., M. Engg., Ph.D)
• Chemical Engineering(M.Sc., M. Engg., Ph.D)
• Materials and Metallurgical Engineering(M.Sc., M. Engg., Ph.D)
• Petroleum and Mineral Resources Engineering(M.Sc., M. Engg., Ph.D)
• Mechanical Engineering(M.Sc., M. Engg., Ph.D)
• Industrial and Production Engineering(M.Sc., M. Engg., Ph.D)
• Advanced Engineering Management (M.Sc., M. Engg., Ph.D)
• Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering(M.Sc., M. Engg., Ph.D)
• Water Resources Development (Diploma, M.Sc. and Ph.D)
• Information and Communication Technology (Diploma, M.Sc. and M. Engg.)
• Management of Technology (M.Sc.)
• Chemistry (M.Phil and Ph.D)
• Mathematics(M.Phil and Ph.D)
• Physics(M.Phil and Ph.D)

Directorates

• Directorate of Advisory, Extension and Research Services (DAERS)
• Directorate of Students’ Welfare (DSW)
• Directorate of Planning and Development (P&D)
• Directorate of Continuing Education (DCE)

BUET Journals and Research Bulletins

• Journal of Mechanical Engineering Research and Developments
• Chemical Engineering Research Bulletin
• Bangladesh Journal of Water Resources Research
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Research Bulletin
• Protibesh (Research Journal on Architecture)

Student life

Halls of residence

Sabekunnahar Sony Memorial Sculpture, beside Titumir Hall.

BUET Auditorium

Sher-e-Bangla Hall, BUET

There are eight residence halls to provide housing for BUET students. The Shahid Smriti Hall is reserved for young teachers who do not have an official quarter in the campus and for the graduate students. The Chatri Hall is for female students, and the remaining six halls are for male students studying in the undergraduate level. These halls were built in different periods of time. Designs of these halls bear the history and architecture of different time. Administrative head of a residence hall is its provost, usually chosen from the senior teachers of different faculties. 3 Assistant Provosts are also appointed in the hall administration. Most of the halls are named after several eminent figures in the history of Bangladesh. These are listed below:

• Ahsanullah Hall
• Titumir Hall
• Chatri Hall
• Dr. M. A. Rashid Hall
• Nazrul Islam Hall.
• Sher-e-Bangla Hall
• Suhrawardy Hall
• Shahid Smriti Hall

Student organizations

• Badhan(A Voluntary Blood Donors Organization), BUET Zone
• BUET Energy Club (BEC)
• BUET Career Club (BCC)
• BUET Debating Club
• BUET Drama Society
• BUET Film Society
• BUET Photographic Society
• House of Volunteers : BUET
• Satyen Bose Club (Science Club)
• BUET Rover Group
• BUET Literary Society
• Kantha BUET (Recitation Group)
• Sheba BUET
• Water Resources Engineering Students' Association(WRESA)
• Students Assiociation of Material and Metallurgical Engineering (SAMME)
• Civil Engineering Students Association (CESA)
• Association of Computer and Electrical Students (ACES)
• Urban and Regional Planning (URP)Students'Association of BUET (USAB)
• Association of Industrial and Production Engineers, Bangladesh (AIPEBD)
• Murchhona:BUET
• Safety Movement BUET
• Environment Watch : BUET
• BUET Journalist Society
• BUET Chess Club
• IEEE BUET Student Branch [1]
• Chemical Engineering Students Association

Awards

• BUET teams participated in the IEEE Myron Zucker Student Design Contest in 2001, placed first, Chicago, USA.
• BUET teams participated in the Asia-Pacific Robot Contest ABU ROBOCON 2005 Beijing and was awarded the Panasonic Award.
• BUET student won the 2006 IEEE Region 10 Student Paper Contest.
• BUET won the Student Enterprise Award in 2007 from IEEE.
• BUET won the IEEE Vibrant Student Branch Award 2008 in IEEE Region 10 Student Congress in 2007 from IEEE

Distinguished alumni

A large number of BUET alumni are working in the industry and academia both in Bangladesh and outside Bangladesh.

• A.K.M. Fazle Hussain, currently Cullen Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Institute of Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence at the University of Houston, also obtained his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from BUET. He built the highly regarded Aerodynamics and Turbulence Laboratory at the University of Houston .He has presented more than 200 papers in prestigious journals and regarded as world's leading authority in the research of Fluid Dynamics. He has been awarded the highest awards of the American Physical Society, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He was elected to the US National Academy of Engineering in 2001.

Contact

Address :

Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology

Dhaka-1000

Bangladesh

Fax : (880 2) 8613046

PABX :(880 2) 9665650-80, 8616833-38, 8614640-44, 8618344-49

External links

• Official BUET Web Site
• Admission Information