National University, Bangladesh

National University of Bangladesh
জাতীয় বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়; (Bangladesh Jatio Bishshobiddalôy)
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Type	public
Established	1992
Chancellor	President of Bangladesh
President	Md. Abdul Hamid
Vice-Chancellor	Harun-or-Rashid
Academic staff	159,375 (incl. Affiliated colleges)
Students	2,097,182
Undergraduates	1,755,256
Postgraduates	334,653
Doctoral students	184
Other students	7,048
Location	Gazipur, Bangladesh; 23°57′00″N 90°22′51″E / 23.9499°N 90.3808°E
Campus	2,254 affiliated colleges
Website	nu.edu.bd

National University, Bangladesh (Template:Lang-bn) is a parent university of Bangladesh that was established by an Act of Parliament as an affiliating University of the country to impart graduate and post-graduate level education to the students through its affiliated colleges and professional institutions throughout the country. It is the 2nd largest university in the world according to enrolment. The headquarter is in Gazipur, on the outskirts of Dhaka.

Organization

It is a postgraduate teaching and research university as well as an affiliating university. It is state-run and public. The university has a school and a centre. It has established institutes that provide courses leading to M.Phil. and PhD degrees.

The Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (IHS) was introduced in 1997 to offer two-year M.Phil. following modern American credit hour and semester system including course work, two-month internship and thesis guided by supervisor. The M.Phil. is an interdisciplinary degree which is intensive enough to help the students to pursue PhD courses. The course is open to faculty members who are employed at universities and colleges.

Four more institutes – the Institute of Liberation and Bangladesh Studies (ILBS), Institutes of National Science (INS), Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), and Institute of Business and Management Studies (IBMS) – have all the formalities complete toward their constitutions and are soon to provide higher courses related to science, needs of life, and national heritage.

Very few of the teachers teaching at honours and masters level have higher training. The training programme of the university is designed to augment the knowledge of the college teachers, enhance their skill in teaching and get them an exposure to higher ideas. Eminent educationists and scholars of the country are associated with the academic programmes provided on campus.

There are four academic units:

School of Under Graduate Studies
Centre for Post-Graduate Studies Training & Research
M. Phil./Ph.D.Programme Unit
Centre for Curriculum Development and Evaluation

The school and centres organise education in colleges and improve the standard. The university provides bachelor's, honours and master's degrees in ten disciplines: languages, humanities, social science, commerce and business administration, physical sciences, mathematical sciences, biological science, education, law and computer technology.

Apart from the units providing campus teaching at Board Bazar, Gazipur, the university has about 1,688^[2] component/affiliated colleges. These colleges under its academic control cater for courses leading to Pass, Honours and master's degrees. The university exercises academic control over the colleges according to the National University Act 1992 mandated by the National Parliament of Bangladesh and the statutes of the university. It provides the curricula and syllabi, arranges admission test, gives guidelines for admission, arranges inspection, holds examination, publishes results, and awards certificates.

The college curricula and syllabi are being standardised and modernised in consonance with national ideology. The new syllabuses came into effect from the last academic session.^[when?]

The National University of Bangladesh is now the fifth largest university in the world after its 17-year history by its number of registered students at affiliated colleges.^[3] It is also one of the largest universities in the world by number of affiliated colleges and number of expanding subjects and courses.

Academic departments

Faculty of Arts
- Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies **
- Department of Bengali
- Department of Islamic History & culture
- Department of English
- Department of History
- Department of Pali and Sanskrit
Faculty of Business Studies
- Department of BBA (Professional)
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Finance
- Department of Management
- Department of Marketing
Faculty of Engineering (Professionals)
- Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
- Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering
Faculty of Technology (Professionals)
- Department of FDT
- Department of AMT
- Department of KMT
Faculty of Science
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Botany
- Department of Zoology
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Physics
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Statistics
Faculty of Social Science
- Department of Law
- Department of Economics
- Department of Political science
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Social Work
- Department of Geography
- Department of Psychology

List of Vice-Chancellors

Muhammad Abdul Bari (1992–1996)
Aminul Islam (1996–2000)
Quazi Shahidullah
Harun-or-Rashid (2013–)

Research and publication

The National University Journal
Publication "৬ দফা'র ৫০ বছর"
Newsletter
Samachar

Prominent affiliate college

There are some 2,254^[1] colleges affiliated to NUB. Prominent ones include the following:

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ http://www.ugc.gov.bd/uploads/2015/annualreport/Part-1-2.zip
^ "Candidate List". National University. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013.
^ List of largest universities by enrollment

National University Result

[ugc.gov.bd-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ http://www.ugc.gov.bd/uploads/2015/annualreport/Part-1-2.zip

[2] "Candidate List". National University. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013.

[3] List of largest universities by enrollment

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v t e Public universities of Bangladesh
Barisal division	Patuakhali Science and Technology University University of Barishal
Chittagong division	Chandpur Science and Technology University Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology Chittagong University Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Chittagong Medical University Comilla University Noakhali Science and Technology University Rangamati Science and Technology University Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University
Dhaka division	National University of Bangladesh Open University of Bangladesh Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Bangladesh University of Textiles Dhaka University Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology Jagannath University Jahangirnagar University Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University, Kishoreganj Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Islamic Arabic University Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University Sheikh Hasina Agricultural University of Shariatpur
Khulna division	Islamic University, Bangladesh Jessore University of Science & Technology Khulna University Khulna University of Engineering & Technology Khulna Agricultural University Mujibnagar University
Mymensingh division	Bangladesh Agricultural University Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University Bangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science and Technology University Sheikh Hasina University
Rajshahi division	Pabna University of Science & Technology University of Rajshahi Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology Rabindra University, Bangladesh Rajshahi Medical University Bangabandhu Public University of Naogaon
Rangpur division	Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University Lalmonirhat University of Thakurgaon
Sylhet division	Habiganj Agricultural University Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Sunamganj Science and Technology University Sylhet Agricultural University Sylhet Medical University

v t e Colleges under National University of Bangladesh
Dhaka Division	Adamjee Cantonment College Dhaka City College Tejgaon College Dhaka Commerce College Siddheswari Degree College (Dhaka) Gurudayal Government College Govt. Debendra College (Manikganj) Govt. Ghior College (Manikganj) Govt. Doroggram College (Manikganj) Manikganj Government Women College Pakundia Adarsha Mohila College Government Saadat College Government Maulana Mohammad Ali College,Tangail Govt. Physical Education College Kumudini College
Chittagong Division	Chittagong College Government City College, Chittagong Chittagong Cantonment Public College Agrabad Mohila College Chittagong Government Women's College Government Hazi Mohammad Mohshin College Government College of Commerce, Chittagong Comilla Victoria College Brahmanbaria Government College Feni Government College Chowmuhani Government S.A College Noakhali Government College Lakshmipur Government College
Rajshahi Division	Rajshahi College Rajshahi Government City College New Government Degree College Azizul Huq College Edward College Sirajganj Govt. College
Sylhet Division	Sylhet MC College Madan Mohan College Moulvibazar Government College Kamalganj Government Gano Mahabidyalay
Khulna Division	Brajalal College Michael Madhusudan College Azam Khan Commerce College Khulna Govt. Girls College Satkhira Govt. College Satkhira City College Satkhira Day-Night College Satkhira Govt. Mahila College Kushtia Government College Government Birshestha Shahid Hamidur Rahman Degree College Government K. M. H. College Manirampur Govt. College Govt. Keshabpur College
Barishal Division	Brajamohan College Brajalal College Government Syed Hatem Ali College Abdur Rashid Talukdar Degree College Bhandaria Government College Bhola Govt. College
Rangpur Division	Rangpur Government College Rangpur Cantonment Public College Carmichael College Kurigram Government College
Mymensing Division	Ananda Mohan College Nasirabad College, Mymensingh Muminunnisa Government Mohila College Government Nazrul College