Army Institute of Business Administration ( bn, আর্মি ইনস্টিটিউট অব বিজনেস এডমিনিস্ট্রেশন), commonly known as Army IBA, is a business school run by the

Bangladesh Army The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and def ...

in affiliation with the

Bangladesh University of Professionals Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) is the 31st public university of Bangladesh (according to University Grants Commission of Bangladesh), located in Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka. It is the first public university of Bangladesh to be run by ...

in Savar Cantonment, Savar, Dhaka.

History

Army IBA was established on January 15, 2015, by the

, under the direction of Prime Minister

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Prime Minister ...

, and was inaugurated on March 5, 2015, by the former Education Minister,

Nurul Islam Nahid Nurul Islam Nahid ( bn, নুরুল ইসলাম নাহিদ; born 5 July 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician and author. He served a member of the Bangladeshi parliament from the Sylhet-6 constituency from 15 years, being elected in 1 ...

. The institute initially offered only a BBA degree, and 40 students were enrolled in the first batch.

Administration

Governing body

Army IBA is subject to the regulations set out by the

. The institute is chaired by the Area Commander, Savar, and governed by the Board of Governors. The Director General (DG) is responsible for the overall management of the institution. The present Director General (DG) of Army IBA is Major General Mohammad Quamruzzaman, PSC, GSC (Retd).

Board of trustees

A board, including the Chief of Army Staff (General) and the Vice-Chancellor of the

, supervises the affairs of the institute.

Academic Council

The Academic Council reviews academic programs of Army IBA. All Instructors and Associate Professors of Army IBA are members of the board, and the Director General of Army IBA is the chairperson of the board.

Academics

Army IBA confers

Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of business administration and usually including advanced ...

(BBA) degree for undergraduates and

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

(MBA) degree for graduates with major areas of specialization in

Marketing Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to emph ...

Supply Chain Management In commerce, supply chain management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods and services including all processes that transform raw materials into final products between businesses and locations. This can include the movement and stor ...

Human Resource Management Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, culture, ...

Finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fina ...

, and

Accounting Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "languag ...

. The

(BUP) administers the academic curriculum in accordance with the rules of the University Grants Commission of

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Students organizations

Below is the list of students organizations active in the Institute as of 2023: *Army IBA Business & Leadership Club *Army IBA Cultural Club *Army IBA Sports Club *Army IBA Literature & Debating Club *Army IBA Research & Development Club *Army IBA Production & Operations Management Club *Army IBA Finance & Accounting Forum *Army IBA Film & Photographic Society *Army IBA Career Enhancement Club *Army IBA Marketing & Innovation Club

Admission procedure

Students must pass through a selection procedure. Only students meeting the minimum required grade point average (GPA) in HSC and SSC may take the admission exam. This record accounts for 25% of the total admission test score. Then students must write a 100 mark test which accounts for 50% of the total admission test score. Students selected from the written test must then pass a communication skill test (viva) which contains 25% of the total admission test score. Finally, 80-100 students are selected from candidates who have achieved the best scores in all three stages. AIBA writing from the top of the campus

References

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External links

* Official website o
Army IBA
* Official website o
Bangladesh University of Professionals
*Official website o
Bangladesh Army
Bangladesh University of Professionals Educational Institutions affiliated with Bangladesh Army