National University (NU; ) is a public

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Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

that was established in 1992 by an Act of Parliament as an affiliating university of the country to impart graduate and post-graduate level education to students through its affiliated colleges, schools and professional institutions throughout the country. The number of colleges under the NU is 2,257. Among these, 555 are government colleges. A total of 881 colleges offer honors courses. It is the second-largest university in the world in terms of enrollment. The headquarters is in

Gazipur Gazipur () is a city in central Bangladesh. Located in Gazipur District in Dhaka Division, it is a major industrial city north of Dhaka. It is a hub for the textile industry in Bangladesh, with 75% of all garment industries situated there. ...

, on the outskirts of

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...

. After its establishment, the university began affiliating with association degree-awarding colleges, many of which were previously affiliated with the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public university, public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka w ...

University of Rajshahi The University of Rajshahi (), also known as Rajshahi University (RU), is a public research university located in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is the second oldest and third largest university in Bangladesh. The university's 59 departments are or ...

University of Chittagong The University of Chittagong () also known as Chittagong University (CU), is a public research university located in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It was established on 18 November 1966. It is the fifth oldest university of Bangladesh. Having an area ...

and

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology The Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, abbreviated as SUST, is a Public university, public research university in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Established in 1986, it is one of the leading universities in pioneering research and education ...

Organization

It is an undergraduate, 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

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degrees. The Institute of

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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 a 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), Institute 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

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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 Undergraduate Studies * Centre for Postgraduate 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:

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s, humanities, social science, commerce and

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, education, law and computer technology. Apart from the units providing campus teaching at Board Bazar, Gazipur, the university has about 2,254 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 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. 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 ** Department of Bengali ** Department of English ** Department of Pali ** Department of Sanskrit ** Department of History ** Department of Islamic History & Culture ** Department of Islamic Studies * Faculty of Business Studies ** Department of BBA (Professional) ** Department of Aviation Management ** Department of Library Management ** Department of Accounting ** Department of Finance & Banking ** Department of Management ** Department of Marketing ** Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management * Faculty of Engineering (Professionals) ** Dept. of Aeronautical and Aviation Science and Engineering ** Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering ** Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering * Faculty of Life & Earth Science ** Department of Psychology ** Department of Zoology ** Department of Geography & Environment Studies ** Department of Botany * Faculty of Science ** Department of Computer Science ** Department of Chemistry ** Department of Physics ** Department of Mathematics ** Department of Statistics * Faculty of Social Science ** Department of Economics ** Department of Political science ** Department of Sociology ** Department of Social Work ** Department of Anthropology ** Department of Public Administration ** Department of Home Economics ** Department of Information science and Library Management * Faculty of Technology (Professionals) ** Department of FDT ** Department of AMT ** Department of KMT

Vice-chancellors

Full list of the vice-chancellors. #

Muhammad Abdul Bari Muhammad Abdul Bari (; born October 1953), is a Bangladeshi-born British physicist, writer, teacher, and community leader. He is a former secretary of Muslim Aid, a former chairman of the East London Mosque, and a former secretary general o ...

(1992–1996) # Aminul Islam (1996–2000) # Durgadas Bhattacharjee (2000–2001) #

Abdul Momin Chowdhury Abdul Momin Chowdhury (22 January 1940 – 9 February 2024) was a Bangladeshi historian and academic. He was the Vice-chancellor of the National University of Bangladesh and Primeasia University, Bangladesh. He also served as the President of t ...

(2001–2003) # Aftab Ahmad (2003–2005) #

Wakil Ahmed Wakil Ahmed (born 5 April 1941) is a Bangladeshi academic who served as the vice-chancellor of Bangladesh National University from July 2005 until December 2007. He is the former president of the Bangla Academy and the Asiatic Society of Bangla ...

(2005–2007) # Syed Rashedul Hasan (in-charge;2007–2008) # M Mofakhkharul Islam (2008–2009) #

Kazi Shahidullah Kazi Shahidullah (; 1952 or 1953 – 19 March 2025) was a Bangladeshi academic and chairman of Bangladesh University Grants Commission from 2019 to 2024. Career Shahidullah served as the vice-chancellor of the National University of Banglade ...

(2009–2013) #

Harun-or-Rashid Haroon Rashid may refer to: People * Harun al-Rashid (763/766–809), fifth Arab Abbasid Caliph from 786–809 * M Harunur Rashid (archaeologist) (1925–2010), Bangladeshi archaeologist * Harunur Rashid Khan Monno (1932–2017), Bangladeshi indu ...

(2013–2021) # Md. Moshiur Rahman (2021–2024) #

A S M Amanullah A. S. M. Amanullah (born 9 February 1965) is a Bangladeshi sociologist. He currently serves as a Professor in the Department of Sociology at Dhaka University and is the Vice-Chancellor of the National University, Bangladesh. Early life Amanulla ...

(2024–)

Research and publication

* ''The National University Journal'' * ''Publication "7 দফা'র 100 বছর"'' * ''

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'' * '' Samachar'' * ''Masters Regular Quata Admission Result''

Admission

Until the 2014–15 academic year, admission to

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) programs under the National University was conducted through entrance examinations. However, from the 2015–16 academic year, the admission process shifted to a merit-based system, relying solely on SSC and HSC examination results. After nearly a decade, the National University reintroduced entrance examinations for undergraduate admissions starting from the 2024–25 academic year. On May 31, 2025, a total of 560,595 students appeared for the admission test against 440,195 available seats across 264 government and 617 non-government colleges affiliated with the National University.

Affiliated colleges by ranking

There are around 2,254 colleges affiliated to NUB. Some of them include according to College performance Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018:

Top 5 colleges

Rajshahi College Rajshahi College (Bengali language, Bengali: রাজশাহী কলেজ) is a public college, public educational institution in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Established in 1873, it is the third oldest college in Bangladesh after Dhaka College a ...

(Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) * Azizul Haque College, Bogura (Ranking 2016, 2017, 2018) *

Brojomohun College Govt. Brojomohun College, Barishal, commonly known as BM College, is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Bangladesh. It is located in the city of Barishal in south-western Bangladesh. History On June 14, 1889, Ashwini Kumar Dut ...

(Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017) *

Carmichael College Carmichael College, Rangpur () is a public higher education institution in Bangladesh. Established in 1916 by the then Magistrate Collector of Rangpur, J.N. Gupta and was named after Lord Baron Carmichael. Currently, the college offers education ...

(Ranking 2016, 2017, 2018) * Edward College, Pabna (Ranking 2016, 2017, 2018) *

Ananda Mohan College Ananda Mohan College () or Government Ananda Mohan College is a fully government-aided public college, affiliated to National University, Bangladesh and Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Mymensingh, Mymensingh Education Board in M ...

(Ranking 2018) * Dhaka Commerce College (Ranking 2015)

Top college by region

; Rangpur region *

(Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) *

Rangpur Government College Rangpur Government College is a public educational institution in Rangpur, Bangladesh, Rangpur, Bangladesh. It was established on July 25, 1963. It is situated in Radaballav, within one kilometer from the town center. Currently, the college offer ...

(Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) * Dinajpur Government College (Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) * Kurigram Government College (Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) * Begum Rokeya College, Rangpur (Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) * Nilphamari Govt. College (Ranking 2015, 2016, 2018) * Uttar Bangla College (Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) * Gaibandha Govt. College (Ranking 2016, 2017, 2018) * Adarsha College, Dinajpur (Ranking 2016, 2017, 2018) * Hatibandha Alimuddin College (Ranking 2015, 2017, 2018) * Lalmonirhat Government College (Ranking 2015, 2017) * Dinajpur Govt. Women's College (Ranking 2015) * Thakurgaon Government College (Ranking 2016) * K. B. M. College, Dinajpur (Ranking 2017) ; Dhaka region * Dhaka Commerce College (Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) * Lalmatia Govt. Mohila College (Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) *

Government Saadat College Government Saadat College () is an old public college in Karatia, Tangail, Bangladesh. It is often referred to as Karatia College.It was established in July 1926. The college is located at Karatia near the Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of ...

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Tejgaon College Tejgaon College () is a college in Dhaka city, Bangladesh which was founded in 1961. It has 30,000 students. Tejgaon College is located at Farmgate, at the Dhaka city centre. It had started off as a night college in a school campus at Sadarghat ...

(Ranking 2016, 2017, 2018) *

Government Rajendra College Government Rajendra College () is a public college, located in Faridpur, Bangladesh. It offers higher-secondary education ( HSC). It has bachelor's degree and master's degree programmes as well, which divisions are affiliated with National Univers ...

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Adamjee Cantonment College Adamjee Cantonment College () also known as ACC is an educational institution in Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The institution was established in 1960 following the ideology of originally renowned public schools of England – Eton and H ...

(Ranking 2016, 2017, 2018) * Siddheswari Girls' College, Dhaka (Ranking 2016, 2017, 2018) * Siddheswari College, Dhaka (Ranking 2017, 2018) *

Habibullah Bahar College Habibullah Bahar College () is a college in Dhaka, Bangladesh which History Habibullah Bahar College was founded in 1969. Habibullah Bahar College is located at Shantinagar, Dhaka, Shantinagar, at the Dhaka city centre. Habibullah Bahar Coll ...

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Government Tolaram College Government Tolaram College (Bengali: সরকারি তোলারাম কলেজ) also known as TC/GTC is a higher educational institution of Bangladesh located at the center of Narayanganj City near Chashara. It was founded in 1937 as ...

(Ranking 2018) *

Gurudayal Government College Gurudayal Government College or Gurudayal College () is a public tertiary higher education institution. It is affiliated with the National University in Bangladesh. The college is located in Kishoreganj, Bangladesh. The college was founded in 194 ...

(Ranking 2017) * Dania College, Dhaka (Ranking 2017) * Nurul Amin Degree College (Ranking 2017) *

Dhaka City College Dhaka City College () also known as DCC, is one of the oldest private colleges in Bangladesh. It is located at Qudrat-i-Khuda Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka. It offers Honors and Masters degree programs as well as higher secondary education ( HSC). T ...

(Ranking 2015) ;Mymensingh region *

(Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) * Netrakona Government College (Ranking 2017, 2018) * Muminunnisa Government Mohila College (Ranking 2017, 2018) * Jahanara Latif Mohila College (Ranking 2017, 2018) * Govt. Shahid Smriti College (Ranking 2017, 2018) * Islampur College, Jamalpur (Ranking 2017, 2018) * Gouripur Mohila College (Ranking 2018) * Sherpur Govt. Mohila College (Ranking 2018) * Krishnapur Hazi Ali Akbar Public College (Ranking 2017) ; Rajshahi region *

(Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) * New Government Degree College (Ranking 2017, 2018) *

Rajshahi Government City College Rajshahi Government City College is a government-owned higher secondary educational institution located in Rajshahi. It offers higher secondary, undergraduate and graduate programs, affiliated with National University, Bangladesh. It was establishe ...

(Ranking 2017, 2018) * Azizul Haque College, Bogura (Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) * Sirajganj Govt. College (Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) * Syed Ahmed College, Bogura ((Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) * Edward College, Pabna (Ranking 2016, 2017, 2018) * Nawabganj Govt. College (Ranking 2015, 2016, 2018) * Govt. Mujibur Rahman Mohila College (Ranking 2015, 2016, 2018) * New Government Degree College, Rajshahi (Ranking 2015, 2016, 2018) * Nawab Siraj-Ud-Dowla Govt. College (Ranking 2016, 2017, 2018) *

Naogaon Government College Naogaon Government College () is a public educational institution in Naogaon District, Bangladesh. It was established in 1962 with 300 students, and currently serves about 16,000. It is situated in the north-east part of Naogaon and is authorized ...

(Ranking 2015, 2018) * Bhabaniganj College, Rajshahi (Ranking 2015, 2017) * Rajshahi Government Women's College (Ranking 2015, 2016) * Hazi Wahed Mariam College (Ranking 2017) * Daokandi College, Rajshahi (Ranking 2017) * Rajshahi Court College (Ranking 2017) ; Chittagong region *

Comilla Victoria Government College Comilla Victoria Government College (), mostly known as Comilla Victoria College, is a public college in Comilla, Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest and prestigious colleges in Comilla as well as in the Chittagong division. The higher secondary b ...

(Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) *

Chittagong College Chittagong College is a public educational institution in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is a higher secondary school and also a degree awarding college of National University, Bangladesh. It is the second higher secondary school in the region that ...

(Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) *

Feni Government College Feni Government College (), is a traditional higher education institute of Feni District of Bangladesh. It is one of the oldest educational institutions in southeastern Bengal. It is located in the heart of Feni City. History In 1918, various in ...

(Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) * Government City College, Chittagong (Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) * Brahmanbaria Government College (Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) * Chittagong Government Women's College (Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) *

Government Hazi Mohammad Mohsin College, Chittagong Government Hazi Mohammad Mohsin College () is one of the renowned colleges of Bangladesh located in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Named after Muhammad Mohsin, a 19th-century philanthropist, it is one of the oldest educational institutions in the countr ...

(Ranking 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) * Noakhali Government College (Ranking 2016, 2017, 2018) * Patiya Government College (Ranking 2015, 2016) * Chandpur Government College (Ranking 2017, 2018) * Lakshmipur Government College (Ranking 2015) * Omargani M.E.S. College (Ranking 2015) *

Comilla Government Women's College Comilla Government Women's College (), is a public college in Comilla, Bangladesh established in 1960. The college is located in Comilla including its Intermediate, Honors and Masters section. Departments * Bangla * Botany * Chemistry * English ...

(Ranking 2016) * Hathazari Government College (Ranking 2017) * Mosharrof Hossain Khan Chowdhury Degree College (Ranking 2018) ;Khulna region *

Brajalal College Government Brajalal College (), also known as BL College, is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Bangladesh. It is the oldest higher educational institute in Khulna.The college started as a sister institute of Hindoo College ...

(Ranking 2018) *

Michael Madhusudan College Michael Madhusudan College (), in Jessore District, is one of the largest educational institutions in Khulna Division, Bangladesh. The college is named after famed educationalist and intellectual Michael Madhusudan Dutt. It has about 26,000 stu ...

(Ranking 2018) * Kushtia Government College (Ranking 2018) * Shimanta Adarsha College, Satkhira (Ranking 2018) * Cantonment College, Jashore (Ranking 2018) * Kumira Mohila Degree College (Ranking 2018) * Jhaudanga College (Ranking 2018) * Khulna Govt. Girls College (Ranking 2018) * M.S. Zoha Degree College (Ranking 2018) *

Chuadanga Government College Chuadanga Government College () is an educational institution in the municipality of Chuadanga, headquarters of Chuadanga District, in western Bangladesh. Founded in 1962, it is the oldest college in the district. It was nationalized on 7 May 1979 ...

(Ranking 2018) ;Barishal region *

(Ranking 2018) * Bhola Govt. College (Ranking 2018) * Patuakhali Govt. College (Ranking 2018) * Government Syed Hatem Ali College (Ranking 2018) ;Sylhet region *

Murari Chand College Murari Chand College () (usually referred to as MC College) was the first college in the Sylhet Division. It was established in 1892, making it the seventh oldest college in Bangladesh. Since then it has played an important role in the education ...

(Ranking 2018) *

Sylhet Government Women's College Sylhet Govt. Women's College ()is an academy located in Sylhet, Bangladesh. It was established in 1939 and makes important contributions in field of women's studies in Bangladesh. Many alumni are now working at high levels in government and priva ...

(Ranking 2018) * Moulvibazar Government College (Ranking 2018) * Moinuddin Adarsha Mohila College, Sylhet (Ranking 2018) * Dakshin Surma Government College (Ranking 2018) * Sunamganj Government College (Ranking 2018)

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