University Grants Commission of Bangladesh


University Grants Commission of Bangladesh is the apex body responsible for overseeing higher education in Bangladesh, ensuring quality standards, and advising on university development. It was established on 16 December 1972, according to the Presidential Order of the Government of People's Republic of Bangladesh. It regulates public and private universities, promoting academic excellence and supporting research initiatives across the country.
WWW ugc.gov.bd

History

In 2010, the Government of Bangladesh announced reform in the UGC, deciding to change UGC into Higher Education Commission of Bangladesh, which would supposedly develop, expand and enhance the quality of tertiary education in the country.

Purpose

The UGC is the apex body of all the affiliated public, private and international universities of Bangladesh.
It provides funds for "Government Funded Universities" of Bangladesh. Its mission is to ensure the quality of higher education throughout the country. Private universities must obtain permission from UGC before they are eligible to operate.
UGC was designed to maintain the autonomous nature of the universities. The underlying principle is that the government should not engage directly with universities, either individually or collectively; rather, it should interact through the UGC, which in turn liaises directly with the universities.
UGC offers scholarships to outstanding students, funds research, and organizes seminars.

Administrative structure

BUGC consists of the following members:

Divisions

Registered Universities

There are 57 Public Universities, 116 Private Universities, 3 International Universities, and 2 special universities registered under UGC, Bangladesh.

Public Universities at a glance

UniversityAcronymEstablishedLocationDivisionSpecializationPh.D. grantingWebsite
University of DhakaDU1921DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralYes
University of RajshahiRU1953RajshahiRajshahi DivisionGeneralYes
Bangladesh Agricultural UniversityBAU1961MymensinghMymensingh DivisionAgricultural ScienceYes
Bangladesh University of Engineering & TechnologyBUET1962DhakaDhaka DivisionEngineeringYes
University of ChittagongCU1966ChittagongChittagong DivisionGeneralYes
Jahangirnagar UniversityJU1970Savar, DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralYes
Islamic University, BangladeshIU1979KushtiaKhulna DivisionGeneralYes
Shahjalal University of Science and TechnologySUST1986SylhetSylhet DivisionSTEMYes
Khulna UniversityKU1991KhulnaKhulna DivisionGeneralYes
Bangladesh Open UniversityBOU1992GazipurDhaka DivisionGeneralYes
National University BangladeshNU1992GazipurDhaka DivisionGeneralYes
Gazipur Agricultural UniversityGAU1998GazipurDhaka DivisionAgricultural ScienceYes
Bangladesh Medical UniversityBMU1998DhakaDhaka DivisionMedicalYes
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology UniversityHSTU1999DinajpurRangpur DivisionSTEMYes
Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology UniversityMBSTU1999TangailDhaka DivisionSTEMYes
Patuakhali Science and Technology UniversityPSTU2000PatuakhaliBarisal DivisionSTEMYes
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural UniversitySAU2001DhakaDhaka DivisionAgricultural ScienceYes
Khulna University of Engineering & TechnologyKUET2003KhulnaKhulna DivisionEngineeringYes
Chittagong University of Engineering & TechnologyCUET2003ChittagongChittagong DivisionEngineeringYes
Rajshahi University of Engineering & TechnologyRUET2003RajshahiRajshahi DivisionEngineeringYes
Dhaka University of Engineering & TechnologyDUET2003GazipurDhaka DivisionEngineeringYes
Jagannath UniversityJnU2005DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralYes
Comilla UniversityCoU2006ComillaChittagong DivisionGeneralYes
Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam UniversityJKKNIU2006MymensinghMymensingh DivisionGeneralYes
Noakhali Science and Technology UniversityNSTU2006NoakhaliChittagong DivisionSTEMYes
Sylhet Agricultural UniversitySylAU2006SylhetSylhet DivisionAgricultural ScienceYes
Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences UniversityCVASU2006ChittagongChittagong DivisionVeterinary ScienceYes
Jashore University of Science and TechnologyJUST2007JessoreKhulna DivisionSTEMYes
Bangladesh University of ProfessionalsBUP2008DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralYes
Begum Rokeya UniversityBRU2008RangpurRangpur DivisionGeneralYes
Pabna University of Science and TechnologyPUST2008PabnaRajshahi DivisionSTEMYes
Bangladesh University of TextilesBUTEX2010DhakaDhaka DivisionTextile EngineeringYes
University of BarisalBU2011BarisalBarisal DivisionGeneralYes
Gopalganj Science and Technology UniversityGSTU2011GopalganjDhaka DivisionSTEMYes
Bangladesh Maritime UniversityBMU2013ChittagongChittagong DivisionMaritime transportYes
Islamic Arabic UniversityIAU2013DhakaDhaka DivisionIslamicNo
Rangamati Science and Technology UniversityRMSTU2014RangamatiChittagong DivisionSTEMYes
Rabindra University, BangladeshRUB2017SirajganjRajshahi DivisionGeneralYes
Jamalpur Science and Technology UniversityJSTU2017JamalpurMymensingh DivisionSTEMYes
Chittagong Medical UniversityCMU2017ChittagongChittagong DivisionMedicalNo
Rajshahi Medical UniversityRMU2017RajshahiRajshahi DivisionMedicalNo
Sylhet Medical UniversitySMU2018SylhetSylhet DivisionMedicalNo
Netrokona UniversityNkU2018NetrokonaMymensingh DivisionGeneralYes
University of Frontier Technology, BangladeshUFTB2018Kaliakoir, GaxipurDhaka DivisionICT in educationNo
Khulna Agricultural UniversityKAU2019KhulnaKhulna DivisionAgricultural scienceYes
Aviation and Aerospace University, BangladeshBAAU2019LalmonirhatRangpur DivisionAeronautical ScienceYes
Kishoreganj UniversityKgU2020KishoreganjDhaka DivisionGeneralYes
Habiganj Agricultural UniversityHAU2020HabiganjSylhet DivisionAgricultural scienceYes
Chandpur Science and Technology UniversityCSTU2020ChandpurChittagong DivisionSTEMYes
Khulna Medical UniversityKMU2020KhulnaKhulna DivisionMedicalNo
Sunamganj Science and Technology UniversitySSTU2020SunamganjSylhet DivisionSTEMYes
Bogura Science and Technology UniversityBSTU2001BoguraRajshahi DivisionSTEMYes
Lakshmipur Science and Technology UniversityLSTU2020LakshmipurChittagong DivisionSTEMYes-
Kurigram Agricultural UniversityKuAU2022KurigramRangpur DivisionAgricultural scienceNo
Meherpur UniversityMU2022MeherpurKhulna DivisionGeneralNo
Naogaon UniversityNgU2022NaogaonRajshahi DivisionGeneralNo
Thakurgaon UniversityTU2022ThakurgaonRangpur DivisionGeneralNo
Pirojpur Science and Technology UniversityPpSTU2022PirojpurBarishal DivisionSTEMNo
Narayanganj Science and Technology UniversityNGSTU2023Narayanganj Sadar, NarayanganjDhaka DivisionSTEMNo
Dhaka Central UniversityDCU2026DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralNo