Gopalganj Science and Technology University


Gopalganj Science and Technology University, abbreviated as, is a public university located in Gopalganj, Bangladesh in the division of Dhaka. It was established in 2011. Every year, around 1,505 students enroll in undergraduate programs.

History

Plans for the creation of this university began in 1999. The then government initiated a plan to establish 12 science and technology universities in 12 large districts lacking such institutions. In the first phase, six development project proposals were prepared, with GSTU being one of the top priorities. On 15 November 1999, M. Khairul Alam Khan, a professor from the Department of Applied Physics and Electronics Engineering at Rajshahi University, was appointed as the project director and sent to Gopalganj.
The project director completed tasks including university selection, land acquisition of about 55 acres, and land preparation. On 8 July 2001, the GSTU Act was enacted, and on 13 July, the then prime minister Sheikh Hasina formally laid the foundation. On 14 July, Sheikh Hasina recommended that M. Khairul Alam Khan become the vice-chancellor, a recommendation approved by the president on 19 July.
Following the 2001 election, the four-party alliance government of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami-Bangladesh Nationalist Party came to power and closed the project on 15 April 2002, leading Khan to return to his previous institution and the discharge of seven employees.
The Awami League won the ninth parliamentary elections held on 29 December 2008, and in November 2009, the project was revived. On 5 January 2010, Hasina reappointed M. Khairul Alam Khan as project director, and on 14 December 2010, he was appointed vice-chancellor for a four-year term.
On 16 January 2025, the interim government decided to rename 13 universities that were previously named after Sheikh family, to reflect their respective districts. As a result, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science & Technology University in Gopalganj was renamed Gopalganj Science & Technology University.

Administration

Chancellor

, President of Bangladesh

Vice-Chancellor

There are 33 departments under 8 faculties.

Faculty of Engineering

Admission and total seats

GSTU enrolls undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students. Applicants must pass the competitive admission test. Tests are arranged by each faculty under the authority of the admission council. The university enrolls 1505 undergraduates in every year.
FacultyDepartmentAcronymSeat
Faculty of EngineeringComputer Science and EngineeringCSE40
Faculty of EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEEE40
Faculty of EngineeringApplied Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringACCE40
Faculty of EngineeringCivil EngineeringCE40
Faculty of EngineeringFood EngineeringFE40
Faculty of EngineeringArchitectureARCH35
Faculty of SciencePhysicsPHY40
Faculty of ScienceChemistryCHEM40
Faculty of ScienceMathematicsMATH40
Faculty of ScienceStatisticsSTAT40
Faculty of ScienceEnvironmental Science and Disaster ManagementESDM40
Faculty of Life SciencePharmacyPHR40
Faculty of Life ScienceBiotechnology and Genetic EngineeringBGE40
Faculty of Life ScienceBiochemistry and Molecular BiologyBMB40
Faculty of Life ScienceBotanyBOT40
Faculty of Life SciencePsychologyPSY40
Faculty of AgricultureAgricultureAGRI40
Faculty of AgricultureFisheries and Marine BioscienceFMB40
Faculty of Animal Science And Veterinary MedicineAnimal Science and Veterinary MedicineASVM40
Faculty of ArtsEnglishENG50
Faculty of ArtsBanglaBAN50
Faculty of ArtsHistoryHIS50
Faculty of Social ScienceEconomicsECO60
Faculty of Social ScienceSociologySOC60
Faculty of Social SciencePublic AdministrationPAD60
Faculty of Social ScienceInternational RelationsIR60
Faculty of Social SciencePolitical SciencePS60
Faculty of Business StudiesManagement StudiesMGT50
Faculty of Business StudiesAccounting and Information SystemAIS50
Faculty of Business StudiesMarketingMKT50
Faculty of Business StudiesFinance and BankingFIN50
Faculty of Business StudiesTourism and Hospitality ManagementTHM50
Faculty of LawLawLAW50

Campus

The campus is situated in Gobra, Gopalganj. The main campus consists of five halls for students, the central library, an academic building, and an administrative building.

Library

Ekushee February Library Center is the central library. At present it is two-storied 1100 sq.m. In the northern part of the campus it is located with beautiful design. It was inaugurated on 21 February 2014. Its construction cost is 2 crore 46 lakh 74 thousand taka. It has a collection of books, journals and newspapers. The library is open during academic hours

Residential student halls

Campus hosts five residential halls, each of which has five-stories with a capacity of 250 students. The halls are:
For boys
  • Bijoy Debash Hall
  • Swadhinata Debash Hall
  • Shaheed Titumir Hall
For girls
  • Banalata Hall
  • Aparajita Hall