Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology


Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, commonly known by the acronym RUET, is a PhD granting, 2nd oldest public engineering and technological research university in Bangladesh. It specialises in the fields of applied sciences, engineering, technology, architecture, and urban planning.
WWW ruet.ac.bd

History

Before the independence of Bangladesh, the then Government of East Pakistan established Rajshahi Engineering College in 1964 as a faculty of engineering under the University of Rajshahi to meet the increasing need for professional engineers for the national development. It was the second engineering college established in the then East Pakistan.
Rajshahi Engineering College started its journey with only three departments: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, and Civil Engineering, offering bachelor's degree programs only. It accepted its first class of 120 students in the academic session of 1964–65 and the second class of like number in the academic session of 1965–66. The teaching faculty consisted of 19 faculty members at that time.
After the independence of Bangladesh, the administration of the college was controlled by the Ministry of Education of Bangladesh, and academic curriculum was controlled by University of Rajshahi. However, the infrastructural development and maintenance were taken care of by the Public Works Department of the government of Bangladesh. To remove these kinds of aforesaid problems, several committees and commissions have been formed since 1973. On the recommendation of these committees and commissions, in 1986, Rajshahi Engineering College was converted to an institute and was named Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Rajshahi, to enhance the technical education.
In September 2003, the institute was upgraded to a university and was named as Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology to enhance the technical education and research. From that time, the university has been financed by the government through the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh. The university is an autonomous statutory organisation of the Government of Bangladesh functioning within the "Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology: Act 2003".

Campus

RUET is situated in the northern part of Bangladesh, in the city of Rajshahi— the educational center of North Bengal. The RUET campus has been described as representing a "spectacular harmony of architecture and natural beauty".

International conferences

For the last few years, RUET has been organising national and international conferences at its campus to enhance the research capabilities of its students and faculty. Among the conferences organised by RUET, the following ones are notable.
  • International Conference on Mechanical, Industrial and Materials Engineering : Organised biennially by the faculty of Mechanical Engineering
  • International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering : Organised biennially by the faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • International Conference on Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering : Organised biennially by the faculty of Civil Engineering
  • International Conference on Computer & Information Engineering : Organised biennially by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Admission

Getting into this engineering university RUET, it appears as hard admission test to the aspiring candidates. Throughout Bangladesh, after completing the higher secondary level, every student has to fulfill the requirements.

Faculties and departments

Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology has a total of 14 degree awarding departments under 4 full-fledged faculties.
Faculty NameDepartmentsNumber of seats-
Faculty of Civil EngineeringDepartment of Civil Engineering
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Department of Architecture
Department of Building Engineering and Construction Management		180
60
30
30		-
Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Industrial and Production Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Ceramics and Metallurgical Engineering
Department of Mechatronics
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering		60
180
60
60
60
30		-
Faculty of Electrical and Computer EngineeringDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Department of Computer Science and Engineering		Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering		180
180
60
60
Faculty of Applied Science and Humanities EngineeringDepartment of Mathematics,
Department of Physics,
Department of Chemistry,
Department of Humanities		Only Postgraduate -

Undergraduate

The undergraduate admissions process begins after all education boards of the country declare the results of the Higher Secondary Certificate examinations. After initial assortment according to HSC results, a certain number of eligible candidates are shortlisted for an elaborate written test. Usually applications for admission start in September of each year, and an admission test is usually held in October or November as per decision of the admission committee. A total of 875 students were admitted in 2016. Also, a total of 1,235 students were admitted in 2024.

Post-graduate

Admission notices for the post-graduate program usually circulate once a year, in April. The notice is advertised on the university website. The list of valid candidates is published on the university website upon completion of the preliminary process and call for viva. A total of 206 students were admitted in 2024.
DepartmentsDegrees offered
Mechanical EngineeringMaster of Science and Engineering
Master of Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy
Civil EngineeringMaster of Science and Engineering
Master of Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy
Electrical & Electronic EngineeringMaster of Science and Engineering
Master of Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy
Computer Science and EngineeringMaster of Science and Engineering
Master of Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy
Industrial and Production EngineeringMaster of Science and Engineering
Master of Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy
MathematicsMasters of Science
Masters of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
PhysicsMasters of Science
Masters of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
Chemistry
Masters of Science
Masters of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy

Facilities

Laboratories

Most of the newly established departments of the RUET have enough laboratory facilities. The older ones have enough laboratory facilities not only for academic research but also for consultancy services. RUET is taking steps to establish laboratory facilities for the new departments and to enhance laboratory facilities for the older ones.

Civil Engineering (CE)

  1. Soil Mechanics Lab
  2. Strength of Materials Lab
  3. Fluid Lab
  4. Environment Lab
  5. Public Health Lab
  6. Transportation Lab
  7. Computer Laboratory
  8. Concrete Lab
  9. Water Resource Laboratory
  10. Survey Laboratory
  11. GIS Laboratory
  12. Cartography Laboratory

Mechanical Engineering (ME)

  1. Thermal Engineering Lab
  2. Fluid Mechanics and Energy Lab
  3. Applied Mechanics and Machine Design Lab
  4. Material Science and Metallurgy Lab
  5. Metrology Lab
  6. Wood Shop
  7. Machine Shop
  8. Foundry Shop
  9. Boiler Shop
  10. Fitting Shop
  11. Welding & Sheet Metal Shop
  12. Computer Lab
  13. Ceramic Forming Lab
  14. Micro-structure Lab
  15. Ceramic Testing Lab
  16. Artificial Intelligence & Control System Lab
  17. Robotics & Automation Lab
  18. Computer & Simulation Lab

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

  1. Electrical Machine LAB
  2. Electronics and Power Electronics Lab
  3. Electrical Circuit and Measurement Lab
  4. Computer Lab
  5. Telecommunications and Microwave Lab
  6. Photovoltaic and Nanotechnology Lab
  7. Computer Lab
  8. Power Electronics & Green Energy lab.
  9. High Voltage Engineering Lab
  10. Biomedical Engineering Lab
  11. Fiber Optics Lab
  12. IoT Lab
  13. Power System Lab
  14. Green Energy Lab
  15. Software Lab
  16. Network Lab
  17. Operating System Lab
  18. Hardware Lab
  19. Algorithm and Computational Lab
  20. Mobile Games and Apps Development Lab
  21. Postgraduate Lab
  22. High-Performance Computing Lab
  23. Communication Laboratory
  24. Antenna and Propagation Laboratory
  25. Photonics Laboratory
  26. Digital Signal Processing Laboratory
  27. Microelectronics Laboratory
  28. Electronics Laboratory
  29. Computer Laboratory

Other laboratories

  1. Physics Lab
  2. Chemistry Lab

Further development

In February 2017, the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved 3.40 billion taka to implement a mega project for the RUET, aiming to well decorate and development the whole campus and its education and research. The ECNEC approved the project in the name of "Further Development Project of RUET".

Organisations and clubs

Students of RUET are involved in different organisations and clubs of the university. Members of these organisations and clubs organise different national programs at RUET. They also participate in different national and international competitions and shows indomitable performances. Some of the leading organisations and clubs of RUET are mentioned here.
  • Society of Computer Aided Designers, RUET
  • RUET IPE Club
  • RUET Career Forum
  • RUET MATERIALS club
  • TEDxRUET
  • IEEE RUET Student Branch
  • Robotic Society of RUET
  • Society of Automotive Engineers-RUET
  • Civil Engineering Society of RUET
  • RUET Debating Club