University Grants Commission (Bangladesh)

Bangladeshi government university authority

University Grants Commission of Bangladesh ( Bañglādeś Biśbobidyālaẏ mañjurī komiśan) Was established on 16 December 1972. It was created according to the Presidential Order (P. O. No 10 of 1973) of the Government of People's Republic of Bangladesh. In 2010, the Government of Bangladesh announced bringing out reforms in University Grants Commission (UGC) and decided to change UGC into Higher Education Commission of Bangladesh (HEC).

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 operate. UGC was designed to maintain the autonomous nature of the universities. The underlying principle is that the Government should not deal directly with the universities, either individually or collectively; instead, it should deal with the UGC, which, in turn, deals directly with the universities. UGC offers scholarships to outstanding students, funds research, and organizes seminars.

There are 55 Public Universities, 113 Private Universities, 2 International Universities, and 2 special universities registered under UGC, Bangladesh.

UniversityAcronymEstablishedLocationDivisionSpecializationPh. D. grantingWebsiteUniversity of DhakaDU1921DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralYeslinkUniversity of RajshahiRU1953RajshahiRajshahi DivisionGeneralYeslinkBangladesh Agricultural UniversityBAU1961MymensinghMymensingh DivisionAgricultural ScienceYeslinkBangladesh University of Engineering & TechnologyBUET1962DhakaDhaka DivisionEngineeringYeslinkUniversity of ChittagongCU1966ChittagongChittagong DivisionGeneralYeslinkJahangirnagar UniversityJU1970Savar, DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralYeslinkIslamic University, BangladeshIU1979KushtiaKhulna DivisionGeneralYeslinkShahjalal University of Science and TechnologySUST1986SylhetSylhet DivisionSTEMYeslinkKhulna UniversityKU1991KhulnaKhulna DivisionGeneralYeslinkBangladesh Open UniversityBOU1992GazipurDhaka DivisionGeneralYeslinkNational University BangladeshNU1992GazipurDhaka DivisionGeneralYeslinkBangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural UniversityBSMRAU1998GazipurDhaka DivisionAgricultural ScienceYeslinkBangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical UniversityBSMMU1998DhakaDhaka DivisionMedicalNolinkHajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology UniversityHSTU1999DinajpurRangpur DivisionSTEMYeslinkMawlana Bhashani Science and Technology UniversityMBSTU1999TangailDhaka DivisionSTEMYeslinkPatuakhali Science and Technology UniversityPSTU2000PatuakhaliBarisal DivisionSTEMYeslinkSher e Bangla Agricultural UniversitySAU2001DhakaDhaka DivisionAgricultural ScienceYeslinkKhulna University of Engineering & TechnologyKUET2003KhulnaKhulna DivisionEngineeringYeslinkChittagong University of Engineering & TechnologyCUET2003ChittagongChittagong DivisionEngineeringYeslinkRajshahi University of Engineering & TechnologyRUET2003RajshahiRajshahi DivisionEngineeringYeslinkDhaka University of Engineering & TechnologyDUET2003GazipurDhaka DivisionEngineeringYeslinkJagannath UniversityJnU2005DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralYeslinkComilla UniversityCoU2006ComillaChittagong DivisionGeneralYeslinkJatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam UniversityJKKNIU2006MymensinghMymensingh DivisionGeneralYeslinkNoakhali Science and Technology UniversityNSTU2006NoakhaliChittagong DivisionSTEMYeslinkSylhet Agricultural UniversitySylAU2006SylhetSylhet DivisionAgricultural ScienceYeslinkChittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences UniversityCVASU2006ChittagongChittagong DivisionVeterinary ScienceYeslinkJashore University of Science and TechnologyJUST2007JessoreKhulna DivisionSTEMYeslinkBangladesh University of ProfessionalsBUP2008DhakaDhaka DivisionGeneralYeslinkBegum Rokeya UniversityBRU2008RangpurRangpur DivisionGeneralYeslinkPabna University of Science and TechnologyPUST2008PabnaRajshahi DivisionSTEMYeslinkBangladesh University of TextilesBUTEX2010DhakaDhaka DivisionTextile EngineeringYeslinkUniversity of BarisalBU2011BarisalBarisal DivisionGeneralYeslinkBangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology UniversityBSMRSTU2011GopalganjDhaka DivisionSTEMYeslinkBangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime UniversityBSMRMU2013ChittagongChittagong DivisionMaritime transportYeslinkIslamic Arabic UniversityIAU2013DhakaDhaka DivisionIslamicNolinkRangamati Science and Technology UniversityRMSTU2014RangamatiChittagong DivisionSTEMYeslinkRabindra University, BangladeshRUB2017SirajganjRajshahi DivisionGeneralYeslinkBangamata Sheikh Fojilatunnesa Mujib Science & Technology UniversityBSFMSTU2017JamalpurMymensingh DivisionSTEMYeslinkChittagong Medical UniversityCMU2017ChittagongChittagong DivisionMedicalNolinkRajshahi Medical UniversityRMU2017RajshahiRajshahi DivisionMedicalNolinkSylhet Medical UniversitySMU2018SylhetSylhet DivisionMedicalNolinkSheikh Hasina UniversitySHU2018NetrokonaMymensingh DivisionGeneralYeslinkBangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital UniversityBDU2018KaliakoirDhaka DivisionICT in educationNolinkKhulna Agricultural UniversityKAU2019KhulnaKhulna DivisionAgricultural scienceYeslinkBangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace UniversityBSMRAAU2019LalmonirhatRangpur DivisionAeronautical ScienceYeslinkBangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman UniversityBSMRU2020KishoreganjDhaka DivisionGeneralYeslinkHabiganj Agricultural UniversityHAU2020Habiganj Sylhet DivisionAgricultural scienceYeslinkChandpur Science and Technology UniversityCSTU2020Chandpur Chittagong DivisionSTEMYeslinkSheikh Hasina Medical UniversitySHMU2020KhulnaKhulna DivisionMedicalNolinkSunamganj Science and Technology UniversitySSTU2020SunamganjSylhet DivisionSTEMYesBogura Science and Technology UniversityBSTU2020BoguraRajshahi DivisionSTEMYesLakshmipur Science and Technology UniversityLSTU2020LakshmipurChittagong DivisionSTEMYesKurigram Agricultural UniversityKuAU2022KurigramRangpur DivisionAgricultural scienceMujibnagar UniversityMU2022MeherpurKhulna DivisionGeneralBangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University, NaogaonBSMRUN2022NaogaonRajshahi DivisionGeneralThakurgaon UniversityTU2022ThakurgaonRangpur DivisionGeneralBangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, PirojpurBSMRSTUP2022PirojpurBarishal DivisionSTEMSatkhira Science and Technology UniversitySASTUProposedSatkhiraKhulna DivisionSTEMJatir Janak Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology UniversityJJBSMRSTUProposedNarayanganjDhaka DivisionSTEMDr. M A Wazed Miah Agricultural UniversityWMAUProposedNatoreRajshahi DivisionAgricultural ScienceSheikh Hasina Agricultural UniversitySHAUProposedShariatpurDhaka DivisionAgricultural ScienceRangpur University of Science and TechnologyRUSTProposedThakurgaonRangpur DivisionSTEMMarine Science University of BarisalMSUBProposedBarishalBarishal DivisionMaritime studiesMichael Madhusudan Cultural UniversityMMCUProposedJashoreKhulna DivisionCultural studiesMymensingh Medical UniversityMMUProposedMymensinghMymensingh DivisionMedicalBangladesh University of Juridical SciencesBUJSProposedLegal educationBangladesh University of Educational Planning and AdministrationBUEdPAProposedEducational management