Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology

University Entrance

CUET is situated in the district of Chittagong under Chittagong Division. It is in the Pahartali union under Raozan sub-district, by the north side of the Chittagong-Kaptai road about 20 kilometers from the center of Chittagong. The 420 Megawatt Raozan Thermal Power Plant is situated opposite to the campus. Karnaphuli Hydroelectric Power Station, the largest source of hydroelectricity of the country, is situated in Kaptai, about 25 kilometers from CUET.[3][4]

Language Movement Monument

To meet the increasing demand of professional engineers for the national development, the National Economic Council of the Government of Pakistan decided to establish The Engineering College, Chittagong on August 28, 1962. The Engineering College, Chittagong, started functioning on December 28, 1968, by admitting 120 students in its first academic session under the faculty of Engineering, University of Chittagong. On 1 July 1986, through a Government Ordinance (No. XXI, 1986) the college was converted into an autonomous institution called Bangladesh Institute of Technology (BIT), Chittagong. There were three other similar BITs in Khulna, Rajshahi and Dhaka. The President of Bangladesh was the visitor of these institutes. A Board of Governors headed by a Chairman appointed by the President was the policy-making and administrative authority which had its head office at Tejgaon, Dhaka. Though the BIT, Chittagong was said to be an autonomous institution there was various complexity in the administration, control, budget, admission, development and other processes of the institution. On September 1, 2003, it was a historic moment when the BIT, Chittagong was converted into a fully autonomous public university & named Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology or CUET for short, after the teachers and students of BIT, Chittagong started huge movement demanding university status for all four BITs.[5] The honorable President of Bangladesh is the Chancellor of the University. BIT, Khulna; BIT, Rajshahi and BIT, Dhaka have been converted to Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET), and Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) respectively.[4]

At present, the university is a fully autonomous statutory organization of the Government of Bangladesh which awards degrees itself to the graduates. There are various statutory bodies like syndicate, academic council, finance committee, planning, and development committee, academic committees, etc. for policy and decision-making on aspects of the university under the framework of the Act.

The university campus covers an area of 188 Acres. The campus of CUET is landscaped around a valley with hilly areas and plant varieties making the campus a natural arboretum. Facilities include academic buildings, administration building, auditorium, library, computer center, workshop, research laboratories, halls of residence, teachers' quarter, canteens and central mosque. The university has inside its boundaries a bank, a post office, three canteens, a DRMASS telephone exchange, two card-phone booths, a PABX, a phone and fax caterer, a large auditorium, two galleries for holding conference, a two-storied central mosque having a floor area of 560 square meters, and two mini-mart for general needs.

Central mosque

After the publication of admission test result, selected students are admitted in Level-1 (academic year). Each Level is divided into three terms. Term-I and Term-II are composed of 18 weeks and Short Term composed of 3 weeks. Each week consists of five working days. A student can register for the next Level after completion of all three Terms. A Bachelor course in Engineering consists of four Levels and a Bachelor of Architecture course consists of five Levels. A Term final examination is held at the end of Term-I and II besides class tests examination for continuous assessment of progress.

Students can clear any backlog or incomplete courses in the Short Term exam. At least 155 credit hours must be earned to be eligible for a bachelor's degree in Engineering. The candidate is awarded Honors if he/she obtains CGPA above 3.75 or higher and awarded Chancellor's award if CGPA is 4.0.

The language of instruction is English, which is the official language for examinations.

The Undergraduate admission test is one of the most intensive written examinations in Bangladesh. After completion of higher secondary education or A level, a student can submit her or his application for undergraduate admission if he/she fulfills the minimum requirements. Students with the best grades in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry of their higher secondary examination are allowed to sit in the admission test. The screening process allows 10,000 students to sit for the admission test, based on the cumulative sum of grade points in these four subjects. Students have to sit only for the written test in admission. They have to seat for an additional free-hand drawing test in order to get admitted in architecture. After the admission test, only about 890 students get admitted.[10] However, for admission to MS and PhD programs candidates are required to appear in interviews and/or written tests.

It is one of the public universities of The People's Republic of Bangladesh. The major part of the expense is subsidized by the government through University Grants Commission. A little amount of total expense like hall dues and registration fees per semester is to be paid by the Bangladeshi students. For international students, $500 is to be paid per semester as registration fees. The university also provides scholarship on the basis of their merit.[11]

The Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority (BHTPA) is building country's first ICT incubator in Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology.[12] The officials from the Ministry of Communication Technology and BHTPA selected a section of land of about 25 acres inside the university campus.[12] On 21 November 2013, BHTPA inaugurated the office of the ICT Business incubator in CUET campus.[13] The project was approved by the economic department of BHTPA on 8 November 2012.[12]

Sufia Kamal Hall

There are five men's and two women's dormitories.

Pahela Boishakh celebration

• ASME CUET Student Chapter
• CSME CUET Chapter - The Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering
• CUET Computer Club
• IEEE CUET Chapter
• ACI Student Chapter - CUET (American Concrete Institute)
• Robo Mechatronics Association (RMA), CUET
• Andromeda Space and Robotics Research Organization (ASRRO), CUET
• Astronomy Society of CUET
• CUET Sports Club
• Green for Peace, CUET
• Joyoddhoney, CUET
• CUET Photographic Society
• CUET Debating Society
• CUET Career Club
• CUET Higher Study Society
• Bangladesh Students' League, CUET Unit
• Bangladesh Students' Union (CUET unit)
• CUET Journalist Association
• ESAB CUET Unit Face
• CUET SPE Student Chapter
• House of Language & Literature, CUET
• CUET MUN Club
• CUET CAD Society
• CUET Film Society
• CUET Adventure Society
• CUET Research & Innovation Club
• CUET Supply Chain Society

• Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
• University of Dhaka
• Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology
• Khulna University of Engineering & Technology
• Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology
• List of Universities in Bangladesh

• Official CUET website