• (a)must have a minimum GPA of 3.50 out of 5.00 or a first division or equivalent in any one of S. S. C and H. S. C or in equivalent examinations and must not have a GPA less than 2.00 out of 5.00 or a third division or equivalent in any of the aforementioned examinations.
• (b) must have at least 50% marks or a minimum GPA of 2.50 out of 4.0 or its equivalent in B. Sc. Engg. / M. A or M. Sc. or MSS / B. Arch. / BURP in the relevant branch.
• (c) Specific requirements for different departments and institutes are spelt out in the following sections.

2.3 For admission to the courses leading to the degree of M.Arch. an applicant must have obtained a B. Arch degree or its equivalent degree from any recognized institution.

2.4 For admission to the courses leading to the degree of MURP an applicant must have either a Bachelor’s degree in Urban & Regional Planning / Architecture / Engineering / Agricultural Economics or a four-year degree in Mathematics / Statistics / Physics / Public Administration / Sociology / Social Work / Geography / Economics or its equivalent from any recognized institution.

2.5 For admission to the courses leading to the degree of M.Sc. Engg. (ICT) / M. Engg. (ICT) an applicant must have either

a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering or Electrical and Electronic Engineering or Computer Engineering or Computer Science or Information Technology having a minimum GPA of 2.5 out of 4.0 or its equivalent from any recognized university,

a PG. Dip. (ICT) / PG. Dip. (IT) having a minimum GPA of 2.65 out of 4.0 or its equivalent from any recognized university plus B. Sc. Engineering degree or Master’s degree / four year Bachelor’s degree in Physics or Mathematics.

• (a) he/she has completed the academic requirement for the PG. Diploma (ICT) from this university, but results not published.
• (b) the courses are common to both P. G. Diploma and Master’s Program and
• (c) he/she has earned a minimum GPA of 3.00 out of 4.0 in individual courses. If he/she fails to qualify for the Masters Degree, he/she may be awarded the P. G. Diploma.

3.1 Applications for admission to the above courses shall be invited through regular means of advertisement and shall be received by the Registrar.

3.2 Before being finally selected for admission a candidate may be required to appear at an oral and / or written test by a Selection Committee as constituted by the BPGS / RAC. He/She will be required to take pre-requisite courses as may be prescribed by the Selection Committee. Every selected candidate, unless he/she has already been registered, shall get himself/herself registered with the University.

3.3 After admission each student shall be assigned, by the relevant BPGS/RAC, an Adviser from among the teachers of the Department / Institute not below the rank of an Assistant Professor. In advance of each enrolment and course registration for any semester, the Adviser or Supervisor (as appointed by Art. 8.1 & 9.1 of this ordinance) shall check and approve his/her student’s schedule for subjects, pre-requisites as recommended by the Selection Committee and the total hours. The student is expected to consult his/her Adviser/Supervisor on all academic matters but, it is the responsibility of the individual student to see that his/her schedule conforms to the academic regulations.

3.4 Every registered student shall get himself/herself enrolled on payment of prescribed fees and other dues as per the University rules before the commencement of each semester. In an academic year there will be normally two semesters. All course registration must be completed within two weeks from the start of a semester.

3.5 On the recommendation of the appropriate BPGS / RAC and CASR the rules for admission into the University for post graduate studies shall be framed from time to time by the Academic Council. CASR on its own may, if it deems fit, recommend such rules for admission for approval of the Academic Council.

3.6 No late registration will be allowed after two weeks of designated dates of registration. Late registration after this date may only be accepted for thesis/project if the student submits a written appeal to the Registrar through the concerned Head and can document extenuating circumstances such as medical problems (physically incapacitated and not able to be presented) from the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the University or some other academic commitments which precluded registration prior to the last date of registration.

Student will be charged a late registration fee of Tk.1000.00 (One thousand) only. This extra fee will not be waived whatever be the reason for late registration.

3.7 If a student us unable to complete the final examination of a semester due to serious illness or serious accident or official commitment he/she may apply to the Registrar in a prescribed form through Head/Director of the degree awarding Department Institute for total withdrawal from the semester within a week after the end of the semester final examination.

The application must be supported by a medical certificate from the CMO, BUET or relevant Official documents. The Academic Council will take the final decision about such application on the recommendation of the relevant BPGS/RAC.

4.1 The minimum duration of the M.Sc. Engg./ M.Engg.,/ M. Arch. and M.Sc. program shall be three semesters.

The minimum duration of MURP shall be three semesters but four semesters for MURP students not having BURP or equivalent degree.

A candidate for the Master’s degree must complete all the requirements for the degree within five academic years (Session) from the date of the first admission in the respective programme.

4.2 Academic progress shall be measured in terms of credit hours earned by a student. One credit hour subject shall normally require 14 hours of lecture for one semester; while one credit hour for thesis/project/ laboratory should normally require 42 hours of work for one semester. The number of credit hours for each subject shall be as specified in the syllabus of the respective department / institute.

4.3 The credit hour requirement for the Masters Program shall be as follows:

4.3.1 For the degree of M.Sc. Engg. a student must earn a minimum of 36 credit hours including a thesis for which 18 credit hours shall be assigned.

4.3.2 For the degree of M. Engg. a student must earn a minimum of 36 credit hours including a project for which 6 credit hours shall be assigned.

4.3.3 For the degree of M. Arch. a student must earn a minimum of 36 credit hours including a thesis for which 18 credit hours shall be assigned.

4.3.4 For the degree of MURP (by course and thesis) a student must earn a minimum of 36 credit hours (48 credit hours for students not having BURP or equivalent degree) including a thesis for which 18 credit hours shall be assigned.

For the degree of MURP (by course and project) a student must earn a minimum of 36 credit hours (48 credit hours for students not having BURP or equivalent degree) including a project for which 6 credit hours shall be assigned.

4.3.6 For the degree of M.Sc. (WRD) a student must earn a minimum of 36 credit hours including a thesis for which 18 credit hours shall be assigned.

4.4 There shall be two categories of students, namely, full-time students and part-time students.

4.4.1A student may enroll as a part-time student.

Students, serving in different organizations, may also be admitted as part time students with the written consent of the employer. A part time student may be assigned a maximum of 9 credit hours of course including thesis/ project work in any semester.

4.4.2 Full time students must register for a minimum of 12 credit hours and a maximum of 15 credit hours per semester. A full time student shall not be allowed to be in the employment of any organization (even as a part time employee). However, they may be employed as teaching/ research assistant at the University. If a full time student becomes an employee (full time or part time) of any other organization in the middle of a semester, he/she may, with the approval of the Head of the Department / Director of the Institute and his/her Employer, be allowed to continue as a full time student for that semester.

4.4.3 A student may be allowed to switch from part-time to full-time or vice versa on the recommendation of the respective BPGS/RAC before the commencement of a semester.

4.5 The courses of study in different departments / institutes shall be as recommended by the respective BPGS / RAC and the Faculty / CASR and approved by the Academic Council. The BPGS / RAC may review the curriculum from time to time and recommend any changes as may be considered necessary. The courses to be offered in any semester shall also be as determined by the relevant BPGS / RAC.

4.6 A student on the recommendation of the relevant BPGS / RAC and as approved by the CASR may be allowed to transfer a maximum of 9.0 credits of the courses completed by the student at a recognized institution provided that the courses were not taken earlier than five calendar years from the date of his/her first enrolment in the respective programme at BUET and that the student obtained a minimum GP of 3.0 out of 4.0 or its equivalent in such courses and that the courses are equivalent to the approved courses of BUET.