National university

National University is the central authority of graduate and post-graduate collages in Bangladesh. It was established under an Act of the Govt. of the People's Republic of Bangladesh with features distinct from those of the traditional Universities of the country. It grew out of the exigencies of time who most of the Universities were encumbered with unwieldy roll strength, menaced by student unrest and bard-pressed to see to their obligations towards the affiliated college, which bore the bulk of tertiary education in the country.

The objectives of the University is not only to ease the situation but also to improve the standard of education by upgrading the curriculum and syllabuses and ensuring academic discipline in all spheres. The University along with its own academic program is vested with powers to affiliated college and with its coming into existence, all the college, so long affiliation to other Universities of the country, excepting those teaching agriculture, engineering and medical science have come under its jurisdiction.

Apart from the units providing campus teaching, the university has been its components about one thousand colleges. These colleges under its academic control cater for courses leading to Pass, Honors and Master's degrees to different disciplines. It provides the curricular and syllabuses, gives guideline for admission, arrange inspection, holds examinations, publishes results and awards certificates.

Important Information:

Establishment: 1992
Territorial Area: Dhaka City
Academic Year: July to June
Academic Units: (a) School of Under Graduate Studies, (b) Center for Post Graduate Education, Training & Research , (c) Center for Curriculum Development and Evaluation and 

(d) Institute of Post -Graduate studies.
Phone: 880-2-9800655, 9800657-62 (PABX) 9800650, 810261
Fax: 88-02-810261
Website: http://www.ugc.org/national_uni.htm