Pabna University of Science & Technology

Pabna University of Science & Technology
পাবনা বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Type	Public, Coeducational
Established	2008
Chancellor	Abdul Hamid
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Dr. Al-Nakib Chowdhury
Students	2700 (Approx)
Location	Pabna, Bangladesh
Campus	Urban, 30 acres
Nickname	PUST -পাবিপ্রবি-পাস্ট
Website	www.pust.ac.bd

Pabna University of Science and Technology (Bengali: পাবনা বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public engineering university in Bangladesh. PUST was established in 2008 and started four-year undergraduate programme from 2009

History

The government passed the Act on 15 July 2001 to establish a science and technology university in Pabna. The university will be located in the district headquarters of Pabna. Pabna is a central district town in northern Bangladesh having long historical and cultural heritage. The academic curriculum of the Pabna University of Science & Technology was started on 15 July 2008. This university will play an innovative role in providing need-based higher education, training and research. Also the university will be committed to maintain and raise the quality and standard of higher education for the students as in international standards. This practical and need-based curricula will produce highly qualified trained scientists and technologists for the needs of Bangladesh as well as the world employment market.

The university offers education in science- and technology-based subjects for undergraduate and post graduate levels. This newly established university will occupies an area of about 30 acres, with a number of multi-storied buildings. Because of its location, it has already drawn the attention of brilliant students for admission and scholarly faculty members for teaching and research. The admission notice for undergraduate programmes for 2011 were published in the website http://www.pust.ac.bd/.

Campus

Pabna University of Science & Technology is located on the south side of Pabna Dhaka highway. It is situated in Rajapur. PUST has a campus area of 30 acres which is famous for its natural beauty. Many visitors come to visit the Independence Square of the university. The memorial stands in front of PUST Cafeteria. Different cultural organizations arrange programs on the premises on local and national occasions.

Administration

Chancellor

President Abdul Hamid, President of Bangladesh

Vice-Chancellor

Professor Dr. Al-Nakib Chowdhury

Proctor

Awal Kabir Joy

Registrar

Bijon Kumar Brahma(Additional)

Student Advisor

Dr. Md. Habibullah

Deans

Faculty of Engineering and Technology ; Md. Saiful Islam
Faculty of Science ;Md. Khairul Alam
Faculty of Business Studies; Md. Kamruzzaman
Faculty of Humanities and Social Science;Dr. Md. Abdul Alim
Faculty of Life and Earth Science;Prof. Dr. Al-Nakib Chowdhury

Faculty & Departments

Faculty of Engineering and Technology
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering(EEE)
- Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering(ETE)
- Department of Information and Communication Engineering(ICE)
- Department of Civil Engineering(CE)
- Department of Architecture(Arch.)
- Department of Urban and Regional planning(URP)
Faculty of Science
- Department of Physics
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Pharmacy
- Department of Mathematics
Faculty of Business Studies
- Department of Business Administration(BBA)
- Department of Economics
Faculty of Humanities and Social Science
- Department of Bengali
- Department of English
- Department of Social Work
- Department of Public Administration
Faculty of Life and Earth Science
- Department of Geography and Environment(GE)

Academic programs

B. Sc. (Engineering)
B. Sc. (Honours)
B. B. A.
B. A. (Honours)
B. S. S. (Honours)
B. Pharm. (Professional)
M.Sc. Engineering, M. Engineering, M. Phil, Ph.D. and others Higher degree

Admission and Total seat

In total 19 departmens there are 840 seats available for the undergraduate admission.

Total seat at PUST
Dept.	Seat	Dept.	Seat
CSE	50	EEE	50
ICE	40	ETE	40
CE	40	URP	30
Arch	30	Math	50
Phy	40	Phar	40
Che	40	Stat	40
GE	50	BBA	50
Econ.	50	Eng	50
Bangla	50	P. Admin.	50
S. Work	50	*	00

- At PUST, additional seats are reserved for the students under the categories of son/daughter/grandson/granddaughter of Freedom Fighter, Tribal and Disabled. For these reserved seats, a student needs to provide the proof by using their related certificate to authority. Once the certificate is received within the mentioned period, after verification the student will be considered for the reserved seats

Grading system

The academic year consists of two semesters. Academic courses are based on credit system. The grading system:

Grading System in PUST
Class Interval	Letter Grade	Grade Point
80-100	A+	4.00
75-79	A	3.75
70-74	A-	3.50
65-69	B+	3.25
60-64	B	3.00
55-59	B-	2.75
50-54	C+	2.50
45-49	C	2.25
40-44	D	2.00
0-39	F	0.00

Institute

Institute of Modern Language

Central Library & Information Center

The Central Library & Information Center of Pabna University of Science & Technology is basically designed to serve the actual need of its students, faculty, officers and researchers. It carries out a variet of activities to support the academic and research endeavor and to promote a better understanding of the policies, curriculum and culture of the University.

Central Library & Information Center

Independence square ,PUST

INDEPENDENCE SQUARE at PUST

Halls of residence

Pabna University of Science and Technology provides residence facility to the female and male students.

Male residential hall

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman hall

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall at PUST

Female residential hall

Sheikh Hasina hall

Sheikh Hasina hall at PUST

Teachres Dormitory

2 Dormitory's under construction

Organizations and association

Club/association

CSE Programming Club.
ICE Programming Club.
IDEAs.
Pharmacy Association of PUST.
Science Club of PUST
Debate Club
Drama Club
Cultural Club
Blood Donate Club of PUST
Sports Club.
Career Club.

Political organisations

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» জাসদ

Others organisation

নতুন সূর্যোদয়;
আগামীর সূর্য।

Publications

পাবনা বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় বার্তা

Facilities

Health Services

The medical center of PUST situated at grownd floor of administrative building, It offers free medical services to students, teachers and staff of the university. Also family member of the teachers and staff.

Transportation

The university is five hours by bus from Dhaka, the capital. The university has its own buses which operate in the morning and evening for the students who live off campus. The buses cover the major roads and areas of pabna city, especially the traffic more, ananta bazar, terminal, meril bipuss, singa bipuss, and gachpara,. Sometimes, they cover court and chadmari more.

Extracurricular activities

Sports

The students of this university participate in sports for recreation and the finest athletes regularly compete in inter-university games like football, handball, volleyball, basketball etc. PUST has some varsity teams. Students organize both inter-department and inter-university tournaments for popular games every year. Girls and teachers also participate in several games.

Photo Gallery

Late Evening View of PUST Campus
PUST Campus
Science Building
Campus at Night
Central Mosque
Central Mosque
Independence square
Sheikh Hasina Hall
Lobby of Pharmacy Department
BBA Department
BSMR HALL
Independence Square, PUST

References

Pabna University of Science & Technology

External links

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Khulna division	Islamic University Jessore University of Science & Technology Khulna University Khulna University of Engineering & Technology

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Sylhet division	Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Sylhet Agricultural University

Coordinates: 24°00′50″N 89°16′47″E / 24.013985°N 89.279717°E / 24.013985; 89.279717

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