University of Dhaka
ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
সংক্ষিপ্ত নাম / Acronym: DU
- Official Website
- registrar@du.ac.bd
- Contact Number
- Official Website
- registrar@du.ac.bd
- Contact Number
Basic Information
Establishment Time
1921
District
Dhaka
Division
ঢাকা
Campus Type
আবাসিক
University Type
সাধারণ
Offered Programs
অনার্স, মাস্টার্স, এমফিল, পিএইচডি
Total Seats (Undergraduate)
7457
Total Seats (Postgraduate)
5000
Cost and Finance
Annual Tuition Fee Range (BDT)
N/A
Monthly Hall Fee (Approx., BDT)
200
Total Estimated Cost in First Year (BDT)
15000
Scholarship Facilities
সরকারি বৃত্তি, বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় বৃত্তি, মেধাবৃত্তি, আর্থিক সহায়তা
Admission Info
Type of Admission Test
স্বতন্ত্র
Medium of Examination
MCQ
General Admission Test Period
N/A
Minimum GPA — Science
3.5
Minimum GPA — Humanities
3
Minimum GPA — Commerce
3.5
Application Fee (BDT)
1000
Quota System
মুক্তিযোদ্ধা, প্রতিবন্ধী, উপজাতি/ক্ষুদ্র নৃ-গোষ্ঠী, পোষ্য কোটা
Merit and Quota Ratio
Freedom Fighter: %, Tribal: %
Rankings
UGC Ranking
1
International Ranking
N/A
Notable Achievements / Special Features
Oldest active university in Bangladesh (est. 1921). Known as 'Oxford of the East'. Pivotal role in Language Movement (1952) and Liberation War (1971). 46,150 students, 1,992 faculty. Notable alumni: Muhammad Yunus (Nobel Prize 2006), Satyendra Nath Bose, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Largest university library in Bangladesh (617,000+ volumes, 30,000+ manuscripts).
Academic Structure
Total Number of Faculties
13
Faculties and Departments
Faculty of Arts
Departments
- Department of Bangla
- Department of English,
- Department of Arabic,
- Department of Persian Language and Literature,
- Department of Urdu,
- Department of Sanskrit,
- Department of Pali,
- Department of Buddhist Studies,
- Department of Linguistics,
- Department of Philosophy,
- Department of History,
- Department of Islamic Studies,
- Department of Islamic History and Culture,
- Department of Information Science and Library Management,
- Department of World Religions and Culture,
- Department of Theatre and Performance Studies,
- Department of Music,
- Department of Dance
Institutes
Institute of Business Administration (IBA)
Departments/ Programs
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
- Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
- Executive Masters of Business Administration (Executive MBA)
Institute of Education and Research
Departments/ Programs
- Bachelor of Education (Hons)
- Master of Education (MEd) Evening
- Master of Education (MEd)
Research Centers
View Research Centers
- Arbory Culture
- Archives and Historical Research Centre
- Bangladesh Australia Centre for Environmental Research
- Bureau of Economic Research