Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology

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Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology
রাজশাহী প্রকৌশল ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
RUET logo.svg
Crest of RUET
Former names
Rajshahi Engineering College (1964–1986), Bangladesh Institute of Technology (BIT), Rajshahi (1986–2003)
Motto
ঐশী জ্যোতিই আমাদের পথ প্রদর্শক
Motto in English
Heaven's Light is Our Guide
Type Public Engineering Research University
Established1964;60 years ago (1964)
Accreditation
Affiliation University Grants Commission (UGC)
Budget100.17 crore (US$8.4 million) (2024-2025)
Chancellor President Mohammed Shahabuddin
Vice-Chancellor S M Abdur Razzak [1] [2]
Academic staff
400 [3]
Administrative staff
525
Students6,484
Undergraduates 5,225
Postgraduates 1,053
206
Address
6204 Rajshahi – Dhaka Highway, Rajshahi
, ,
24°21′49″N88°37′41″E / 24.3635°N 88.6280°E / 24.3635; 88.6280
Campus Urban, 152 acres (0.615 km²)
LanguageEnglish
Colors    
Navy Blue, Golden Yollow and Green
Website www.ruet.ac.bd

Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, commonly known by the acronym RUET, is a PhD granting, 2nd oldest public engineering and technological research university in Bangladesh. It specialises in the field of applied sciences, engineering, technology, architecture, and urban planning.

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History

Before the independence of Bangladesh, the then Government of Pakistan to meet the increasing demand of professional engineers for the national development established Rajshahi Engineering College in 1964 as a faculty of engineering under the University of Rajshahi. It was the second engineering college established in the then East Pakistan. [4]

Rajshahi Engineering College (was commonly known as REC) started its journey with only three departments: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering and Civil Engineering, offering bachelor's degree programs only. It accepted its first class of 120 students in the academic session of 1964–65 and the second class of like number in the academic session of 1965–66. The teaching faculty consisted of 19 faculty members at that time. [5]

After the independence of Bangladesh (1971), the administration of the college was controlled by the Ministry of Education of Bangladesh and academic curriculum was controlled by University of Rajshahi. However, the infrastructural development and maintenance was taken care of by the Public Works Department of Government of Bangladesh. To remove these kinds of aforesaid problems several committees and commissions were formed since 1973. On the recommendation of these committees and commissions, in 1986, Rajshahi Engineering College was converted to an institute and was named Bangladesh Institute of Technology (BIT), Rajshahi to enhance the technical education. [6]

In September 2003, the institute was upgraded to a university and was named as Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET) to enhance the technical education and research. [7] From that time, the university is financed by the Government through the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh. The university is an autonomous statutory organisation of the Government of Bangladesh functioning within the "Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology: Act 2003".

Campus

RUET is situated in the northern part of Bangladesh, in the city of Rajshahi— the educational center of North Bengal. [8] The RUET campus has been described as representing a "spectacular harmony of architecture and natural beauty". [9]

International conferences

For the last few years, RUET has been organising national and international conferences in its campus to enhance the research capabilities of its students and faculties. Among the conferences organised by RUET, the following ones are notable. [10]

Admission

Getting into this engineering university RUET, it appears as hard admission test to the aspiring candidates. Throughout Bangladesh after completing the higher secondary level every students have to fulfill the requirements. [14]

Faculties and Departments

Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Ruet currently has a total of 14 degree awarding departments under 4 full-fledged faculties.

Faculty NameDepartmentsNumber of seats
Faculty of Civil EngineeringDepartment of Civil Engineering

Department of Urban and Regional Planning

Department of Architecture

Department of Building Engineering and Construction Management

180

60

30

30

Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Industrial and Production Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Glass and Ceramic Engineering

Department of Mechatronics

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Department of Chemical Engineering

60

180 60 60 60 30

Faculty of Electrical and Computer TechnologyDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Department of Computer Science and Engineering Departmentof Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering

180

180

60

60

Faculty of Applied Science and Humanities EngineeringDepartment of Mathematics,

Department of Physics,

Department of Chemistry,

Department of Humanities

Only Postgraduate (M.Sc/M Phil,PhD)

Undergraduate

The undergraduate admissions process begins after all education boards of the country declare the results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations. After initial assortment according to HSC result, a certain number of eligible candidates are shortlisted for an elaborate written test. [14] Usually application for admission start from September of each year and an admission test is usually held in October or November as per decision of the admission committee.[ citation needed ] A total of 875 students were admitted in 2016. [15] Also a total of 1235 students were admitted in 2024.

Post-graduate

Admission notices for the post-graduate program usually circulate once a year, in April. The notice is advertised on the university website. The list of valid candidates is published on the university website upon completion of the preliminary process and call for viva. [4] [ citation needed ] A total of 206 students were admitted in 2024.

DepartmentsDegrees offered
Mechanical EngineeringMaster of Science and Engineering (M.Sc. Engg.)

Master of Engineering (M. Engg.)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Civil EngineeringMaster of Science and Engineering (M.Sc. Engg.)

Master of Engineering (M. Engg.)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Electrical & Electronic EngineeringMaster of Science and Engineering (M.Sc. Engg.)

Master of Engineering (M. Engg.)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Computer Science and EngineeringMaster of Science and Engineering (M.Sc. Engg.)

Master of Engineering (M. Engg.)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Industrial and Production EngineeringMaster of Science and Engineering (M.Sc. Engg.)

Master of Engineering (M. Engg.)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

MathematicsMasters of Science (M.Sc)

Masters of Philosophy (M.Phil)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

PhysicsMasters of Science (M.Sc)

Masters of Philosophy (M.Phil)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Chemistry

Masters of Science (M.Sc)

Masters of Philosophy (M.Phil)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Facilities

Laboratories

Most of the newly established departments of the RUET have enough laboratory facilities. The older ones have enough laboratory facilities not only for academic research but also for consultancy services. [16] RUET is taking steps for establishing laboratory facilities for the newly established departments and for enhancing laboratory facilities for the older ones. [17]

FacultyDepartmentLaboratory Name

Civil Engineering (CE)

Civil Engineering (CE)
  1. Soil Mechanics Lab
  2. Strength of Materials Lab
  3. Fluid Lab
  4. Environment Lab
  5. Public Health Lab
  6. Transportation Lab
  7. Concrete Lab
Urban & Regional Planning (URP)
  1. GIS Laboratory
  2. Cartography Laboratory [18]

Mechanical Engineering (ME)

Mechanical Engineering (ME)
  1. Thermal Engineering Lab (Heat Engine Lab) [19]
  2. Fluid Mechanics and Energy Lab
  3. Applied Mechanics and Machine Design Lab
  4. Material Science and Metallurgy Lab
  5. Metrology Lab
  6. Wood Shop
  7. Machine Shop
  8. Foundry Shop
  9. Boiler Shop
  10. Fitting Shop
  11. Welding & Sheet Metal Shop
  12. Computer Lab
Glass and Ceramic Engineering (GCE)
  1. Ceramic Forming Lab
  2. Micro-structure Lab
  3. Ceramic Testing Lab [20]
Mechatronics Engineering (MTE)
  1. Artificial Intelligence & Control System Lab (AICSL)
  2. Robotics & Automation Lab (RAL)
  3. Computer & Simulation Lab (CSL) [21]

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
  1. Electrical Machine LAB [22]
  2. Electronics and Power Electronics Lab
  3. Electrical Circuit and Measurement Lab
  4. Computer Lab(1)
  5. Telecommunications and Microwave Lab
  6. Photovoltaic and Nanotechnology Lab
  7. Computer Lab(2)
  8. Power Electronics & Green Energy lab.
  9. High Voltage Lab
Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
  1. Software Lab [23]
  2. Network Lab
  3. Operating System Lab
  4. Hardware Lab
  5. ACL Lab
  6. Game and Android Development Lab
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering(ETE)
  1. Communication Laboratory [24]
  2. Antenna and Propagation Laboratory
  3. Photonics Laboratory
  4. Digital Signal Processing Laboratory
  5. Microelectronics Laboratory

Other laboratories

Non-departmental
  1. Physics Lab [25]
  2. Chemistry Lab

Further development

In February 2017, Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved 3.40 billion taka to implement a mega project for the RUET, aiming to well decorate and development the whole campus and its education and research. The ECNEC approved the project in the name of "Further Development Project of RUET". [26]

Organisations and clubs

Students of RUET are involved in different organisations and clubs of the university. Members of these organisations and clubs organise different national programs at RUET. [27] They also participate in different national and international competitions and shows indomitable performances. [28] Some of the leading organisations and clubs of RUET are mentioned here.

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