Barishal Engineering College was founded on 8 February 2018, with the approval from the University of Dhaka—a faculty exploring new frontiers of Science Engineering and Technology through academic search and development. The main aim of the College is to expand engineering education. The first students were admitted in 2018 for the 2017-18 session. Semester-based meritorious scholarships are awarded to 50% of admitted students. In the effort to revitalize Bangladesh into a middle-income economy, the government has projected to reach 20 percent technical and vocational education by 2020.
Affiliation
Barishal Engineering College is affiliated with University of Dhaka, under the Faculty of Engineering and Technology. The Faculty of Engineering and Technology oversees Barisal's academic program.
Campus
The campus covers about 08 acres with 14 buildings—including an administrative building, three faculty buildings, multipurpose building, three halls for students, a cafeteria, two teachers dormitory buildings, two staff dormitory buildings & principal house. There are also power station, a pond and a playground. Planned improvements include: playgrounds, a library, modern computer labs with fast internet access, and modern laboratory facilities.
The three residential halls include two for male students and one for female students:
Hall
Capacity
Noth Hall
200
South Hall
200
Female Hall
100
Scholarships
1,950 taka are provided by the government to the top 50% students in each department, based upon cumulative grade point average. After graduating, students have opportunities for scholarships to study abroad.
Admission process
BEC's undergraduate admissions are administered by the Dhaka University Technology Unit, which has three associated public engineering colleges:
The DU Technology Unit is also associated with two private institutions, NITER, STEC, HKEC and DEC
Eligibility
Bangladeshi citizens may apply to BEC. Application criteria are as follows:
Students who passed SSC or equivalent and HSC or equivalent with a total GPA of 6.0.
Online applications are available through the Dhaka University Technology Unit Admission Application Online. DU Technology Unit Admission test mark distribution
Physics - 35
Chemistry -35
Math -35
English - 15
Honors
Graduates receive the B.Sc Engineering degree, awarded by University of Dhaka. Club of BEC