Begum Rokeya University

Campus

The university is located between Rangpur Cadet College and Carmichael College in Rangpur. It covers an area of 75 acres (300,000 m2). The university has constructed four academic building and started class from August 2011 in the main campus. Currently, the university has twenty department and amount of student is almost three thousand.

Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur named after a legendary woman scholar Begum Rokeya who pioneered and promoted female education in Indo-Pak-Bangla subcontinent, is located in the city of Rangpur, in the north east zone of Bangladesh. With its so-called connotations of impoverishment, deprivation and poverty, Rangpur is a culturally vibrant place – an excellent center of arts, culture and education. It prides itself on its rich heritage of numerous contributions and achievements of many scholars, poets, novelists, social and political thinkers and philanthropists. Here are a good number of age-old educational institutions and cultural organizations.

The construction of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur is still continuing in its own campus on the outskirts of Rangpur in the south. Rangpur, a peaceful and tranquil town, is just a 6 hours’ drive from the bustling, crowded city of Dhaka. However, it has good transportation facilities – train, bus and airlines. It is easily accessible because of its interconnecting transportation routes and linkages between all the districts of the country.

Motto	জ্ঞানই শক্তি (Bengali)
Motto in English	Knowledge is Power
Established	2008
Type	public
Chancellor	Mohammad Zillur Rahman, President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Vice-Chancellor	Abdul Jalil Miah
Location	Rangpur, Bangladesh
Campus	75 acres (300,000 m2), Adjacent to Carmichael College and Rangpur Cadet College
Nickname	BRU
Website	http://www.brur.ac.bd/

History

Since 1947, a university in this region has been a long cherished dream. A popular demand for a kind of university which can reach out to a large number of students desiring higher education in this vast region has always been intensely felt but has never been fulfilled. Fortunately, on October 12, 2008 Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (initially named as Rangpur University) was founded and started its academic activities from the session 2008 – 2009, following the semester system. Each academic year consists of 2 semesters (one semester lasting for 6 months including holidays and vacations).

At the beginning of the university, about 18000 (eighteen thousand) students from different parts of Bangladesh contested for only 300 seats in the first admission test of this university. These three hundred students were enrolled into 6 departments under 2 faculties – Bangla, English, Economics and Business Administration under the Faculty of Arts and Social Science; and Mathematics and Computer Science and Engineering under the Faculty of Science and Engineering

Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur has a good faculty of lecturers, assistant professors, associate professors and professors who were educated and earned their degrees at home and abroad. In the process of its expansion, the University is still recruiting more teachers and officials. With the patronage of the local philanthropists, Begum Rokeya Scholarlship Foundation has been formed for the talented students. Within a very short time, Begum Rokeya University has successfully organized different events and programs – Bangla New Year, Rabindra-Nazrul Birth Anniversary, Inter-Department Debate and Football Competitions, National Mourning Day and so on.

The university hopes to go a long way to meet the needs for quality education, and to be an excellent center for research and other social activities.

Administration

Academics

BRU has six Faculties and the Departments are…

Faculty of Arts

1.Department of Bangla

2.Department of English

3.Department of History & Archaeology

4.Faculty of Science

5.Department of Physics

6.Department of Chemistry

7.Department of Mathematics

8.Department of Statistics

9.Faculty of Business Studies

10.Department of Accounting and Information System

11.Department of Management Studies

12.Department of Marketing

13.Department of Finance & Banking

14.Faculty of Social Science

15.Department of Economics

16.Department of Sociology

17.Department of Political Science

18.Department of Info. Science & Library Management

19.Department of Mass Communication & Journalism

20.Department of Women and Gender Studies

21.Faculty of Engineering & Technology

22.Department of Civil Engineering & Technology (CET)

23.Department of Computer Science & Engineering(CSE)

24.Department of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering (ETE)

25.Faculty of Life & Earth Sciences

26.Department of Geography & Environmental Science

27.Department of Disaster Management

Central Library and Information Center

The Central Library and Information Center (CLIC) of Begum Rokeya University was established on 12 October 2008 with an aim to support the instructional and research programs of the University. The Vice-Chancellor of the University opened all activities of CLIC on 19 November 2009. Initially, CLIC started functioning at the temporary campus of the University (Teachers’ Training College, Rangpur). It was shifted to the permanent campus on 19 March 2011. This library & Information center has large reading rooms with huge resources such as books, journals, periodicals etc.

Location:

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School list of Rangpur Division

 School Location Syllabus Est. Levels Ulipur M. S. School and College Ulipur, Kurigram Syllabus Dinajpur Education Board 1868 Class Six to Twelve Thakurgaon Government Boys’ High School Thakurgaon – 5100. Phone: 0561-53424. National Curriculum and Textbook Board In Bengali 1904 Class Three to Ten Saidpur High School Location Saidpur, Nilphamari District Syllabus Dinanpur Education Board 1906 Class Six to Ten Thakurgaon ...

School	Location	Syllabus	Est.	Levels
Ulipur M. S. School and College	Ulipur, Kurigram	Syllabus Dinajpur Education Board	1868	Class Six to Twelve
Thakurgaon Government Boys’ High School	Thakurgaon – 5100. Phone: 0561-53424.	National Curriculum and Textbook Board In Bengali	1904	Class Three toTen
Saidpur High School	Location Saidpur, Nilphamari District	Syllabus Dinanpur Education Board	1906	Class Six to Ten
Thakurgaon Government Girls’ High School	Kalibari, Thakurgaon – 5100. Phone: 0561-53474	National Curriculum and Textbook Board In Bengali	1957	Class Three toTen
Debiganj Alodini Government Girls High School	Debiganj, Panchagarh	Syllabus Dinanpur Education Board		Girls (Grades 6–10)
Debiganj Girls High School	Debiganj, Panchagarh	Syllabus Dinanpur Education Board		Girls (Grades 6–10)
Debiganj Riverview Girls High School	Debiganj, Panchagarh	Syllabus Dinanpur Education Board		Girls (Grades 6–10)
Dr. Major (Rec.) T. ZamanHigh School	Debiganj, Panchagarh	Syllabus Dinajpur Education Board	1989	Boys (Grades 6–10)

Gate at Carmichael College, Rangpur

Rangpur University

Rangpur University: Applications are invited from eligible students to take Honors Course in in session-2008-2009.

RANGPUR, Nov 29 (BSS): The admission test for first year honours course of Rangpur University for 2008-09 session will be held today (Sunday). A total of 18,614 examinees will vie for 300 seats in six departments under two faculties-Humanities and Social Science and Science and Engineering, university sources said. This year 50 students will be admitted in each subject of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering under 'Ka' unit, Bangla, English and Economics under 'Kha' unit and Business Administration under 'Ga' unit.

Rangpur Medical College has been established in 1970 with a 500-bed teaching hospital. The first batch of 100 students were admitted to Rangpur Medical College, affiliated with Rajshahi University, in 1971. Currently, the yearly intake has been increased to one hundred and fifty. Each year ten seats are fixed specially for international students of South Asian countries such as India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives. The medical college is running with several other affiliated teaching hospitals in addition to its own. These are the infectious disease hospital, hospital for tuberculosis and chest disease, and the district hospital of Kurigram including six thana health complexes in rural settings. New inclusions since 1991 are the nuclear medicine centre, coronary care unit, diarrhoeal disease control and training unit, neuromedicine, neurosurgery, paediatric surgery, radiotherapy, physical medicine department, and burn unit. The General Medical Council of the United Kingdom has recognized the graduates of this college with effect from 1st January 1996. Currently running Rp-37 batch. Recently Rp-32 batch completed internship training. 

Rangpur University

Prime Medical College, Languor, Bangladesh.

The establishment of a medical college imparting medical education leading to recognized medical degree was taken as the first and foremost aim to the institute. Prime Medical college started functioning from 2008-2009 sessions by admitting 50 students. The  Rajshahi University granted affiliation to the College on 1st November 2010.

Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC) recognized the college on 6th June 2010. The 1st professional MBBS Examination under Rajshahi University was held in July 2010 after completing two years of prescribed course of studies. Now the 6th Batch of the students are studying in the college. The ministry of  Health and Rajshahi University are pleased in academic performance and increased the number of seats from 50 to 125.

Now the college having 25,000 sq. ft. floor space in each floor is a new 7 storied academic building in its own land with adequate parking facilities. All the departments are set up in the college building with tutorial class rooms, laboratories, museum, office rooms. library, conference room & lecture galleries. The attached hospital (PMCH) is a tertiary care rejerral medical facility and provides excellent training to students and Junior doctors & Paramedics. The Hospital has arrangements for 750 inpatients. It is well equipped and provides quality health care to the public at reasonable cost. The entire hospital staffs are dedicated to excellence and service.

The objectives of the Institute are :

1.To promote and provide studies in Medical Science leading to be recognized by the postgraduate institutes.

2.To conduct research work on the diseases prevalent in the country.

3.To conduct research on medical education with the aim of raising the standard of medical education in the country.

4.To provide skilled manpower in the medical, nursing and paramedical fields.

5.To provide quality medical care and heath services to people at reasonable cost.

Rangpur Medical College

Rangpur Medical College is one of the major government medical colleges in Bangladesh, located in Rangpur District under new Rangpur Division.

Location  Rangpur Medical College is situated in Rangpur, 330 kilometers from Dhaka, and 210 km from Rajshahi District. It is located in the northwest part of the city of Rangpur, situated by the side of the inter-country highway connecting India and Nepal. It is well connected by rail, road and air with the capital city Dhaka. 

Rangpur Medical College was established in 1970 during the period of East Pakistan. Governor General of the then East Pakistan, Munaim Khan laid the foundation of this Medical College

in1969. The Medical College is situated about two km north to Rangpur town in the area of Dhap, Jail road opposite to district jail and very near to Rangpur cantonment area.The  College started with 50 students in its first batch. Now each year, 175 students get admitted in this medical college for MBBS course. Other than MBBS course there are several postgraduate courses including DCH, ,DFM, MS in Gynae & Obs, MS in General Surgery, MD in Internal Medicine and MD in Paediatrics. It is a fully residential  College with facilities of sufficient doctors quarter, large central mosjid, playground and gymnasium for students. There are three hostels for boys and two hostels for the girl students. Beside these three are separate doctors hostels for ladies and gents for the trainee doctors. Each year ten seats are fixed specially for international students of South Asian countries such as India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives. The medical college is running with several other affiliated teaching hospitals in addition to its own. These are the infectious disease hospital, hospital for tuberculosis and chest disease, and three thana health complexes in rural settings of Rangpur district. New inclusions since 1991 are the nuclear medicine center, coronary care unit, diarrhoeal disease control and training unit, neuromedicine, neurosurgery,urology, hepatology medicine, paediatric hepatology, respiratory medicine,endocrine and metabolic diseases, paediatric surgery, radiotherapy, physical medicine department, and burn unit. The General Medical Council of the United Kingdom has recognized the graduates of this college with effect from 1 January 1996. Currently running Rp-40 batch.

ADMISSION PROCEDURE

Admission for under graduate students are solely controlled by the Director, Medical Education, DGHS, Dhaka. For admission of  foreign student respective country will conduct with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Currently there is no provision  for  admission of foreign students in postgraduate courses in this medical college and also in other government medical colleges in Bangladesh. Only BSMMU, Dhaka is allowing  a limited number of foreign students in their postgraduate courses.

DEAPRTMENTS AND TEACHERS

Rangpur Medical College and its allied hospitals render the teaching facilities in lecture galleries, dissection halls, tutorial rooms, a museum, autopsy room, modern morgue, laboratories, seminar rooms and library. All the teaching facilities are equipped with modern multimedia projectors with laptops, overhead projector and cordless microphones. Most of the departments are equipped with laptops, desktops computers and multimedia projector.  It also provides equipment for practical classes and laboratory work. There is a facilities of using internet in the IT corner attached to college library. The medium of teaching throughout the course is English. The facilities which are contributing to clinical teaching along with treatment of the patients are cytological, histopathological examinations, automatic and manual culture and sensitivity, automatic biochemical analyzer, automatic and manual haematological examinations, automatic hormone and biochemical analyzer, clinical biochemistry, radiological investigation, gamma camera for isotope studies,4-D ultrasonography, radiotherapy, electrocardiography, echocardiography, CT scan, MRI, endoscopy and autopsy. Recently ICU and coronary angiogram are going to be introduced in the hospital.

Evaluation system

The university conducts the professional examinations on a fixed schedule laid down in the curriculum. A brief outline of the evaluation system is as follows.

FOR GRADUATION MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery) COURSE:

A. Periodic assessment and eligibility for professional examinations as:-

1.Seventy five percent attendance in every subject in theoretical practical and tutorial classes separately.

2.Satisfactory completion of assessment card in every subject.

3.Satisfactory results (60% marks) in annual examination.

4.Certificate of good conduct by head of the department of each subject.

B. External examiners For oral and practical examination 60% of the examiners of all professional examinations are external examiners selected by the faculty of medicine of university. They are selected from different medical colleges of the same university as well as different universities.

C. The Examination System (Final evaluation at professional examinations)

There are three professional examinations scheduled at the end of 2nd, 4th and final year for evaluation to confer the degree of MBBS by the university.

1.In each professional examination students are evaluated by written, oral and practical clinical examination.

2.In written, practical, clinical and oral examination, the pass mark is 60% of the total mark allotted.

3.The student must pass separately in each of the written, practical, clinical and oral examinations.

FOR POST GRADUATION (MS & MD: General surgery, Gynae & Obstetrics, Internal Medicine, Paediatrics) and DIPLOMA COURSES: DCH, DA, DO, DFM)

A. 80% attendance is necessary in theoretical, practical and tutorial class.

B. For oral, practical and clinical examinations external examiners are selected from senior members of the faculty of same and different universities.

C. Examination systems are as above (written, practical, oral and clinical) and the pass mark is 60% of the total mark allotted.