Course Outline
Vision
Department of Public Administration of BUP will be one of the leading public administration schools in creating competent practitioners, academicians and researchers to contribute in solving social problems.
Mission
To produce and develop public administration practitioners, academicians and researchers through excellence in research, teaching and learning.
Objectives
- To develop administrative practitioners through high-quality undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
- To enhance research on contemporary issues of public administration.
- To prepare students as future academicians of public administration with advanced academic knowledge, research and lecture delivery skill.
- To produce social problem solvers for both public and private organizations in the field of public administration and its related fields in social sciences
General Info
Intake : Once in a Year
Application Duration : 17 December 2023 - 04 January 2024
Method of Application : Online through the "Admission Link" of www.bup.edu.bd
Course Duration : Years: 04 Semester: 08
Total Credit Hours : 126
Eligibility for Admission
- A candidate must pass SSC/equivalent and HSC/equivalent examination from any discipline/group.
- Candidates from Science Group must obtain a total GPA of 9.00 in SSC/equivalent and HSC/equivalent examination with minimum GPA 4.50 in each of the examinations.
- Candidates from Business Studies Group must obtain a total GPA of 8.50 in SSC/equivalent and HSC/equivalent examination with minimum GPA 4.00 in each of the examinations.
- Candidates from Humanities Group must obtain a total GPA of 8.00 in SSC/equivalent and HSC/equivalent examination with minimum GPA 4.00 in each of the examinations.
- Candidates from General Certificate of Education (GCE) O and A level background must pass in minimum 05 (five) and 02 (two) subjects respectively having minimum 26.5 points in total based on the following scale:
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A* - G Grading System (IGCSE)
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9 – 1 G Grading System (GCSE)
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Grade
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Point
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Grade
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Point
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A*/A
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5.00
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9/8
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5.00
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B
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4.00
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7
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4.50
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C
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3.50
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6
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4.00
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D
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3.00
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5
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3.50
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4
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3.00
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Note: Gradings lower than ‘D’ will not be considered for point calculation.
- Candidates from International Baccalaureate (IB) must pass in minimum 06 (six) subjects having minimum 30 points based on the rating scale used in their curriculum (7, 6, 5, 4). Rating of 1, 2 and 3 will not be considered in point calculation.
Admission Test Syllabus
Candidates will have to sit for a written test (MCQ) of 100 marks. The marks distribution is as follows:
- General Knowledge - 40
- English – 40
- Bangla - 20
Weightage,
- MCQ = 55%
- HSC/Equivalent Result=25%
- SSC/Equivalent Result=20%
Total=100%
Exam Type
The admission Test will be taken in MCQ System (100 Marks) and 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Detailed Time Plan and Center for Admission Test
- Publication of the List of eligible candidates for Written Exam: on 07 January 2024 at BUP Website www.bup.edu.bd.
- Admit Cards can be downloaded and printed by the individual applicants from admission.bup.edu.bd from 14 January 2024 onward. But to avoid technical complications, applicants are requested to download the admit card as soon as possible.
- Written Tests will be held as per the following schedule:
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Faculty
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Date & Day of Written Test
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Time of Written Test
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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19 January 2024 Friday
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10:00-11:00
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- Admission Test (Written) will be conducted in Dhaka city only.
- Schedules of other events will be circulated later.