BSS(Hons) in Economics

General Info

Intake : Once in a Year

• Application Duration : 10 November 2025 - 07 December 2025 for the admission session 2025-2026.

  Method of Application : Online through the "Admission Link" of https://admission.bup.edu.bd/Admission/Home 
  Course Duration : Years: 04 Semester: 08
  Total Credit Hours : 129

Eligibility for Admission 

1. A candidate must pass SSC/equivalent and HSC/equivalent examination from any discipline/group.
2. Candidates from Science Group must obtain a total GPA of 8.00 in SSC/equivalent and HSC/equivalent examination.
3. Candidates from Business Studies Group must obtain a total GPA of 8.00 in SSC/equivalent and HSC/equivalent examination.
4. Candidates from Humanities Group must obtain a total GPA of 7.50 in SSC/equivalent and HSC/equivalent examination.

5. 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:

   Grade	Point
   A*/A	5.00
   B	4.00
   C	3.50
   D	3.00

   Note:   Gradings lower than ‘D’ will not be considered for point calculation.
6. 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.
7. Candidates applying for admission in the Department of Economics must have minimum ‘A-’ (A Minus) grade in Economics /Accounting/Statistics/Higher Mathematics either in SSC/equivalent or HSC/equivalent examination. Candidates from ‘O’ Level or ‘A’ Level background must have minimum D grade in any of the above mentioned subjects.

Admission Test Syllabus

Candidates will have to sit for a written test (MCQ) of 100 marks. The marks distribution is as follows:

(a) English - 40

(b) General Knowledge - 40

(c) Bangla - 20

Exam Type

Admission Test will be taken in MCQ System and 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.

Weightage

(1) MCQ=55%, 

(2) HSC/Equivalent Result=25% and 

(3) SSC/Equivalent Result=20%

Total=100%

Detailed Time Plan and Center for Admission Test

1. Publication of the List of eligible candidates for Written Exam: 14 December 2025 on BUP Website www.bup.edu.bd.
2. Admit Cards can be downloaded and printed by the individual applicants from admission.bup.edu.bd from 01 January 2025 onward. But to avoid technical complication, applicants are requested to download the admit card as soon as possible.

3. Written Tests will be held as per the following schedule: 

   Faculty	Date & Day of Written Test	Time of Written Test
   Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences	10 January 2026 Saturday	03:30 PM - 04:30 PM

• The admission test center will be specified in the admit card.
• International students should visit the following link: https://internationalstudents.bup.edu.bd/