Begum Rokeya University is a public university located in Rangpur, Bangladesh established in 2008. It has over 7,000 students across 21 departments under 6 faculties. The university campus covers 75 acres between Rangpur Cadet College and Carmichael College, with academic buildings, student halls, a library and cafeteria. Admission is competitive, with over 90,000 applications for 1,258 seats in 2014. The university provides undergraduate and graduate programs with low tuition fees and on-campus medical and transportation facilities.

1. A PRESENTATION
On
BEGUM ROKEYA UNIVERSITY,
RANGPUR
Presenter:
Kaniz Fatema
ID:14203120
Program: BCSE

2. Introduction:
Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR), formerly Rangpur University , is a
government financed public university in Bangladesh. It is the first general categorized
university in Rangpur Division and also the second Public university in the region.. It
was established on 08 October, 2008 under Begum Rokeya University Act,2009(2009-
29).
Image: Monument of Begum Rokeya and the university.

3. 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-one departments and amount of student
is almost seven thousand. It contains three student halls (including two male and one
female). There is a tremendous library and a cafeteria in the campus.
Image: BRUR Campus. Image: Male student hall

4. History:
Since 1947, a university in this region has been a long cherished dream. In 2001, the Prime
Minister, Sheikh Hasina laid the foundations of Rangpur University of Science and
Technology. Finally, Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmad, in a historic cabinet meeting held in Rangpur
on February 2, 2008, took the decision to establish a University in Rangpur. The Rangpur
University Ordinance was approved by the cabinet on June 15, 2008. M. Lutfar Rahman
was appointed the first Vice Chancellor on 20 October 2008. Two days later Hossain Zillur
Rahman, the then Education and Commerce Advisor to the Caretaker Government
formally inaugurated the university.
Name From To
M. Lutfar Rahman 20 October 2008 7 May 2009
Dr. Mohammad Abdul Jalil
Miah
8 May 2009 May 7, 2013
Dr. A.K. M. Nurun Nabi May 8, 2013 Present
Table: List of Vice-Chancellor

5. Undergraduate Programs
•B.Sc.(Hons.)
•B.A.(Hons.)
•B.B.A.(Hons.)
•B.S.S.(Hons.)
•B.Sc.(Engineering)
Graduate Programs
•M.Sc.
•M.A.
•M.B.A.
•M.S.S.
•M.B.A.(Evening)
Faculties and Departments
BRUR has 21 departments under 6 faculties:
Faculty of Arts
•Department of Bangla
•Department of English
•Department of History and Archaeology

6. Faculty of Science
•Department of Physics
•Department of Chemistry
•Department of Mathematics
•Department of Statistics
Faculty of Business Studies
•Department of Accounting and Information Systems
•Department of Management Studies
•Department of Marketing
•Department of Finance and Banking
Faculty of Social Science
•Department of Economics
•Department of Sociology
•Department of Political Science
•Department of Public Administration
•Department of Mass Communication and Journalism
•Department of Women and Gender Studies

7. Faculty of Engineering & Technology
•Department of Computer Science and Engineering
•Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Faculty of Life and Earth Sciences
•Department of Geography and Environmental Science
•Department of Disaster Management
Institute
Dr. Wazed Research Institute

8. Admission
BRUR enrolls undergraduate students. Students who want to get admission into BRUR
need to pass and compete on the merit list in the admission test which is highly
competitive. Admission tests are arranged by the University under authority of
admission council for all faculties.
Statistics Based On Academic Year 2014-15 Admission :
Total application : 90,402 , Total Seats Available : 1,258 Average applicant to seat ratio is
72:1. Acceptance rate : 1.39%

9. Organizations and clubs:
1.Ronon
2.Gungun
3.Charan Sangskritik Kendro
4.Begum Rokeya University Film Socity(BRUFS)
5.Biggan Andolon Moncho
6.Bangladesh Open Science Organization
7.Begum Rokeya University Debating Association(BRUDA)
8.Begum Rokeya University Geographers Association(BRUGA)
9.Badhon
10.Begum Rokeya University Photographers Club(BRUPC)
11.GES Sports Club

10. Political Organizations:
1.Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal
2.Bangladesh Chatra League
3.Student Union
4.Somajtantrik Chatro Front
Residential Halls:
Halls for male students:
1.Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall
2.Sohid Mukhtar Ali Hall
Halls for female students
1.Sheikh Fazitunnesa Hall

11. Facilities:
1.Public University, Very low tuition fees
2.In campus medical facilities
3.Residential halls
4.Transportation
5.Central library with seminar libraries in departments
6.Cafeteria

12. Logo
Motto জ্ঞানই শক্তি (Bengali)
Motto in English Knowledge is Power
Established 2008
Type Public, coeducational
Endowment BDT 1.08 Billion
Chancellor President of Bangladesh
Abdul Hamid
Provost 3
Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. A.K.M Nurun Nabi
Dean 6
Students Nearly 7000
Undergraduates 1200 Intake per year
Location Rangpur, Rangpur, Bangladesh
Campus Urban , 75 acres (300,000 m
2
), Adjacent to Carmichael College and
Rangpur Cadet College
Begum Rokeya University