Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur
Profile
- Ownership
- public
- Vice-Chancellor
- Professor Mohammad Iqbal
- Students
- 3650
- Faculty
- 279
- Annual budget
- ৳886,200,000
- Established
- 2003
- District
- Gazipur
Expanding STEM laboratory facilities and strengthening institutional research output at Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur under UGC guidelines.
Recent activity
- 2026-06-18 academic_council Academic Council of Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur approved revised curricula aligned with Bangladesh National Qualifications Framework. ↗
- 2026-07-15 infrastructure Commissioned upgraded central laboratory and digital research facilities across engineering faculties. ↗
- 2026-08-10 admission Announced academic admission intake guidelines and enrollment quotas for the upcoming academic session. ↗
Provenance & notes
verification_status=partial: (1) treasurer and registrar names not found on duet.ac.bd (the website's office pages do not display individual names in the fetched content); set null. (2) student_count 3,650 from Wikipedia (approximately 3,000 UG + 600 PG + 50 PhD); consistent with ECNEC project documents citing 'approximately 3,500 students' as beneficiaries. (3) faculty_count 279 academic staff per Wikipedia 2023 figure. (4) annual_budget_bdt 886,200,000 = BDT 886.2 million for FY 2023-24, per Wikipedia; no FY 2024-25 figure found in press or official sources. (5) vc_since 2026-05-17 is the charge-taking date (confirmed by Daily Star and Prothom Alo); notification issued May 14, 2026 (same batch as BUET and 9 others). (6) Pro-VC Dr. Md. Arefin Kowser confirmed via duet.ac.bd/office/office-of-the-pro-vice-chancellor and press (attended DUET-Betopia MOU signing February 2026); no appointment date found in press. (7) DUET specialization set null (the uni_type 'engineering' already captures it; the diploma-engineer admission restriction is unique but not a subject-matter specialization like 'maritime' or 'textile'). (8) established_year 2003 follows task specification; physical campus relocated to Gazipur in 1983; precursor College of Engineering, Dhaka founded 1980 at Tejgaon. (9) campus_count 2: main (23.42 acres, Gazipur Sadar) and second campus (13 acres, Majhir Khola Road, Gazipur), which opened for academic activities January 2025. (10) QS Asia 2026 ranking #486 sourced from Wikipedia; ranking year confirmed as 2026 release.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaka_University_of_Engineering_%26_Technology,_Gazipur
- https://www.duet.ac.bd/about/history
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- https://www.duet.ac.bd/notice/admission-notices
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