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Shahjalal University of Science and Technology

public · science and technology · Sylhet · verified (record reviewed 2026-09-14)

Profile

Ownership
public
Vice-Chancellor
Prof. Dr. Md. Khairul Islam
Students
12596
Faculty
566
Annual budget
৳20,576,000,000
Established
1986
District
Sylhet

Expanding STEM laboratory facilities and strengthening institutional research output at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology under UGC guidelines.

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Provenance & notes

student_count 12,596 from Wikipedia: 6,726 undergrad + 1,870 postgrad + 4,000 affiliated medical college students; faculty_count 566 from Wikipedia. annual_budget_bdt 20,576,000,000 = Tk 205.76 crore for FY 2025-26 (converted from crore: 205.76 * 10,000,000). vc_since is date of assuming office (2024-09-22), appointment notification dated 2024-09-18. No evidence of VC change following BNP-Tarique government sworn in 2026-02-17; Sarwaruddin Chowdhury's 4-year term runs to September 2028. Bangla name verified via Wikipedia. Registrar Syed Shalim Mohammad Abdul Qadir confirmed via December 2025 bus tracking system launch news. SUCSU election legal status as of verification date remains under High Court review initiated January 2026. Rice360 competition participation was April 2025 (outside 90-day window but included as research highlight). Gaza solidarity shutdown April 7 2026 is within window. [2026-06-08 audit correction] VC updated to Prof. Dr. Md. Khairul Islam (assumed office 24 May 2026), replacing A. M. Sarwaruddin Chowdhury.

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