National University is the central authority of graduate and
post-graduate collages in Bangladesh. It was established under an Act of the
Govt. of the People's Republic of Bangladesh with features distinct
from those of the traditional Universities of the country. It grew
out of the exigencies of time who most of the Universities were
encumbered with unwieldy roll strength, menaced by student unrest
and bard-pressed to see to their obligations towards the affiliated
college, which bore the bulk of tertiary education in the country.
The objectives of the University is not only to ease the
situation but also to improve the standard of education by upgrading
the curriculum and syllabuses and ensuring academic discipline in
all spheres. The University along with its own academic program is
vested with powers to affiliated college and with its coming into
existence, all the college, so long affiliation to other
Universities of the country, excepting those teaching agriculture,
engineering and medical science have come under its jurisdiction.
Apart from the units providing campus teaching, the university
has been its components about one thousand colleges. These colleges
under its academic control cater for courses leading to Pass, Honors
and Master's degrees to different disciplines. It provides the
curricular and syllabuses, gives guideline for admission, arrange
inspection, holds examinations, publishes results and awards
certificates.
