Bogura University Aims to Start Cluster-System Admissions This Session, Sends Nine-Department Proposal to the UGC
Bogura University wants to begin admitting students through the cluster system from the current 2026-27 academic session. To that end, a proposal to open nine departments in the first phase has been sent to the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Md Kudrat-e-Jahan gave the information at a press briefing held on Wednesday, October 28, at noon at the university's temporary academic building. The press conference was arranged for his first exchange of views with Bogura's civil society and journalists.
At the briefing, the vice-chancellor said the current law differs by about 99 percent from the law passed in 2001. After the new law's gazette was approved on July 16 and it took effect on July 19, all academic and administrative preparations were completed in full swing over the past two and a half months.
He also said 11 contractual staff had been recruited on an urgent basis to facilitate the work.
He said that, keeping in view the need to build skilled manpower for the job market, a proposal to open nine timely departments — including artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, computer science and fintech — had been placed before the UGC in the first phase.
If the commission gives final approval, student admission will begin through the cluster admission test scheduled for next March, the vice-chancellor said.
The vice-chancellor announced a 'zero tolerance' policy on teacher recruitment. He promised that appointments would be made transparently on merit alone, not on the basis of nepotism or recommendations.
At the press conference, representatives of local civil society and journalist leaders recalled their long deprivation. They called for ensuring admission on schedule, keeping the permanent campus environment and regional demand in view, and building an education system of international standard.
