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Sylhet Agricultural University
Sylhet Agricultural University (Bengali: সিলেট কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a public research university in Sylhet, Bangladesh that formally started functioning on 2 November 2006.

History

Sylhet Agricultural University started its function on 2 November 2006 following the issuance of a notification by the Government as per the requirement of the "Sylhet Agricultural University Act 2006" which was passed in the National Parliament on 3 October 2006. In fact, the faculty of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences has come into being through the up-gradation of Sylhet Government Veterinary College (SGVC). The SGVC was established in 1995 and had been functioning as a "School of Life Sciences" under Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet Bangladesh.

Admission

Starting in 2019, a cluster system admission test was employed. A single exam is taken for seven universities which provide education in the field of agricultural sciences, namely: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Khulna Agricultural University, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, and Sylhet Agricultural University.

Colleges and departments

This university has six faculties providing undergraduate and graduate studies:

  1. Faculty of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences
  2. Faculty of Agriculture
  3. Faculty of Fisheries
  4. Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Business Studies
  5. Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology
  6. Faculty of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

Vice-chancellors

While the chancellor is the ceremonial head, a position held by the incumbent President of Bangladesh, the vice-chancellor is the chief academic officer and chief executive of the university, appointed by the Chancellor for a four-year term. These have been and are:

SL No. Vice-chancellor Duration
1 Iqbal Hossain 2007-01-03 - 2009-03-08
2 Abdul Awal 2009-03-09 - 2010-09-08
3 Shahid Ullah Talukder 2010-09-09 - 2014-09-27
4 M. Golam Shahi Alam 2014-09-28 - 2018-09-27
5 Md. Matiar Rahman Howlader 2018-09-28 – 2022-09-27
6 Jamal Uddin Bhuiyan 2022-11-21 – 2024-08-21
7 Md. Alimul Islam 2024-10-17 - present

References

  1. ^ "About Us". Sylhet Agricultural University.
  2. ^ শিক্ষার্থীদের আন্দোলনে উত্তাল সিলেট কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় [Sylhet Agricultural University in turmoil due to student protests]. Independent Television) (in Bengali). 29 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Agri-varsities to begin 'cluster system' admission test". Daily Sun. 7 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Unified admission test in 7 agricultural universities". New Age. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  5. ^ "UGC to hold uniform admission test for 7 universities". Dhaka Tribune. 7 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Former Vice-Chancellor List". Sylhet Agricultural University. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  7. ^ "About Vice-Chancellor". Sylhet Agricultural University. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Sylhet Agricultural University VC Jamal Uddin Bhuiyan resigns". The Business Standard. 22 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Prof Alimul Islam made new SAU VC". UNB. 17 October 2024.
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