UNIVERSITY FACTS
Founded as The Bengal Agricultural Institute |
1937 |
By Sher-e Bangla A K Fazlul Hoq the then Chief Minister of the undivided Bengal . The academic affiliation was with Dhaka University. |
1st Batch Graduated |
1943 |
20 students graduated in Agricultural Science as First batch obtained B.Sc. Ag. They founded the solid base of agriculture in the then Indo-Pak subcontinent under the British regime. |
East Pakistan Agricultural Institute |
1947 |
Renamed after partition of India & Pakistan. |
East Pakistan Agricultural Institute |
1961 |
The academic affiliation was transferred from Dhaka University to the then East Pakistan Agricultural University, later renamed as Bangladesh Agricultural University. |
Bangladesh Agricultural Institute (BAI) |
1971 |
After the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent country the name of the institute was spontaneously changed. |
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University |
2001 |
The Bangladesh Agricultural Institute (BAI) was up-graded to Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University as 17th Public University of the Country. The foundation was laid by Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina |
FACULTY AND STAFF, 2016
Faculty |
229 |
Staff |
649 |
MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION ENGLISH
STUDENT ENROLLMENT, 2016
Undergraduate |
2172 |
MS |
1231 |
Ph. D |
25 |
Total university |
3428 |
STUDENT GENDER, ETHNICITY 2016
Academic Program |
FEMALE |
MALE |
MINORITY** |
Undergraduates |
51% |
49% |
4% |
MS |
44% |
56% |
16% |
PhD |
44% |
56% |
0% |
*Based on students in entering classes only.
DEGREES GRANTED, 2014–2015*
Bachelor's degrees |
477 |
Master's degrees |
225 |
Total university |
702 |
* Academic year includes degrees granted from July 1 through June 30.