Department of Computer Science and Engineering

BUET, Dhaka-1205
Postgraduate Admission, April 2016

Date: March 14, 2016

Postgraduate Admission Notice

All applicants for admission into the postgraduate programs of CSE Department
are hereby informed that the admission procedure will be held according to the
following schedule.

# Tasks Date and Time

1 Publishing the seat plan for admission test 30/03/2016 Wednesday
Admission Test (Written) for all Master's
05/04/16 at 2:30 pm
2 applicants including BUET CSE
Tuesday
graduates
Admission Test (Written) for PhD 05/04/16 at 2:30 pm
3
applicants (**) Tuesday
Publishing the lists of provisionally selected
06/04/16 at 6:30 pm
4 applicants for document verification and
Wednesday
PhD Interview
5 PhD Interview 12/04/16 at 2 pm Tuesday
Verifying the original documents of the
6 12/04/16 at 3 pm Tuesday
provisionally selected Master's applicants
Publishing the lists of finally selected 20/04/16 5:00 pm
7
applicants for admission Wednesday
8 Registration start 24/03/16 Sunday
30/04/2016 at 5 pm
9 Orientation
Saturday

** PhD applicants with Master's degree from the Department of CSE, BUET will not have
to appear at the written admission test. They will directly appear at the PhD interview.

PhD applicants should contact prospective supervisors prior to PhD

interview.

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Admission of an applicant into a postgraduate program of this Department is
subject to performance in the admission test, interview, submission of
required documents, verification of original documents and equivalence of
degrees.
The syllabus of the admission test will include the following courses.

 Algorithms
 Artificial Intelligence
 Compiler and Automata Theory
 Computer Architecture
 Data Structures
 Database
 Digital logic Design
 Discrete Mathematics
 Information System Design
 Microprocessors and Microcontrollers
 Network and Communication Engineering
 Object Oriented Programming
 Operating Systems
 Software Engineering
 Structured Programming Languages

The applicants are advised that all further information will be available
only through the website of the Department.

The final selection of an applicant is subjected to the performance in the

admission test, PhD interview (for PhD applicants only), submission of
required documents, verification of original documents and equivalence of
their degrees. All non-BUET Master’s applicants must present the following
documents for verification on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 3 pm. BUET
graduates must submit their required documents to the Departmental office
by Monday, April 18, 2016 by 12 pm. The PhD applicants must present
these documents during PhD Interview on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 2 pm.
All applicants are asked to collect all the required documents by these
deadlines. Failing to conform to these requirements mentioned will result in
cancellation of the candidature.

 Attested Photocopies of the missing documents which the applicants

could not attached during application submission
 Original documents of

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 1. Certificates: SSC, HSC, B Sc and M. Sc* (Appeared certificates
will NOT be accepted)
2. Transcripts/ mark-sheets: SSC, HSC, B Sc and M Sc*

2.1If the transcript/mark-sheets does not show cgpa obtained,

cgpa scale, minimum credit hour requirement and total
credit hour completed, OR total marks in the exam, total
marks obtained and percentage of marks obtained, a
separate certificate from the controller of examinations
mentioning these information must be provided.
3. Testimonial from the last attended institute issued by the
Director of Student Welfare or University Proctor or Registrar or
similar central authority who records all the information related
to students’ activities. Note that the testimonial from the Head of
the Department, Supervisor, Provost, or similar authority who
are not central authority of the university for keeping all
information related to students’ activities is NOT allowed. Your
testimonial must certify that during your study in the
corresponding institute you were not associated with any
activity subversive to the institute or to the state. Any
testimonial without this certification will not be accepted.
4. Letter of consent from the employer, if not provided already
*
5. Thesis books of B. Sc and M. Sc.
*
6. Publication list and copies in printed form, if any
7. Available documents for migration, degree conversion,
CGPA or class calculation, etc. (specially for foreign degrees)
8. Proof of cancellation of previous admission into any
postgraduate program of BUET, if any

[* For PhD applicants only]

Note that any application to extend time will NOT be accepted.

Failing to conform to the requirements mentioned above will result in

cancellation of the candidature.

_______________________________
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Sohel Rahman
Head of the Department and
Chairman, PG Admission Committee

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