Barishal Engineering College

Barishal Engineering College (BEC) is a public undergraduate college in the Barishal District of Bangladesh. It is affiliated with the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of the University of Dhaka. The college enrolls 120 students per year.

History


Barisal Engineering College was founded on 8 February 2018, with the approval from the University of Dhaka—a faculty exploring new frontiers of Science Engineering and Technology through academic search and development. The main aim of the college is to expand engineering education (sourced from the Ministry of Education, Technical and Madrasa Education Department). The first students were admitted in 2018 for the 2017-18 session. Semester-based meritorious scholarships are awarded to 50% of the admitted students. In an effort to revitalize Bangladesh into a middle-income economy, the government has projected to reach 20 percent technical and vocational education by 2020.

Affiliation
Barisal Engineering College is affiliated with University of Dhaka (the largest public university in Bangladesh ), under the Faculty of Engineering and Technology. The Faculty of Engineering and Technology oversees Barisal's academic program.

Campus
The campus is spread over 8 acres with 14 buildings—including an administrative building, three faculty buildings, multipurpose building, three halls for students, two teachers dormitory buildings, two staff dormitory buildings & principal house. There are also power station, a pond and a playground.

Planned improvements include: playgrounds, a library (focusing on engineering texts), modern computer labs with fast internet access, and modern laboratory facilities.

Departments
The college consists of Three departments:


 * Department of Civil Engineering (CE)
 * Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE)
 * Department of Naval architecture & Marine Engineering (NAME) (Proposed)

Undergraduate degrees

 * B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
 * B.Sc. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering
 * B.Sc. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (Proposed)

Lab facilities
The following equipment and laboratory facilities are available on BEC's campus:

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)

 * Electronics Lab
 * Electrical Circuit Lab
 * Electrical Machine Lab
 * Power System & High Voltage Lab
 * Digital Signal Processing Lab
 * Structural Machine Lab

Department of Civil Engineering (CE)

 * Machine Shop
 * Welding Shop
 * Surveying Shop
 * Foundry Shop
 * Transportation Lab
 * Drawing Laboratory
 * Hydraulics Lab
 * Wood Shop
 * Environment Lab
 * Image Processing Lab
 * Geo-Technical Lab

Non-department labs

 * Physics lab
 * Chemistry lab
 * Computer lab

Residential halls
The three residential halls include two for male students and one for female students:

Scholarships
1,950 taka are provided by the government to the top 50% students in each department, based upon cumulative grade point average. After graduating, students have opportunities for scholarships to study abroad.

Admission process
BEC's undergraduate admissions are administered by the Dhaka University Technology Unit, which has three associated public engineering colleges:
 * Mymensingh Engineering College (MEC)
 * Faridpur Engineering College (FEC)
 * Barisal Engineering College (BEC)

The DU Technology Unit is also associated with two private institutions, NITER, STEC, HKEC and DEC

Eligibility
Bangladeshi citizens may apply to BEC. Application criteria are as follows:
 * Students who passed SSC (Science) or equivalent and HSC (Science) or equivalent with a total GPA of 6.0.

Online applications are available through the Dhaka University Technology Unit Admission Application Online.

DU Technology Unit Admission test mark distribution
 * Physics - 35
 * Chemistry -35
 * Math -35
 * English - 15

Honors
Graduates receive the B.Sc. Engineering degree, awarded by University of Dhaka.

Club of BEC
 * Charulata Cultural Club
 * Sports Club
 * Photography Club
 * IT Club