Jashore University of Science and Technology

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Jashore University of Science and Technology
যশোর বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
Jessore University of Science & Technology logo.jpg
TypePublic
Established2007; 14 years ago (2007)
ChancellorPresident Abdul Hamid
Vice-ChancellorAnwar Hossain
Academic staff
234
Administrative staff
350
Students3,731[1]
Location
Jashore Sadar
,
7408
,
Bangladesh
CampusUrban, 35 acres (14 ha)
SportsCricket, football, basketball, and others
Websitejust.edu.bd

Jashore University of Science and Technology (Bengali: যশোর বিজ্ঞান ও প্রযুক্তি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) also known as JUST (Bengali: যবিপ্রবি) is a government-financed public university in Bangladesh.[2] It is the fourth public university in Khulna Division and the first public university in Jashore. It was established in 2007 and started four-year undergraduate courses from the 2009–2010 session. It was previously known as Jessore University of Science & Technology. It is located in Jessore Sadar Upazila. Its postal code is Jashore-7408.

History[]

Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST) started functioning in 2008, during the 2008-2009 session. The classes of the first batch of students began on 10 June 2009.[3] The first four departments were Computer Science & Engineering (CSE), Environmental Science & Technology (EST), Microbiology (MB), and Fisheries and Marine Bioscience (FMB).

In 2009, JUST added Nutrition & Food Technology (NFT), Industrial & Production Engineering (IPE), Chemical Engineering (ChE), Petroleum & Mining Engineering (PME), and Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology (GEBT). In 2010, the Pharmacy department was created. In 2012 Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) and Physical Education and Sports Science (PESS) were added.

In 2013 four new departments were started: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics & Statistics, and English. Accounting and Information Systems and Agro Product Processing Technology were started from the academic year 2015–16. In the academic year 2016–2017, one new department called Biomedical Engineering (BME) began.

In the academic year 2017–18, three new departments were established; Finance & Banking, Management and Textile Engineering (TE). The Marketing and Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation departments started in the academic year 2018–19.

Faculties and departments[]

JUST and surrounding area

Faculty of Engineering and Technology[]

  • Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
  • Industrial and Production Engineering (IPE)
  • (PME)
  • Chemical Engineering (ChE)
  • Biomedical Engineering (BME)
  • Textile Engineering (TE)

Faculty of Applied Science and Technology[]

  • (APPT)
  • (CDM)
  • Environmental Science and Technology (EST)
  • (NFT)

Faculty of Biological Science and Technology[]

Faculty of Arts and Social Science[]

  • English (ENG)

Faculty of Health Science[]

  • (PESS)
  • Nursing Science (NS)

Faculty of Science[]

Faculty of Business Studies[]

MS programs[]

JUST's VC Abdus Sattar deliver his lecture at JUST Auditorium/Gallery
  • M.Sc.Engg. / M.Engg. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE)
  • MSc Engg. / M.Engg. in Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)
  • M.Sc Engg. / M.Engg. in Industrial & Production Engineering (IPE)
  • MSc.Engg. / M.Engg. in Chemical Engineering (Ch.E)
  • M.Sc. Engg. / M.Engg. in Biomedical Engineering (BME)
  • M.Sc. Engg. / M.Engg. in Petroleum and Mining Engineering (PME)
  • MS in Agro Product Processing Technology (APPT)
  • MS in Environmental Science & Technology (EST)
  • MS in Microbiology (MB)
  • MS in Fisheries & Marine Bio-science (FMB)
  • MS in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (GEBT)
  • MS in Physics (PHY)
  • MS in Mathematics (Math)
  • MS in Chemistry (Chem)
  • Master of Pharmacy(M.Pharm)
  • MA in English

Academic[]

JUST's Academic Building

Academic calendar[]

The academic year and session is generally divided into two semesters. One semester is composed of 18.4 weeks and each week consists of 5 working days. The session usually starts after completion of the second semester. A full-time undergraduate course consists of four sessions or eight semesters. A regular examination is held at the end of each semester besides class tests for continuous assessment of progress.

Admission and total seats[]

There are 910 seats available for undergraduate admission.[4]

Total seats at JUST
Dept. Seat Dept. Seat
CSE 50 NFT 40
EEE 38 APPT 40
IPE 40 EST 45
ChE 40 CDM 15
TE 25 Math 40
BME 20 Chem 40
PME 40 Phy 40
Pharm 40 Eng 40
MB 40 AIS 50
GEBT 40 MGT 35
FMB 20 F&B 35
P&R 20 Marketing 35
NHS 10 PESS 25

A total 42 additional seats are reserved for the students under the categories of son/daughter of Freedom Fighter (30 seats), Indigenous (6 seats) and Disabled (6 seats). For these seats, a student needs to provide proof by using their related certificate to authority. Once the certificate is received in the mentioned period, after verification, the student will be considered for the reserved seats.

Facilities[]

Residence halls[]

Shahid Moshiur Rahman Hall

Shaheed Moshiur Rahman Hall[]

This is a five stored building with 500 students capacity. There are many facilities available for the residential students like other public universities in Bangladesh such as a TV room, a reading room, a gymnasium and a canteen.

Sheikh Hasina Student Hall[]

Sheikh Hasina Hall

This is also a five stored building with 500 students capacity only for the female students. There are many facilities available for the residential students like other public universities in Bangladesh such as a TV room, a reading room, a gymnasium, and a canteen. The hall has photocopying, printing, and laundry facilities for the residential students. The students and the organising committee organise different game competitions from time to time.

Additionally there are two students hall (Munshi Meherullah Hall for boys and Taramon Bibi Hall for girls) are under construction. Soon those halls will be ready and opened for students.

Central Library[]

Jashore University of Science and Technology has a six storied library building. Currently, there are approximately 30,000 books and 100 journals available for both students and faculty members. New books are added to the collection every month. Students or faculty members can study and/or borrow desired books from here. The library is open from 9 am to 8 pm for Saturday to Wednesday. E-library facility is also available here.

TSC and cafeteria[]

This is a two-storied building, located at west-eastern corner of JUST campus. Cafeteria is at ground floor and TSC at 1st floor. The food supplies come from a charity organisation called Jagannath foundation.

Dormitory and tower[]

The JUST dormitory is located at south-eastern corner of JUST campus. This five-storied dormitory is available for the faculty members and administrative staff of JUST. There is also a 10 storied Madhumati tower for the faculty members and administrative staff of the university.

Central mosque[]

The central mosque is located at the west side of the JUST campus for the prayers of the Muslim students and staff members of JUST.

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.just.edu.bd
  2. ^ "Jashore University of Science & Technology". University Grants Commission.
  3. ^ "JUST starts journey". The Daily Star. 11 June 2009.
  4. ^ http://www.just.edu.bd/index.php/admission

External links[]

Coordinates: 23°14′00″N 89°07′32″E / 23.2333°N 89.1256°E / 23.2333; 89.1256

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