Sylhet Agricultural University

Bangladeshi University

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Sylhet Agricultural University (Bengali: সিলেট কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) is a flagship public research university in Sylhet, Bangladesh that formally started functioning on 2 November 2006. The university has the highest number of students studying abroad compared to other Bangladeshi agricultural universities.^[1]

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.^[1]

Admission

As of from 2019 all agricultural university of Bangladesh conducting a cluster system admission tests where a single exam is taken for seven Universities which provide education in the field of Agricultural Sciences these are Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Sylhet Agricultural University, Khulna Agricultural University and Patuakhali Science and Technology University. The cluster system reduced students suffering and financial costs. Admission test is held on each campus but at a time with same question.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Colleges and departments

This university has six colleges (faculties) providing undergraduate and graduate studies:

College (faculty) of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences
College (faculty) of Agriculture
College (faculty) of Fisheries
College (faculty) of Agricultural Economics and Business Studies
College (faculty) of Agricultural Engineering and Technology
College (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.^[5]^[6] These have been and are:

SL No.	Vice-chancellor	Duration
1	Professor Dr. Md. Iqbal Hossain	03.01.2007–08.03.2009
2	Professor Dr. Md. Abdul Awal	09.03.2009–08.09.2010
3	Professor Dr. Md. Shahid Ullah Talukder	09.09.2010–27.09.2014
4	Professor Dr. M. Golam Shahi Alam	28.09.2014-27.09.2018
5	Professor Dr. Md. Matiar Rahman Howlader	September 2018–Present

References

^ ^a ^b "Sylhet Agricultural University". www.sohopathi.com/. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
^ "Agri-varsities to begin 'cluster system' admission test". July 2019.
^ "Unified admission test in 7 agricultural universities".
^ "UGC to hold uniform admission test for 7 universities". 7 October 2019.
^ "Former Vice-Chancellors List". Retrieved 30 October 2017.
^ "About Vice-Chancellor". Retrieved 30 October 2017.