An Environment Designed for Learning
Bangladesh's first private university. Sixteen programmes across seven colleges on one green campus, with free university buses and scholarships for meritorious students.
- 1991Bangladesh's first private university
- 7colleges and 16 programmes
- 7,900students from Bangladesh and abroad
- 20 bighasof green campus in Uttara
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The first private university in Bangladesh
IUBAT was founded in 1991 by Professor Dr M Alimullah Miyan on one conviction: higher education for every qualified person, with finance for the meritorious but needy. It began with business, agriculture and technology, and has since added nursing, tourism and hospitality, health science, economics and English.
Today about 8,000 students study on a single campus of 20 bighas in Uttara, with a central library, laboratories, a research station, playgrounds and free buses from across Dhaka.
- 442faculty members
- 11,000graduates worldwide
Higher education for every qualified person, with finance for the meritorious but needy.
Professor Dr M Alimullah Miyan
Founder Vice-Chancellor of IUBAT
A professor who had directed the Institute of Business Administration at the University of Dhaka, he submitted the proposal for a non-government university in 1989. IUBAT opened as the first in Bangladesh, and in 1992 introduced the BBA degree to the country. His idea was a campus where business, agriculture and technology share one table.
- 65+special scholarships awarded every semester
- 35+free buses carrying students to campus from across Dhaka
- Tk 1 lakhgroup health insurance for every student, every year
- +15%additional scholarship for women students
Seven colleges, sixteen programmes
Business, engineering, agriculture, arts and sciences, tourism and hospitality, nursing and public health. Choose a college to see what it teaches.
College of Business Administration
IUBAT Business School, pioneer of the four-year BBA in Bangladesh. The BBA is accredited by ACBSP, USA, and recognised for credential equivalence in the USA and Canada.
College of Engineering and Technology
Computer science, civil, electrical and electronic and mechanical engineering. All four BSc programmes were accredited together by BAETE in May 2026, a first for a Bangladeshi university.
College of Agricultural Science
Agriculture with an on-site research station for perennial rice, grafting and sweet-grape trials. The BSc in Agriculture is accredited by Krishibid Institution Bangladesh.
College of Arts and Sciences
Economics and English, and the science, mathematics, social science and environment departments that teach the general-education core of every degree.
College of Tourism and Hospitality Management
Hospitality training in real kitchens and service labs. The first BATHM degrees in Bangladesh were awarded here in 2001.
College of Nursing
A four-year BSc in Nursing with clinical practice in partner hospitals. Graduates now practise as registered nurses in Bangladesh and abroad.
College of Health Science and Medical Education
The Master of Public Health, health economics and population research with the Health and Population Center.
Find a programme
Filter by level, college or a keyword such as nursing, software or finance.
Apply to IUBAT
IUBAT admits students three times a year: Spring (January), Summer (May) and Fall (September). Applications are made on the university's admission portal; the admission test is held on campus.
- CheckSee if your HSC, diploma, Alim or A-level result qualifies.
- ApplyComplete the online form and pay the application fee.
- TestSit the written test on campus, or use SAT and TOEFL from abroad.
- EnrolScholarship decision, payment and orientation.
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Accredited, approved and ranked
Business, agriculture and engineering each carry their own professional accreditation, on top of national approval, Commonwealth membership and international rankings.
A day at IUBAT
The lawns and Shapla Dighi
Central library
Playgrounds and courts
Clubs and culture
- The free bus arrives on campus
- Classes and study
- Laboratories
- Practice and projects
- Sports and clubs
- The lawn and the study arena
Student and parent voices
A message from the Vice-Chancellor
“We at IUBAT are committed to provide our students a quality education that enables them to pursue a successful career, enjoy life and contribute to nation-building.”
Professor Dr Abdur Rab
Vice-Chancellor
Professor of Management; formerly Director of the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor of Eastern University.
Governance
ChancellorMirza Fakhrul Islam AlamgirHon'ble President of Bangladesh
Chairman, Board of TrusteesZubier AlimIUBAT Board of Trustees
Pro-Vice-ChancellorProf Dr Mohammad Mahmudur RahmanAcademic affairs
Treasurer and Director, AdministrationProf Selina NargisAdministration and finance
Thirty-five years of firsts
- 1989A proposalProfessor Dr M Alimullah Miyan submits the proposal for a non-government university to the government on 27 July.
- 1991IUBAT opensBangladesh's first non-government university is established in Dhaka.
- 1992First degreesDegree programmes begin with Assumption University, Bangkok, and the BBA is introduced to Bangladesh.
- 1993RegisteredIUBAT is registered under the Private University Act, with a permanent campus in Uttara.
- 2011Health cover for every studentGroup health insurance begins, a first among private universities in Bangladesh.
- 2026Accredited, graduated, rankedThe 9th Convocation; BAETE accredits all four engineering programmes; THE ranks IUBAT joint second in Bangladesh.
Our graduates, out in the world
From chip design in Oregon to hospital wards in Maryland, hotel kitchens in Doha and master's laboratories in Sweden, about 11,000 IUBAT graduates work across borders and industries.
Where our graduates work
Research, innovation and sustainability
Institutes and centres
The Miyan Research Institute, the Institute of SDG Studies and a dozen specialised centres.
Sustainability
UI GreenMetric first in Bangladesh, and annual reports on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Journals and publications
Call for papers, guidelines, monographs and conference proceedings.