Military Institute of Science and Technology

After the liberation of Bangladesh when Bangladesh Military Academy was established, father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman expressed that, one day researchers, scientists and engineers from modern countries will come to visit Bangladesh for its technological excellence. He first dreamt of an advanced engineering & technological research institution for Bangladesh Armed Forces. On 19 April 1998 the honorable prime minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina established MIST for studying Engineering in BSc level at Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka. Academic programs were launched in January 1999. The initial batches included only selected military students. However, feeling the necessity of spreading quality engineering education, the authority decided to admit civil students (both male and female) and from 2002, civilian students were admitted in different departments through passing a rigorous admission test.

The maiden department of the institute was the Civil Engineering department, which started functioning in 1999. In 2000, Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) department was established. Mechanical Engineering (ME) department and Electrical & Electronic Engineering department (EEE) which was later renamed as Electrical, Electronic & Communication Engineering (EECE) department were established in the year 2003. MIST started its Masters program in different disciplines from 2012 and MPhil/PhD from year 2014.[3]

MIST is located at Mirpur Cantonment, on the northwest edge of Dhaka City. The green campus of MIST are on about 50 acres (200,000 m²) of land. This area is confined students' residence, teachers' quarter, lakes, sports field, labs, cafe, library, and several towers. Students' hall (Osmani Hall) and teachers' quarters (Shapla-শাপলা, Polash-পলাশ) are located at the beginning of the campus. Upon passing the residential area, one can discover a magnificent expanse comprising a beautiful lake and a sports field nestled within the MIST towers. The hallmark of MIST is four academic towers (ten-storied), and these four towers presents four faculties of MIST. The name of these towers are Faculty of Civil Engineering (Tower-1), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (Tower-2), Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Tower-3), and Faculty of Science and Engineering (Tower-4). All departments conduct their academic and other activities within these four faculties. Adjacent to the MIST sports field, you will find essential structures including the architecture building, cafeteria, library, workshops, basketball ground, two teacher residences (Bokul-বকুল, Togor-টগর), Physics and Chemistry labs, medical and physical centers, and the administrative tower. These facilities create a dynamic and convenient environment at the heart of the MIST campus. Moreover, this campus has also a beautiful two-storied library in the admin tower. The MIST campus further boasts the presence of two enchanting lakes. One lake graces the entrance of the campus, stretching from Osmani Hall to the MIST sports field, affectionately known as the MIST Marine Drive. The second lake is situated at the rear side of the MIST academic towers, named Monpura Lake, which also connects to BUP. These lakes enhance the beauty of Green MIST. The campus is indeed a large area, despite being located in an urban setting. Recently more land is issued for the campus for residential accommodation.

MIST has two distinct types of students such as Military officer students (including Bangladesh Army, Navy, Air Force) and civil students. Therefore, military students put on uniform as per dress regulation of respective services. And, undergrad civil students should wear dress with displayed identity card as per 'Dress Code' prescribed by MIST authority. No uniform required for MIST graduate students (M.Sc./M.Engg./PhD.).

MIST is the only Government Engineering University of the Ministry of Defence. Despite its name suggesting an institution, all the activities (academic curriculum, teacher's recruitment, result publishing, research activists, club, etc.) carried out within it resemble those of a university.The academic programs of MIST was previously affiliated with the University of Dhaka. However, at present all academic programs of MIST are affiliated with Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP). All examinations are conducted as per the schedules approved by BUP. It also publishes the results and awards certificates to the qualified students. MIST is a part of the Ministry of Defence and not a part of BUP. The academic programs are only affiliated with BUP.

The undergraduate admission process at MIST has several steps. First, students are screened based on their grade point average (GPA) in HSC or equivalent examinations and SSC or equivalent examinations.[4] Students who have passed in minimum five subjects in GCE O-Level and three subjects (mathematics, physics and chemistry) in A-Level, obtaining minimum C-grades in all subjects are also eligible for the admission test.[4] Prior to 2020, almost 10,000 candidates are selected from approximately 20,000-20,500 applicants to sit for the MIST written admission test.[5] However, in recent years, the approximately 22,000-23,500 applicants among the total applicants have been allowed to sit for the admission test based on the best GPA & marks holder in HSC exam in the above mentioned subjects (Math, Physics, Chemistry and English). Afterward, the distribution of 810 seats is based on their merit positions in the written exam and students' subject choice list. For Bangladeshi undergraduate students, 40% seats are allotted for children of Military personnels (Military Quota) and rest of seats (60%) are available for general students, freedom fighter quota, and trivial quota. The acceptance rate at MIST for general students (not from military family) in undergraduate level is 2.43%. This calculation assumes a total of 20,000 applicants (general students) allowed to take part in the admission test against 60% of 810 available seats. This highly competitive acceptance rate (2.43%) positions MIST as one of the leading public engineering universities in Bangladesh. Moreover, foreign students may be admitted against a reserved quota of 3% of overall vacancies available (6% of civil seats). Vacancies will be offered to countries through Armed Forces Division (AFD), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), of the Government of Bangladesh.[6] Admission to Ph.D. and M.Phil. programs requires a master's degree from relevant branch from a recognized university. Admission to a Master's program requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from a recognized institution with a minimum CGPA of 3.00 out of 4.00. Admission is based on written admission test & interview/viva voce on the relevant departments.[7] Admission is highly competitive in postgraduate programs as only few aspirants are selected every year from a large pool of applicants.[8]

The number of seats for 4-year bachelor's degree in Engineering Programmes (Unit-A) and 5-year bachelor's degree of Architecture Programme (Unit-B) is given below:[11]

Each department is equipped with modern lab facilities. The various laboratories available under each dept are given below:

Overview of Library: Central library was established in 1999. The Central library of the Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) can also be hailed as the heart of the institute. It aims to provide quality knowledge and useful resources to the users of the institute. The library is well-organized in terms of its presently available resources. The library plans to incorporate more advanced technology into its functioning in the near future. The MIST Central Library is committed to serving the institution and society. The library follows the Open Access System. In order to the academic and research needs of the faculty, research, scholars, students and staff officers. The library of MIST is a collection of knowledge and built up a blanched and rich collection in Science and Technology. It is an open library system for the student of MIST, which provides a rich collection of e-resources, and books, including journals, newsletters, thesis works and CDs. Student ID cards stand as a library card. The student can borrow any unlimited textbook from the library for 6 months and 5 other reference books for 30 days. At present, the library has more than 65,000 books, 9.8 million+ online books & Journals, 1,670 CDs, thesis paper 2,093 and repository items about 423, and a reading room sitting capacity of more than 120. The book stock is arranged in a classified sequence based on the Dewey Decimal systems (DDC), and the great majority of volumes in the library are on open shelves, available for borrowing. MIST Central The library has an “Integrated Library System” using open-source software Koha, DSpace, VuFind, and PHP; and now the systems are fully operational i.e., students are now getting the modern facilities. The library has a well-equipped cyber centre through which the students and faculty can search for the e-resource that they require. It also subscribes to a number of Bangla and English newspapers and periodicals. In addition to that, each dept has its own library enriched with adequate text and reference books. Start off each semester library issues reference books for that particular semester to students of every department. There is also a Cyber Center for Internet browsing.

Service: Following services are being rendered from the Central Library, MIST. All registered members of the library users are stakeholders of these services. a. Circulation Service b. Web OPAC Facility c. E-Resources Retrieval Facility d. Current Awareness Services of newly acquired books and other resources. e. Reference / Information Service f. Email & SMS Alert Service g. Reading Facilities h. Book Issue Facilities for Long & Short time. i. Access to E-Book and E-Journals j. Audio-Visual Material issue Facilities k. Photocopy Services l. Browsing & printing facilities through Cyber Centre m. Wi-Fi Service n. Reading facilities of Thesis paper, Journal, Magazine and Newspaper o. Plagiarism Checking Facilities p. Parapresing & Grammarly Checking Facilities

Library Organization: a. Administrative Section b. Acquisition Section c. Processing Section and Classification Section d. Circulation Section and Lending Section e. Reference Section f. Reprographic and Audio Visual Section g. Text Book Section h. Archive Section i. Cyber Section j. Classified Section k. ICT Section l. Family Corner Section m. Liberation War Corner n. Store Section [12]

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