Undergraduate Admission Information

Welcome to Independent University, Bangladesh - also known by its acronym IUB.The University was established in 1993 with professional support from some renowned national and international academics as a pioneer private university. IUB is committed to prepare its students as able professionals -- - creative, committed, liberal, alive to their environment and capable to contribute to the country's advancement as well as achieve their goals in a rapidly changing economic and civic environment.
IUB is known among its students and graduates for providing a good mix of study and social life. A host of activities - including sport, clubs, societies, employment services, accommodation, student services, scholarships, teaching, learning, research - contribute to the total IUB experience. IUB graduates enjoy some of highest employment rates and starting salaries.

Admission Eligibility

• Combined GPA of 7 in S.S.C & H.S.C with minimum GPA of 3 in each.
• O'Level in minimum 5 subjects with a GPA 2.50 and A'Level in 2 subjects with a minimum GPA 2.00
• International Baccalaureate or U. S. High School Diploma
• Other 12 years equivalent degree (must have the equivalence certificate from Ministry of Education)
• Engineering Students must have
  • Maths and Physics in O level
  • Maths and Physics with minimum grade of B in HSC
• Students applying for Microbiology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology must have Biology in their SSC or O-Level with at least B grade.
• Environmental Science students who have taken Chemistry/Physics in S.S.C. or O'Level will get preference.

Admission Period

There are three academic semesters namely, Autumn, Spring and Summer.

• The admission procedure for Autumn (the beginning of the academic year) starts within the first week of July and ends with the commencement of classes in the first week of September.
• The admission procedure for Spring starts within the first week of November and ends with the commencement of classes in the second week of January.
• The admission procedure for Summer takes place in the second week of March and ends with the commencement of classes in the second week of May.

Special Considerations: Exemption from Admission Test

• Minimum SAT-1 score of 1000 and
• Minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper based) or 213 (computer based) or 80 (internet based) or
• IELTS score of 5.5

Merit Scholarship Based on the Result of Admissions Test

1. Percentage of Scholarship: 50 or 100%
2. Top 5% of the highest scorers of the selected students in IUB Admissions Test (Test 1 & Test 2 separately) will be given 50/100% Tuition Waiver.
3. Admission Committee may decide the total number of students for 50 or 100% based on the overall standard of the intake of admissions test.
4. Students getting scholarship under this category need not apply to the authority, this will be given automatically.
5. Students of this category will have to earn minimum 30 Credits in a cycle of one year according to any of the suggested combinations: (9+9+12), (9+12+9) or (12+9+9), as per his/her convenience. From forth semester onward the student will have to maintain a minimum of 12 credits.

   Reassessment Bar CGPA	Percentage of Scholarship
   3.51-3.69	30%
   3.70-3.79	50%
   3.80-3.84	75%
   3.85-4.00	100%

Merit Scholarship Based on the Result of SSC & HSC/ O&A Levels

• Percentage of Scholarship: 50 or 100%
• Enrolled students fulfilling the specific criteria based on the result of SSC/HSC/O/A Level will receive this scholarship. Students deserving Merit Scholarship based on the result of SSC and HSC need not apply to the authority. Criteria are as under:

Criteria for 100%

• Students who have GPA’5.00 (excluding 4th subject) in SSC and HSC on a scale of 5.00 will be given 100% Merit Scholarship on admission.
• Students who achieved five ‘A’ grades in ‘O’ levels examination, along with one ‘A’ grades in ‘A’ Level will be given 100% Merit Scholarship during admission.
• Students receiving ‘Higher Secondary Education Board Scholarship’ will receive 100% merit scholarship on entry for one semester. Copy of the Gazette Notification to be submitted to IUB. Reassessment will be done based on table mentioned below.

Criteria for 50%

• Students who have GPA’5.00 (including 4th subject) in SSC and HSC on a scale of 5.00 will be given 50% Merit Scholarship on admission.
• Students who achieved five ‘A’ grades in ‘O’ levels examination, along with two ‘B’ grades in ‘A’ Level will be given 50% Merit Scholarship during admission.

  Reassessment Bar CGPA	Percentage of Scholarship
  3.51-3.69	30%
  3.70-3.79	50%
  3.80-3.84	75%
  3.85-4.00	100%

  Students of the above-mentioned category will have to earn minimum 30 Credits in a cycle of one year according to any of the suggested combinations: (9+9+12), (9+12+9) or (12+9+9), as per his/her convenience. From fourth semester onward the student will have to maintain a minimum of 12 credits.

Financial Assistance:

• Discount on Tuition fee, based on performance in IUB and Financial need.
• Campus job & other Financial Assistance

Credit Transfer Acceptance

• Students with CGPA 3.00 and above may be exempted from admission test on case to case basis
• Course grade should be at least ‘B-’
• Overall CGPA should be at least 2.50
• The School and concerned departments will look into the correlation of the course content.

*All the certificates will be verified and IUB reserves the right to take action in case of any discrepancy found.