Admission
Students from all disciplines are eligible to be admitted into the BBA program. After announcement of admission, intending students should apply in the prescribed application form. A rigorous written test is conducted for the applicants. A combined score is developed based on marks in the written test, along with their SSC and HSC (or equivalent level) examinations. Selections are made based on the combined score. Recent intake records show that only one in 25 applicants gets admission into the BBA program.
Program Duration and Course Distribution
The duration of BBA program is four years divided into eight semesters. A total of 126 credit hours are required to be completed by the students in 40 taught courses, viva-voce examinationsand internship program. Every semester will be of 19 weeks of which 15 weeks for lecture, two weeks for mid-term examinations and two weeks for conducting the final examinations. For each course there will be two lectures of 90 minutes each (equivalent to 3 lectures of one hour) per week and thus a total of 45 class hours (lectures) in 15-week period. The distribution of 126 credit hours in the BBA program isshown below:
| Class Year | Number of Courses | Total Course Unit | Credit Hours | |
| First Semester | Second Semester | |||
| Course Work | ||||
| First Year | 5 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| Second Year | 5 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| Third Year | 5 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| Fourth Year | 5 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| Viva-Voce and Internship | ||||
| Viva-Voce | 3 | |||
| Internship | 3 | |||
| Total | 126 | |||
Students have to appear before viva-voce exams at the end of each class year,for example,first year second semester. In addition, students have to undergo an internship of three months at the end of fourth year second semester. The internship and project paper carries three credit hours and the viva-voce examinations three credit hours.
Evaluation and Grading
The performance of a student in a course is evaluated as under:
| Items | Weight (%) |
| First mid-term test | 15 |
| Second mid-term test | 15 |
| Term paper and quiz | 10 |
| Final examination | 60 |
| Total | 100 |
Two examiners evaluate the scripts of final examination and the average is taken for grading. If the difference between the marks of two examiners is more than 20%, the script is graded by a third examiner and the average mark of the nearest two is taken. The total marks in a course are converted into letter-grade as under:
| Mark Range | Letter Grade | Grade Point | Interpretation |
| 80+ | A+ | 4.00 | Outstanding |
| 75-79 | A | 3.75 | Excellent |
| 70-74 | A- | 3.50 | Very Good |
| 65-69 | B+ | 3.25 | Good |
| 60-64 | B | 3.00 | Average |
| 55-59 | B- | 2.75 | Below Average |
| 50-54 | C+ | 2.50 | Fair |
| 45-49 | C | 2.25 | Poor |
| 40-44 | D | 2.00 | Minimum Pass |
| Below 40 | F | 0 | Fail |
For the viva-voce examinations, a student is awarded only one grade after the end of fourth year. After completion of the fourth year second semester final examination, a student is required to undergo an internship program and write a project paper. The internship program/project paper is supervised and examined by the respective supervisor.The Chairman of the Department keeps the evaluated scripts in his/her custody for at least two months after the announcement of the result and after that the scripts are disposed off according to the University practice.
Class Attendance
A student has to attend 75% of the classes held in a course to sit for the examinations without any disciplinary action.The range of class attendance and the corresponding status are as follows:
| Attendance | Status |
| 75% and above | Eligible to sit as regular student |
| 60% – 74% | Non-collegiate, will be allowed to sit for the examination with a fine of Tk. 5,000/- |
| Below 60% | Not allowed to sit for the examination and may seek re-admission in the program |
Promotion
For promotion from one class year to next class year, a student is required to earn a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA), excluding the viva-voce grade as under:
| Class Year | Minimum CGPA |
| From First Year to Second Year | 2.00 |
| From Second Year to Third Year | 2.25 |
| From Third Year to Fourth Year | 2.50 |
The minimum CGPA of a student, as mentioned above, is calculated taking into consideration the grade points earned in courses of all previous class years. A student failing to clear up University or Departmental dues shall not be promoted to the next class year.
Degree Requirements
For the BBA degree, each student is required to:
- complete 126 credit hours including a viva-voce and internship without an F grade;
- earn a minimum CGPA of 2.5; and
- complete the program in maximum of six consecutive academic years including the year of first admission into the program.
For appearing at the fourth year second semester final examination, every student shall have to fill in the examination entry form supplied by the Controller of Examinations.
Credit Transfer
No credit transfer from any other program or institution is allowed for the BBA degree.
Improvement of the Grade
- If a student does not obtain the minimum CGPA required for promotion, s/he will not get the opportunity to sit for the improvement examination. In that case the student will have to take re-admission with the following batch, provided that s/he complies with the University rules and regulation mentioned in the degree requirements section.
- A student earning an F grade in any course in the regular examination will get the opportunity to sit for the Improvement Examination with the following two batches provided that they have minimum required CGPA, mentioned in the promotion section, for getting promotion. The opportunity of such examination will be available for a maximum of two times for a particular course. Students earning an F grade even after sitting for the improvement examination for two consecutive times will be dropped out from the program.The improvement examination is allowed only for final examinations.
- Students earning a grade less than B+ in any course in the regular examination will also get the opportunity to improve the grade by appearing at the ‘Improvement Examination’ with the following batch provided that they have minimum required CGPA, mentioned in the promotion section, for getting promotion.On application for the Improvement Examination, the grade earned by a student on that particular course will be cancelled.
- Students willing to improve the grade in a course shall apply to the Chairman of the Department at least four weeks before the start of the semester final examination. If a student likes to improve the grade point earned in any course of fourth year, s/he must apply for such improvement examination before the award of the degree. Improvement shall not be allowed once the degree is awarded.
Re-admission
A student failing to get the requisite grade points for promotion to the next year may seek re-admission with the following batches provided that the student under such circumstances complies with the University rules and regulations mentioned below.
- The student will have to complete the BBA degree within six academic years.
- The student will not be allowed to have re-admission more than twice under any circumstances.
A student seeking for re-admission must apply within one month after the publication of result of the concerned year. On re-admission, grades earned earlier by a student in the classyear of re-admission shall be cancelled and the student shall have to retake all the courses and examinations.
Dropping-out
- A student shall be dropped out of the program ifthe student fails to earn the minimum required CGPA for promotion from one year to the next even after taking re-admission two times to complete the BBA degree within six academic years.
- A student earning an F grade in any course after taking two improvement examinations shall also be dropped out from the program.
Adoption of Unfair Means
Students adopting unfair means in examinations, assignments, term papers, reports, theses etc. shall be treated according to the University rules.
Dean’s Merit List and Dean’s Honor List
- Students earned an SGPA of 4.0 in any semester shall be included in the Dean’s Merit list of the semester.
- Students obtained a CGPA of at least 3.85 shall be included in the Dean’s Honor list of the year of graduation.
Academic Administration
At the beginning of a semester, the BBA program office with the approval of the academic committee announcesthe academic calendar of the semester. The academic calendar includes 15 weeks of class, two weeks for mid-term examinations and two weeks for conducting the final examinations.
The BBA program office is responsible for the academic administration of the BBA program. The BBA program administration is assisted by batch coordinators. The Academic Committee of the Department nominates one of its members to act as the coordinator for each batch. The BBA Program Committee consisting of Chairman, BBA Program Director and the Batch Coordinators deals with matters relating to class monitoring, academic calendar, improvement of grade, re-admission, promotion and preparation of Dean’s Merit and Dean’s Honor lists.
COMPUTATION OF GRADE POINT AVERAGE
The Grade Point Average (GPA) is computed as under:
A complete example for computing GPA
First Semester
| Course | No. of Credits | Grade Awarded | Grade Points | Grade Points Secured |
| Col.1 | Col.2 | Col.3 | Col.4= (Col.1×Col.3) | |
| B-101 | 3 | B | 3 | 9 |
| B-102 | 3 | A | 4 | 12 |
| B-103 | 3 | C | 2 | 6 |
| B-104 | 3 | B | 3 | 9 |
| B-105 | 3 | B | 3 | 9 |
| Total | 15 | 45 |
Earned Credit (EC) = (3+3+3+3+3) = 15
Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) = (45÷15) = 3.0
Second Semester
| Course | No. of Credits | Grade Awarded | Grade Points | Grade Points Secured |
| Col.1 | Col.2 | Col.3 | Col.4= (Col.1×Col.3) | |
| B-106 | 3 | B | 3 | 9 |
| B-107 | 3 | C | 2 | 6 |
| B-108 | 3 | F | 0 | 0 |
| B-109 | 3 | B | 3 | 9 |
| B-110 | 3 | C | 2 | 6 |
| Total | 15 | 30 |
Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) = (30÷15) = 2.00
Cumulative Data
Total Credit = (15+15) = 30
Total Grade Points Secured = (45+30) = 75
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) = (75÷30) = 2.5