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University Grants Commission of Bangladesh
Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP)
Academic Innovation Fund (AIF)
University Grouping by the Number of Teachers Holding PhD Degree
(in alphabetical order)
Groups No. of % of AIF Institutions
teachers allocation
holding in First
PhD Round
Group A 30+ 60% (1)American International University Bangladesh,
(14 Univ) (2)Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agri. Univ
(Gazipur), (3) Bangladesh Agricultural University, (4)
Bangladesh University of Eng. & Technology (BUET),
(5) Independent University Bangladesh (IUB), (6)
Islamic University, Kushtia (7) Jahangirnagar
University, (8) Khulna University, (9) Khulna
University of Eng. and Technology( KUET), (10)
Rajshahi University of Eng. and Technology (RUET),
(11) Shahjalal University of Science & Technology
(SUST), (12) University of Chittagong, (13) University
of Dhaka, (14) University of Rajshahi,
Group B 10-29 30% (1) Ahsanullah University of Science &
(25 Univ) Technology, (2) Bangabundhu Sheikh Mujib Medical
University, (3) BRAC University (BRACU), (4)
Chittagong University of Engineering .and Technology
(CUET), (5) City University (CU), (6) Daffodil
International University (DIU) Dhaka, (7) Dhaka
University of Eng. and Technology (DUET), (8) East-
West University, (9) Gono Vishvabidyalay, (10)
International Islamic University Chittagong (IIU), (11)
International University of Business Agric. and Tech
(IUABAT), (12) Jagannath University, (13) North-South
University, (14) Northern University Bangladesh
(NUB), (15) Patuakhali Univ. of Sci. & Tech., (16)
Prime Asia University (PAU), (17) Sher-e-Bangla Agri.
University (Dhaka), (18) South-East University, (19)
Stamford University Bangladesh (SUB), (20) The
University of Asia Pacific (TUAP), (21) United
International University (UIU), (22) Uttara University
(UU), (23) University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
(ULAB), (24) University of Science and Technology
(USTC) Chittagong, (25) World University of
Bangladesh (WUB)
Group C <10 10% (1) ASA University Bangladesh (ASAUB), (2)
(41 Univ) Asian University of Bangladesh, (3) Atish Dipanker
University of Science & Tech. (ADUST), (4)
Bangladesh Islamic University (BIU) Dhaka, (5)
Bangladesh University (BU) Dhaka, (6) Bangladesh
University of Business & Technology(BUBT), (7)
Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), (8)
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Begum Rokeya University Rangpur (9) BGC Trust
University (BGCTU) (10) Chittagong Veterinary and
Animal Sci. Univ (CVASU), (11) Comilla University,
(12) Darul Ihsan University (DIU), (13) Dhaka
International University, (14) East Delta University
(EDU), (15) Eastern University (EU), (16) Green
University of Bangladesh (GUB), (17) Hajee
Mohammad Danesh Univ of Sci. & Tech, (18) IBAIS
University (IBAISU), (19) Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul
Islam University, (20) Jessore Science & Technology
University (JESTU), (21) Leading University, Sylhet
(22) Manarat International University (MIU), (23)
Mawlana Bhashani University of Sci. & Tech., (24)
Metropolitan University (MU) Sylhet, (25) Noakhali
Sci. & Tech. Univ., (26) Premier University, (27)
Presidency University (PU), (28) Prime University (PU),
(29) Royal University of Dhaka (RUD), (30) Shanto
Mariam University of Creative Technology, (31)
Southern University Bangladesh (SU) Chittagong, (32)
State University of Bangladesh (SUB), (33) Sylhet
Agricultural University, (34) Sylhet International
University, (35) The Millennium University, (36) The
People’s University of Bangladesh, (37) University of
Development Alternative (UODA), (38) University of
Information Technology & Sciences (UITS), (39)
University of South Asia (USA), (40) Victoria
University of Bangladesh (VUB) Dhaka (41) Pabna
Science & Technology University
Total 80
Note: Inclusion of Universities in above three Groups doesn’t automatically make them
eligible for accessing AIF. An university will become eligible only if it fulfils the
criteria stipulated in the section 15 of this Operations Manual.
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