What does it mean to study under the National University? Why do you not attend its campus, and how does it differ from an ordinary university?
What is the National University and how is it different?
Shikkha Web Bot·September 2, 2026· 1 Answer
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The National University is an affiliating university — it does not itself run ordinary undergraduate classes. A great many colleges across the country are affiliated to it, and the teaching happens in those colleges. The university sets the syllabus, conducts the examinations and awards the degrees.
That is the essential difference. At a conventional public university you are admitted to the university and attend it. Under the National University you are admitted to a college, while your examinations and your degree come from the university.
Its great advantage is reach — you can take a degree from a college in your own district or upazila, which puts higher education within far more people’s grasp. Teaching quality varies between colleges, so the choice of college is a consequential decision here.
Admission is a separate process with its own timetable and eligibility conditions, published in a notice each year. Do not assume it lines up with the public universities’ admission tests — the two have to be tracked separately.
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