Military Institute of Science and Technology

Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)
মিলিটারি ইন্সটিটিউট অফ সায়েন্স অ্যান্ড টেকনোলজি
Motto Technology for Advancement
Established 19 April, 1998
Type Public, Coeducational
Chairman Honourable Minister of Education, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Rector Major General Md Siddiqur Rahman Sarker (Commandant)
Dean Brig Gen Habibur Rahman Kamal
Academic staff
 191
Students 1600
Location Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
Campus Urban, 50 Acres.
Nickname MIST
Affiliations Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)
Website www.mist.ac.bd

Military Institute of Science and Technology (Bengali: মিলিটারি ইন্সটিটিউট অফ সায়েন্স অ্যান্ড টেকনোলজি ) commonly known as MIST is an advanced engineering institution of Bangladesh. It is the pioneer institution of Bangladesh Armed Forces for engineering education. Initially, MIST was affiliated under University of Dhaka. Currently it is under the affiliation of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), a university governed by the Armed Forces of Bangladesh.[1] MIST and other 9 institutes are now under BUP.

History

MIST came into existence on 19 April 1998 and academic programs were launched on 31 January 1999. Though the pioneer batches comprised only military students, civil students (both male and female) also started to admit in various disciplines from year 2002 through passing a rigorous 'Admission Test'. The maiden department of the institute is Civil Engineering department which started functioning from 1999. After that on 2000, Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) department established. Mechanical Engineering (ME) department and Electrical, Electronic & Communication Engineering (EECE) department was established on year 2003. MIST started it's Masters studies in different discipline from 2012 and MPhil/PhD from year 2014.

Campus

MIST campus
Academic Tower Building-I, MIST, Bangladesh

MIST is located at Mirpur Cantonment, on the northwest edge of Dhaka City. Students' hall and teachers' quarters are at the last end of the campus. The academic buildings of MIST are on 50 acres (200,000 m2) of land. This area is confined with officers' mess, four tower building (one is completed, known as Tower Building-1 and a second one is in under construction), cafeteria, library,two vast fields for the civil students, medical center, physical center and administrative buildings. Halls for students and teachers are situated outside the campus. Recently more land was issued for the campus for residential accommodation.

Aim of MIST

The aim of MIST is to conduct undergraduate, post graduate/Masters (M.Sc. Engg./ M. Engg.) and Ph.D. program on various disciplines of engineering.

Student's Dress

Civil students are to wear dress with displayed identity card as per 'Dress Code' prescribed by MIST authority. Military students put on uniform as per Dress Regulation of respective services.

Affiliation

All academic programs of MIST are affiliated with the Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP). BUP was established as the 30th public university of Bangladesh on 5 Jun 2008. Ten colleges/academies/institutions are affiliated to BUP including National Defence College (NDC), Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), etc. All examinations are conducted as per the schedule approved by the same university. BUP also approves the results and awards certificates to the qualified students.

Procedure of admission

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. Every year, 2,000–2,500 candidates are short-listed from approximately 10,000 applicants to sit for the admission test.[2] Besides the admission test, SSC and HSC results are taken into consideration while evaluating candidates.[3] 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] 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, of the Government of Bangladesh.[5]

Admission to Ph.D. and M.Phil programs requires a Masters 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. Admission is based on Written admission test & Interview/Viva on the relevant departments.[6] Admission is highly competitive in postgraduate programs as only few aspirants are selected every year from a pool of large applicants.[7]

Main Academic Building of MIST

Academics

Faculties & Departments

Academic activities are undertaken by eleven departments under four (04) faculties. Ten (10) departments offer undergraduate programs, four (04) department offers post graduate program. Eleven departments are :[8]

Undergraduate Acceptance

Undergraduate Programs leading to B.Sc. Engineering degrees in the following disciplines:

Post Graduate Acceptance

Post graduate courses are M.Sc Engg. (Masters of Science in Engineering) & M. Engg (Masters of Engineering). Three of the departments are now offering Ph.D.[9] and other three departments offering M.Phil degree.[10] M.Sc Engg and M. Engg are offered for:

  1. Electrical, Electronics & Communication Engineering (M.Sc./M.Engg. Ph.D)
  2. Civil Engineering [Structure/Transportation/Environment/Water Resource] (M.Sc./M.Engg. Ph.D)
  3. Mechanical Engineering (M.Sc./M.Engg. Ph.D)
  4. Computer Science & Engineering (M.Sc./M.Engg. Ph.D)

M.Phil degrees are now offered for:

  1. Physics
  2. Mathematics
  3. Chemistry

Diploma Courses

Laboratory Facilities

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

CE Dept

  • Environmental Engineering Lab
  • Geo-technical Engineering Lab
  • Structural Mechanics Lab
  • Concrete Lab
  • Transportation Engineering Lab
  • Water Resource Engineering Lab
  • Survey & Mapping Lab
  • Estimating & Drawing Shop

CSE Dept

  • Network Laboratory
  • Software Engineering Laboratory
  • Artificial Intelligence and VLSI Laboratory
  • Micro Processor and Micro Controller Laboratory
  • Digital Laboratory
  • Interfacing Laboratory
  • Image Processing Laboratory
  • Multimedia and Graphics Laboratory

ME Dept

  • Measurement & Quality Control Laboratory
  • Thermodynamics Laboratory
  • Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Laboratory
  • Heat Transfer Laboratory
  • Energy Laboratory
  • Machine Tools Laboratory
  • Material Production Process Laboratory
  • Drawing Shop (CAD Lab)
  • Heat Engine Laboratory
  • Applied Mechanics Laboratory
  • Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

AE Dept

  • Applied Aerodynamics Laboratory
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • Radar Engineering Laboratory
  • Avionics and Ground Electronics Laboratory
  • Aero-structure Laboratory
  • Aero-Composite Material Laboratory
  • Aero-Weapon System Laboratory
  • Airborne Electronics Laboratory
  • Aero-Instrumentation Laboratory

NAME Dept

  • Ship Design Laboratory
  • Marine Machinery Laboratory
  • Computer Aided Ship Design Laboratory
  • Heat Engine Laboratory
  • Ship Structure & Fabrication Laboratory
  • Instrumentation Laboratory
  • Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Laboratory
  • Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
  • Applied Mechanics Laboratory

Science & Humanities Dept

  • Physics Lab
  • Chemistry Lab

EECE Dept

  • Electrical Circuit Laboratory
  • Electrical Circuit Simulation Laboratory
  • Computer Programming Laboratory
  • Electrical Machine Laboratory
  • Power System Laboratory
  • Electronics & Digital Electronics Laboratory
  • Electronics Circuit Simulation Laboratory
  • Power Electronics Laboratory
  • Instrumentation & Measurement Laboratory
  • Communication Laboratory
  • Digital Signal Processing Laboratory
  • Microprocessor and interfacing Laboratory
  • Control System Laboratory
  • Switch Gear & Protection Laboratory
  • VLSI Laboratory
  • Digital Communication Laboratory
  • Power System Protection Laboratory
  • Microwave Engineering Laboratory
  • Numerical Methods Laboratory

Central Library

This is photo of Central Library of MIST, Bangladesh.

MIST library has resourceful collection of 40,000 books (as of 2014), 1,200 CD-ROMs, and a good number of magazines, periodicals, journals and articles from home and abroad. The library gives access to online journals through INASP-PERI. The central library uses KOHA(open source software) as a part of Integrated Library Management System.It also subscribes 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. There is also a cyber center for Internet browsing.[11]

MIST Journals & Magazines

Halls of Residence

MIST has dorms for male and female students. Hostel administration is performed by the provost who is selected from one of the senior teachers of the 11 departments. The hall organizes many creative works and tournaments.

Osmany Hall

Osmany Hall is named after the Bangabir General M.A.G. Osmany, the Commander-in-chief of Bangladesh forces during Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. Osmany Hall is an 8 stored building with female and male wings, having a capacity of 558 students (male 260 and female 298). There are 20 staff for each wing. Osmany Hall is known for the security of the students compared to the other hall in the country. Students get various modern facilities such as 24-hour electricity, internet service, gym, games and sports facilities.

Teacher's Quarters

MIST has two Teacher's Quarters for the permanent teachers with families. They are:

Facilities & Services

Fitness Center

Fitness Center provides ample opportunity for the students to keep their body and mind fit.

Cyber Cafe

Cyber cafe provides internet browsing facilities to students and faculties.

Cultural Programs

To break the monotony of study different cultural programs are arranged at regular intervals.

Cafeteria

Cafeteria provides an inexpensive meal with different types of cuisine on offer.

Recognition of Performances

Osmany Memorial Gold Medal

Awarded to the best student amongst all the MIST Medal holders.

MIST Medal

Awarded to all students earning CGPA 4 at the end of the entire program and the first position holder in each dept earning a minimum CGPA of 3.80

Commandant‟s List

Dean‟s List

Scholarships and Stipends

Students Organizations

Achievements

References

  1. ↑ Bangladesh University of Professionals
  2. ↑ "Eligibility to Admission test" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Circular 2013" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Circular 2013" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Prospectus 2013" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "M.Sc. Admission Result 2013" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "M.Sc. Circular 2015".
  8. ↑ "List of Departments".
  9. ↑ "M.Sc. Admission 2014".
  10. ↑ "M.Phil. Admission 2014".
  11. ↑ "MIST Library".

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