History
It was formally launched on 12 January 1971 by its aboriginal adjudicator Rear Admiral S.M. Ahsan, Governor of above East Pakistan. After Emergence of Bangladesh the Government allowable the Jahangirnagar University Act. 1973, which repealed the antecedent authorization and renamed the University as Jahangirnagar University.
Education
The badge of the university bears the civic annual ‘white lily’ (Lilium condidu) with three petals belted by strips of a acceptable floral architecture with the name of the university in Bangla ensconcing in a semi-circle like a band of flowers.
Short Courses
University Ranking
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2024
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World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2024
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QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Student services
According to the Jahangirnagar University Act, 1973, Article 16, The Registrar shall act as Secretary of the Senate, the Syndicate and the Academic Council. she shall maintain a register of Registered Graduates in accordance with the Statutes and shall exercise such other powers as may be prescribed by the Statutes and the University Ordinances.
Library services
Established in 1985, the JU library is equipped with a huge collection of books. Located behind the monument of "Sangshaptak", the library is conveniently placed between the main academic buildings and the dormitories. There are more than 110,000 books, 14,000 hardbound journals, 22,000 online journals and 36 on-line journals database in the library.