Pathway for Graduation

Pathway for Graduation

Pathway for Graduation

Masters

Pathway

1. 🎓 Admission Process
2. 👨‍🏫 Thesis Supervisor Allocation
  • A thesis supervisor is assigned based on:
3. 📝 Registration
  • Students complete their initial registration:
    • Full-time students take minimum 12 credit in 1 semester.
    • Part-time students take maximum 9 credit per semester.
  • Registration with the university is mandatory to commence coursework.
  • Full-time to Part-time conversion is possible at the beginning of the semester. Student must apply following the appropriate BPGS rule by the deadline.
4. 📚 Coursework & Thesis Credit Registration Requirement
  • Register for total:
    • 18 credits of coursework / 6 theory courses. At least 3 courses need to be taken from the respective major area of CSP, EP.
    • 18 credits of thesis
  • Usually spread across 4 semester for part-time students semesters.
    • Full-time students take minimum 12 credit in 1 semester.
    • Part-time students take maximum 9 credit per semester.
5. 📄 Thesis Proposal & BoE Submission
  • After completing 12 credits of coursework, with consultation of your supervisor, you may:
    • Submit your Thesis Proposal that your supervisor must approve
    • Propose a Board of Examiners (BoE) that your supervisor must approve
  • Proposal and BoE is submitted to the CASR Thesis and Project Proposal System Portal.
  • Appropriate Referencing Style must be followed for the bibliography of the proposal.
6. ✅ Approval by BPGS
  • The Board of Postgraduate Studies (BPGS) reviews and approves:
    • Thesis Proposal
    • Board of Examiners list
7. 🗣️ Pre-defence Seminar Presentation
  • Your supervisor must schedule your predefense seminar. (Limited slot availabilty, plan early).
  • Present your research progress before faculty and peers.
  • Receive academic feedback and readiness assessment.
  • You must also attend at least 3 pre-defense seminars at different dates, to listen to your peers.
8. 🏛️ Approval by CASR
  • CASR (Committee for Advanced Studies and Research) gives final approval of:
    • Thesis Proposal
    • Board of Examiners
  • CASR meeting resolution can be downloaded by your supervisor from CASR Thesis and Project Proposal System Portal
9. 📘 Credit Completion
  • Ensure completion of:
    • 6 courses (18 credits)
    • Thesis (18 credits)
  • Ensure you have the Minimum required CGPA
10. 🧪 Final Exam / Thesis Defence
  • Your supervisor needs to send a MSc Examination Schedule Form to Controller of Examination (CoE) to schedule defense. (Proof of Pre-defence Seminar and CASR meeting resolution needs to be attached.)
  • CoE will issue Letter to all examiners.
  • At least 1 week before the exam, you need to give draft thesis copy to your exam committee (spiral-bound or clip bound) in appropriate Thesis Template
  • Conduct your Thesis Defence in front of the approved BoE at the scheduled date and venue.
11. 📦 Final Thesis Binding & Submission
  • After satisfactory defense, get signature from the Board of Examiner on Page ii of your thesis. (For external examiners and internal examiners who might travel, collect signature on the day of the defense on printed signature sheet.)
  • Print thesis single sided, on 80gm A4 paper single-sided, with Color Laser Printer.
  • Bing the thesis books in Black faux leather cover, and make sure gold letters are printed in top page and the side spine of the book.
  • Prepare at least 4 copies of the thesis:
    • Your Personal Copy
    • Supervisor's Copy
    • Faculty Library Copy
    • Central Library Copy
  • You must submit the final, corrected thesis copies to the following office and get their acknowledgement slips to process result:
    • Faculty Library
    • Central Library
12. 📢 Result Publication & Certificates

  • Publication of Result :

    • Collect the following documents:
      1. Result publication form from CoE
      2. Grade Tabulation verification form CoE
      3. CASR Resolution from Supervisor
      4. Invitation Letter for Examiners from Supervisor
      5. Thesis acknowledgement form from Faculty Library
      6. Thesis acknowledgement form from Central Library
    • Get signature from the Postgraduate tabulator, your supervisor and head of the department and it will be sent to CoE
    • Tabulator and your supervisor must also initiate result publication in BIIS online.
    • CoE publishes result and you are declared eligible for receiving degree

  • Contact CoE for knowing the process to apply for:

    • Testimonial
    • Provisional Certificate
    • Official Transcript

2023 Masters Orientation Video

⚠️ Disclaimer

This information is provided as a general guideline to assist postgraduate students in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE), BUET. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the content, the department reserves the right to update or modify any part of the information without prior notice.

There may be occasional discrepancies between this summary and the official academic policies. Students are strongly advised to consult their academic supervisors for any clarification or updates related to academic procedures, registration, thesis submission, and examination.

For authoritative regulations and academic requirements, please refer to the official BUET Postgraduate Ordinance available from the university administration.

Prepared by Dr. Sajid Muhaimin Choudhury

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