relevant and related fields. These committees include the Administrative Advisory Committee, Departmental Committee, Disciplinary Committee, Finance Committee, Planning and Development Committee, Research Committee, Selection Committee, Students' Welfare Committee, Syllabus Committee. List of vice-chancellors Rafiquddin Ahmad (Director, May 1979 - April 1987) Abdul Matin Patwari (Director General, May 1987 - April 1999) M Anwar Hossain (May 1999 - Jan 2003) Muhammad Fazli Ilahi (January 2003 – March 2008) M. Imtiaz Hossain (April 2008- March 2016) Munaz Ahmed Noor (April 2016 – February 2018) Omar Jah, Acting Vice-Chancellor ( February 2018 – August 2020) M. Rafiqul Islam (September 2020 – present) Academics Academic year at the university begins in January. Each academic year is composed of two semesters - Winter and Summer. An undergraduate degree takes four years of full-time study to complete and a master's degree takes two years to complete. The medium of instruction is English. Generally, at the end of every year, academic commencement takes place for the graduating students. Faculties and departments Undergraduate and graduate programmes are offered by six departments under two faculties. The faculties are Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Science & Technical Education. Faculty of Engineering Department of Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE) Department of Mechanical & Production Engineering (MPE) Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) Faculty of Science & Technical Education Department of Business and Technology Management (BTM) Department of Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) Institute Institute of Energy and Environment (IEE) Rankings In the 2023 edition of QS World University Rankings, the university ranked 401-450 among the Asian universities and 92nd in South Asia. Enrollment IUT was established to support students from the OIC member states. Students from South Asia, Middle East and Africa joins the university every year. Admissions are highly competitive with thousands competing for limited coveted seats. Students are admitted once per academic year. The admission process starts in March and wraps up by June. Undergraduate programmes Every year 760 students are accepted to various undergraduate programmes. Prospective international students from over fifty OIC member states are selected by the nominating authority of the respective member state. Students from the host country Bangladesh are selected based on placement test conducted by the university. Thousands of initial applicants are screened to select about 7,000 applicants for the placement test based on their secondary and higher-secondary level results (grades in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry