Public university in Dhaka, Bangladesh, founded 2005

Jagannath University Subject List 2027

Jagannath University is a public university in Old Dhaka, upgraded from Jagannath College in 2005. Undergraduate admission runs through the university's own written test, held in units, for candidates who have passed HSC or an equivalent qualification.

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The Session 2025-26 2026 round closed 5 Dec 2025. The next cycle is not published yet.
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Admission units, session 2025-2026

2,815 seats
UnitCoversSeatsTest dateApplication fee
Unit A Science, Life and Earth Sciences 840 26 Dec 2025 BDT 1,000
Unit B Arts, Law 785 30 Jan 2026 BDT 1,000
Unit C Business Studies 520 27 Dec 2025 BDT 1,000
Unit D Social Science 610 9 Jan 2026 BDT 1,000
Unit E Fine Arts 60 13 Dec 2025 BDT 1,200

Figures from the university's own admission circular or notices, or its admission cluster's circular, for the session shown. The next session's circular normally appears after HSC results; dates and seats can change.

41 subjects across 5 units, 2,815 seats in total . Seats are the number the university publishes for that subject in its own admission circular.

Unit A

13 subjects, 840 seats
Subject Faculty Seats
Chemistry Faculty of Science 80
Mathematics Faculty of Science 80
Physics Faculty of Science 80
Statistics Faculty of Science 80
Computer Science and Engineering Faculty of Science 60
Botany Faculty of Life and Earth Sciences 80
Geography and Environment Faculty of Life and Earth Sciences 60
Psychology Faculty of Science 80
Zoology Faculty of Life and Earth Sciences 80
Microbiology Faculty of Life and Earth Sciences 45
Pharmacy Faculty of Life and Earth Sciences 50
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty of Life and Earth Sciences 40
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Faculty of Life and Earth Sciences 25

Unit B

12 subjects, 785 seats
Subject Faculty Seats
Bangla (Bengali) Faculty of Arts 80
English Faculty of Arts 80
History Faculty of Arts 80
Islamic History and Culture Faculty of Arts 80
Islamic Studies Faculty of Arts 80
Philosophy Faculty of Arts 80
Music Faculty of Arts 40
Drama Faculty of Arts 35
Institute of Education and Research Faculty of Arts 50
Institute of Modern Languages Faculty of Arts 40
Law Faculty of Law 80
Law and Land Administration Faculty of Law 60

Unit C

4 subjects, 520 seats
Subject Faculty Seats
Accounting and Information Systems Faculty of Business Studies 160
Management Studies Faculty of Business Studies 160
Finance Faculty of Business Studies 100
Marketing Faculty of Business Studies 100

Unit D

9 subjects, 610 seats
Subject Faculty Seats
Economics Faculty of Social Science 80
Political Science Faculty of Social Science 80
Sociology Faculty of Social Science 80
Social Work Faculty of Social Science 80
Anthropology Faculty of Social Science 80
Mass Communication and Journalism Faculty of Social Science 80
Public Administration Faculty of Social Science 80
Film and Television Faculty of Social Science 30
Geography and Environment Faculty of Social Science 20

Unit E

3 subjects, 60 seats
Subject Faculty Seats
Drawing and Painting Faculty of Fine Arts 20
Printmaking Faculty of Fine Arts 20
Three-dimensional Art and Design Faculty of Fine Arts 20
Sources, checked 28 September 2026
  1. https://admission.jnu.ac.bd/pdfassets/prospectus-20251120-753.pdf
  2. https://jnu.ac.bd/faculty/portal/5001
  3. https://jnu.ac.bd/faculty/portal/5002
  4. https://jnu.ac.bd/faculty/portal/5003
  5. https://jnu.ac.bd/faculty/portal/5004
  6. https://jnu.ac.bd/faculty/portal/5005
  7. https://jnu.ac.bd/faculty/portal/5006
  8. https://jnu.ac.bd/faculty/portal/5017