Chandpur Science and Technology University
Profile
- Ownership
- public
- Vice-Chancellor
- Prof. Dr. Peyar Ahmed
- Students
- —
- Faculty
- —
- Annual budget
- —
- Established
- 2021
- District
- Chandpur
Operating from temporary campus at Wapda Gate, Chandpur; academic activities resumed under VC Peyar Ahmed from November 2024 after a three-month suspension; permanent campus under construction in Lakkhipur Union; conducting 2025-26 undergraduate admissions under the GST cluster system
Recent activity
- 2026-02-25 other CSTU publishes job circular 2026 for academic and administrative positions; applications open via jobs.cstu.ac.bd with deadline of 26 March 2026 ↗
Provenance & notes
established_year is 2021: the Act passed parliament on 9 September 2020 but the university commenced academic operations (first VC appointed January 25, 2021; first intake for 2021-22 session). The founding act is titled 'Chandpur Science and Technology University Act 2020' in parliamentary records (bill placed June 23, 2020; passed September 9, 2020); cabinet had approved the draft as 'Act 2019' on December 23, 2019. No separate act number (e.g. Act No. X of 2020) was confirmed in accessible sources. VC Prof. Dr. Peyar Ahmed (mathematics, Jagannath University) was appointed November 9, 2024 (Prothom Alo); his predecessor Md. Nasim Akhtar (DUET, CSE) served January 25, 2021 to October 8, 2024 and was removed amid student pressure over leadership vacuum. Classes were suspended for ~three months after Nasim Akhtar's removal; Peyar Ahmed restarted them on November 24, 2024 after coordinating with UGC. CSTU was NOT included in either the March 16, 2026 or May 14, 2026 VC reshuffle batches; Peyar Ahmed remains VC as of verification date. Three active departments: CSE, ICT, Business Administration. CSTU participates in the GST (Guchhabhukta) cluster admission system, not independent admission. Operating from temporary campus at Wapda Gate, Cumilla Road, Chandpur-3600 (60 acres); permanent campus under construction in Lakkhipur Union, Chandpur Sadar. student_count, faculty_count, annual_budget_bdt: no primary-source figures found. pro_vice_chancellor, treasurer, registrar: no confirmed names found in accessible sources (posts exist structurally under the Act but holders are not publicly listed). UGC listing ID 217 (ugc-universities.gov.bd). The university is the 47th public university and 11th science-and-technology university in Bangladesh. Division recorded as 'Chittagong' per schema controlled vocabulary (Chittagong Division is the administrative division; Chandpur district falls within it).
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandpur_Science_and_Technology_University
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