Jashore University of Science and Technology
Profile
- Ownership
- public
- Vice-Chancellor
- Professor Dr. Yearul Kabir
- Students
- 8286
- Faculty
- 313
- Annual budget
- —
- Established
- 2007
- District
- Jashore
New VC Prof. Yearul Kabir joined on April 15, 2026 after a politically controversial appointment that bypassed the search committee; he is the fifth VC in JUST history. JUST was not part of the March 16 or May 14, 2026 batch VC reshuffles. The 2025-26 undergraduate admission cycle via GST cluster concluded in April 2026.
Recent activity
- 2026-04-13 appointment Ministry of Education issued gazette notification appointing Professor Dr. Yearul Kabir (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dhaka University) as the fifth Vice-Chancellor of JUST for a four-year tenure, bypassing the search committee process. ↗↗
- 2026-04-15 appointment Professor Dr. Yearul Kabir formally joined as VC of JUST by signing the joining letter at the administrative building; Treasurer Prof. Dr. Hossain Al Mamun and Registrar Kazi Md. Jalaluddin were present at the ceremony. ↗↗
- 2026-03-27 admission GST cluster Unit C (Business Studies) admission test held; JUST participates in the 19-university GST cluster for 2025-26 undergraduate admissions; Unit B (Humanities) sat April 3 and Unit A (Science) sat April 10, 2026. ↗
Provenance & notes
student_count 8,286 from Wikipedia (6,800 UG + 1,200 PG + 86 doctoral + 200 other); this reflects post-2023 integration of Jhenaidah Government Veterinary College as Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (integrated at 88th Board of Regents meeting, 7 March 2023). uniRank reports 4,000-4,999 range (likely pre-integration or undergraduate-only count; Wikipedia figure preferred as more recent and comprehensive). faculty_count 313 from Wikipedia academic staff figure. campus_count 2: main campus in Jashore (45 acres) and Jhenaidah campus (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, formerly Jhenaidah Government Veterinary College). annual_budget_bdt null: no verified primary source found for JUST budget. vc_since is formal joining date (2026-04-15); appointment notification was 2026-04-13. pro_vice_chancellor null: no verified current holder found. Treasurer (Prof. Dr. Hossain Al Mamun) and Registrar (Kazi Md. Jalaluddin) confirmed from The Daily Morning Glory joining-ceremony report (2026-04-15). JUST was NOT included in the March 16, 2026 batch (7 universities: DU, CU, RU, BOU, KUET, JnU, Dhaka Central) nor the May 14, 2026 batch (11 universities: BUET, Islamic University, Comilla, Barisal, Bhashani, Nazrul, Noakhali ST, DUET, Rangamati ST, Pabna ST, Jamalpur ST). Legal basis uses the original Act name with old district spelling 'Jessore'; the city was officially renamed Jashore in 2018 but the Act predates the rename. Bangla name verified via Wikipedia.
Sources
- https://www.bssnews.net/news/377570
- https://www.newagebd.net/post/campus-bites/296744/edu-ministry-appoints-yearul-kabir-as-just-vc-without-search-committee-recommendation
- https://www.newagebd.net/post/education/296787/prof-yearul-kabir-appointed-new-just-vc-without-search-committee-recommendation
- https://thedailymorningglory.com/2026/04/15/prof-dr-yearul-kabir-joins-as-vice-chancellor-in-just/
- https://english.thedailycampus.com/engineering-and-science-university/2407
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jashore_University_of_Science_and_Technology
- https://just.edu.bd/offices/vc
- https://www.unirank.org/bd/uni/jashore-university-of-science-and-technology/
- https://alormela.org/admission/govt-university-admission/university-combined-admission-circular
- https://www.newagebd.net/post/Education/294141/bangladesh-govt-appoints-new-vcs-in-seven-public-univs
- https://www.newagebd.net/post/Country/299740/bangladesh-govt-appoints-new-vcs-in-11-public-univs