IICT offers Post Graduate Diploma (PG.Dip.) in Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

For admission in PG.Dip. (ICT) Programme, a candidate

  1. must have either B. Sc. Engineering degree from any recognized University.
    OR,
    Master degree/Four year Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Physics or Mathematics from any recognized University.
  2. must have a minimum GPA of 3.50 out of 5.00 or a first division or equivalent in any one of S. S. C and H. S. C or in equivalent examinations and must not have a GPA less than 2.00 out of 5.00 or a third division or equivalent in any of the aforementioned examinations.
  3. must have at least 50% marks or a minimum GPA of 2.50 out of 4.0 or its equivalent in B. Sc. Engg. / Master degree / Four year Bachelor degree.
  4. For the candidates having degrees from institutions other than BUET, their eligibility for appearing in the admission test will be decided by the equivalence committee of BUET.

The minimum requirement for the degree is 36 credit hours. There shall be two categories of students, namely, full-time students and part-time students. Students serving in different organizations may be admitted as part-time students with a written consent of the employer. A part-time student may be assigned a maximum of 9 credit hours of courses in any term. Full-time students must register for a minimum of 12 credit hours and a maximum of 15 credit hours per term. A full-time student shall not be allowed to be in the employment of any organization (even as part-time employee). However, they may be employed as Teaching/ Research Assistant at the University. If a full time student becomes an employee (full time or part time) of any other organization in the middle of a semester/term, he/she may, with the approval of the Director of IICT and his/her Employer, be allowed to continue as a full time student for that semester/term. A student may be allowed to switch from part-time to full-time or vice versa on the recommendation of the respective BPGS/RAC before the commencement of a semester/term.