National University, Bangladesh

National University Act, 1992, Section-46

Regulations for CSE Honors in Computer Science and Engineering Program (Effective from the session: 2009-2010)

1. Introduction: The National University CSE Honours in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) program equips students with the skills and self-confidence to effectively manage and adapt to a wide range of comparative and constantly changing Technological environments. The program is designed to provide students with the specialized knowledge they need for entry into the job market along with the theoretical and practical skills essential for a successful career in Computer Science and Engineering.
2. Admission: Students from all disciplines are to be admitted into the CSE Honours in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) in the first year (first semester) in approved colleges/institutes as per policy of the National University through a centrally administered online based admission procedures. After the announcement of the admission notice, intending students should apply in the National University online admission portal. A combined score is developed based on marks in the SSC and HSC examination. Selection will be made on the basis of combined merit score. The detailed procedure of admission and allocation of seats will be determined by the National University.
3. The Program: CSE Honours in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Program will be a four year program where teaching and examination of allocated courses for a specific semester would be finished within six months. Students will automatically transfer to the next semester after examination pending the results.  

4. Programs & Fees

   CSE Department warmly welcomes all students who are interested in pursuing higher studies in Computer Science and Engineering. The title of programs, duration, credit hours and fees are given below:

    

   * The fees given below are without considering merit scholarships.

    

   CSE: Bachelor of Computer Science and Engineering 4 years, 08 semesters, 138 credit hours *TK 17,000/- Admission Fee (only 1st semester) *TK 25,000/- per semester

Duration and credit:  The duration of CSE programs is four years divided into eight semesters. A total of 138 credit hours are required for the student in 55 taught courses and viva-voce examination and an Internship with Defense at the end of the fourth year. History of the Emergence of Independent of Bangladesh, a compulsory course will be taught for the students of undergraduate programs of the National University._:

Year	Semester	Common Course (credit x Course)	Project report & viva voce , Lab course	Total Credit
First year	First semester	3 x 5 = 15	2 x 1.5 =3	18
	Second Semester	3 x 5=15	1 x 1.5=1.5	16.5
Second Year	Third semester	3 x 5=15	2 x 1.5 =3	18
	Fourth semester	3 x 4=12	3 x 1.5=4.5	16.5
Third Year	Fifth semester	3 x 4=12	3 x 1.5=4.5	16.5
	Sixth semester	3 x 4=12	3 x 1.5=4.5	16.5
Fourth Year	Seventh semester	3 x 4=12	4 x 1.5=6	18
	Eight semester	3 x 3=09	1.5 x 2=3 Internship report & Viva-Voce (6 credits)	18
Total		55 courses 102 credits	36 Credits	138

 

Summary of Courses

First Year Semester I
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
510201	Structured Programming Language	3.0
510202	Structured Programming Language Lab	1.5
510203	Electrical and Electronic Circuit	3.0
510204	Electrical and Electronic Circuit Lab	1.5
510205	Calculus	3.0
510207	Physics	3.0
510209	English	3.0
Total Credits in 1st Semester		18.0

 

First Year Semester II
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
510221	Digital Systems Design	3.0
510222	Digital Systems Lab	1.5
510223	Discrete Mathematics	3.0
510225	Linear Algebra	3.0
510227	Statistics and Probability	3.0
510229	History of the Emergence of Independent Bangladesh	3.0
Total Credits in 2nd Semester		16.5

 

Second Year Semester III
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
520201	Data Structure	3.0
520202	Data Structure Lab	1.5
520203	Object Oriented Programming	3.0
520204	Object Oriented Programming Lab	1.5
520205	Computer Architecture	3.0
520207	Ordinary Differential Equation	3.0
520209	Fundamental of Business Studies	3.0
Total Credits in 3rd Semester		18.0

 

Second Year Semester IV
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
520221	Database Management System	3.0
520222	Database Management System Lab	1.5
520223	Microprocessor and Assembly Language	3.0
520224	Microprocessor and Assembly Language Lab	1.5
520225	Design and Analysis of Algorithms	3.0
520226	Design and Analysis of Algorithms Lab	1.5
520227	Numerical Analysis	3.0
Total Credits in 4th Semester		16.5

 

Third Year Semester V
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
530201	Peripheral and Interfacing	3.0
530202	Peripheral and Interfacing Lab	1.5
530203	Data and Telecommunications	3.0
530204	Data and Telecommunications Lab	1.5
530205	Operating System	3.0
530206	Operating System Lab	1.5
530207	Economics	3.0
Total Credits in 5th Semester		16.5

 

Third Year Semester VI
Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours
530219	Software Engineering	3.0
530220	Software Engineering Lab	1.5
530221	Computer Networking	3.0
530222	Computer Networking Lab	1.5
530223	Embedded System Programming	3.0
530224	Embedded System Programming Lab	1.5
530225	Theory of Computation	3.0
Total Credits in 6th Semester		16.5

 

Fourth Year Semester VII
Course Code		Course Title				Credit Hours
540201		Artificial Intelligence				3.0
540202		Artificial Intelligence Lab				1.5
540203		Compiler Design and Construction				3.0
540204		Compiler Design Lab				1.5
540205		Computer Graphics				3.0
540206		Computer Graphics Lab				1.5
540207		E-Commerce and Web Engineering				3.0
540208		E-Commerce and Web Engineering Lab				1.5
Total Credits in 7th Semester						18.0
	Fourth Year Semester VIII
	Course Code		Course Title				Credit Hours
	Major Theory Courses
	540219		Network and Information Security				3.0
	540220		Network and Information Security Lab				1.5
	540221		Information System Management				3.0
	Project/Industry Attachment
	540222				Project/Industry Attachment		6.0
	Optional Course (any one)						3.0
	540223			Simulation and Modeling
	540225			Parallel and Distributed Systems
	540227			Digital Signal Processing
	540229			Digital Image Processing
	540231			Multimedia
	540233			Pattern Recognition
	540235			Design and Analysis of VLSI Systems
	540237			Micro-controller and Embedded System
	540239			Cyber Law and Computer Forensic
	540241			Natural Language Processing
	540243			System Analysis and Design
	540245			Optical Fiber Communication
	540247			Human Computer Interaction
	540249			Graph Theory
	Optional Course (any one)						3.0
	540224			Simulation and Modeling Lab
	540226			Parallel and Distributed Systems Lab
	540228			Digital Signal Processing Lab
	540230			Digital Image Processing Lab
	540232			Multimedia Lab
	245034			Pattern Recognition Lab
	540236			Design and Testing of VLSI Systems Lab
	540238			Micro-controller and Embedded System Lab
	540240			Cyber Law and Computer Forensics Lab
	540242			Natural Language Processing Lab
	540244			System Analysis and Design Lab
	540246			Optical Fiber Communication Lab
	540248			Human Computer Interaction Lab
	540250			Graph Theory Lab
	Total Credits in 8th Semester						18.0

 

4. Class Lecture and semester: Each 3 credits course will require a minimum 45 class lectures per semester (3 lectures per week), each semester being six months duration. Each semester will consist of about 21 weeks, in which 17 weeks will be kept for class lectures and 1 week for pre-examination break and 3 weeks for examination. The duration of the class lecture should not be less than 50 minutes. The teacher assigned for a particular course should plan the lectures accordingly keeping in view the course content to match the available working days excluding holidays. The students are allowed 3 months after their final examination to complete and submit their Project/Thesis report.
5. Duration of Registration and Academic Session

The duration of the registration is 7 years where the academic session will be June to July.

6. Class Attendance

Every student of CSE program must attend at least 75% class lecture to quality for sitting in the semester final examinations. Students having less than 75% attendance but more than 60% can be allowed to sit in the examination as non-collegiate students. Rules applicable for the non -collegiate students will be applied to them.

7. Grading System

The result of a CSE student will be determined on the basis of grade point on a scale of 4.00 points along with letter grade. However, to determine the letter grade/grade point, the following range of marks will be considered.

Numerical Grade	Letter Grade (LG)	Grade point (GP)
80% and above	A+ (Plus)	4.00
75% to less than 80%	A (Plain)	3.75
70%% to less than 75%	A–(minus)	3.50
65% to less than 70%	B+ (plus)	3.25
60% to less than 65%	B (plain)	3.00
55% to less than 60%	B– (minus)	2.75
50% to less than 55%	C+(Plus)	2.50
45% to less than 50%	C  (plain)	2.25
40% to less than 45%	D  (plain)	2.00
Less than 40%	F  (Fail)	0.00

 

8. Evaluation

There will be an examination committee for each year of the CSE Program.  The single examiner will evaluate the final examination scripts under the supervision of head examiner.

Computation of grade point average will be merging on the basis of the following illustration. (Credit X Grade Point)   GPA=

First Semester

Course No	No. of Credits		Grade Awarded	Corresponding    Grading Point	Points Secured
	Col. 1		Col. 2	Col. 3	Col 4= (Col. 1 X col. 3)
510201	3		B	3	9
510202	1.5		A+	4	6
510203	3		A	4	12
510204	1.5		A+	4	6
510205	3		C	2	6
510207	3		B	3	9
510209	3		B	3	9
Total	18				57

 

Earned Credit (EC) = 3+1.5+3+1.5+3+3+3=18

CGPA: 57/18=3.17

Second Semester

 

Course No.	No. of Credit	Grade Awarded	Corresponding     Grading Point	Points Secured
	Col. 1	Col. 2	Col. 3	Col 4= (Col. 1 X col 3)
510221	3	B	3	9
510222	1.5	A+	4	6
510223	3	C	2	6
510225	3	F	0	0
510227	3	B	3	9
510229	3	C	2	6
Total	16.5			36

 

Earned Credit (EC) =3+1.5+3+3+3+3=16.5 CGPA: 36/16.5=2.18

 

 

Cumulative up to date

Total Credit	18+16.5	34.5
Total Grade Point secured	57+36	93
Yearly GPA	93/34.5	2.69
Earned Credit (EC)	18+13.5	31.5

 

9. Promotion Improvement and Drop-Out
   1. Promotion: Results of two semesters in each academic year will be calculated for promotion to next year (1^st year to 2^nd year). The student must appear at the semester final examination in all courses and pass at least 80 % of the total courses, for example, 8 (eight) out of 10 (ten) courses with a grade of D or above. Same rules will be applicable for the examination to the subsequent year is 2^nd to 3^rd and 3^rd to 4^{th .}
   2. Improvement: A student receiving F grade in one or more courses must attend the improvement examination (s) in subsequent semesters. A student will be given two chances to convert F grade up to B plus. If the student receives a countable grade in his/her first attempt, no further attempt will be allowed. A student receiving C or D grade in one or more courses will get one more opportunity for the improvement in the consecutive semester. In this case, he/she can improve the grade up to the achievement. However, in any case, students will not be allowed to sit for the improvement exam for more than two courses in a semester. Improvement rules will not be applied for in-course, oral (viva voce) and internship grades in any circumstances.

 

1. Drop Out: If any student fails to qualify for the degree within the seven academic years including internship (report and defense), he/she will automatically be dropped from the program.

10. Medium of Instruction

The medium of instruction of the program will be in English. Students can also answer the course ‘History of the Emergence of Independent Bangladesh’ in Bangla.

11. Examination Rules
12. There will be two in-course examinations, one home assignment to be conducted by the course teacher. Evaluation of students along with grade is submitted to the head of the department for compilation and subsequent submission to the Controller of Examinations of the National University. The routine for the final examination is spread in such a way that those sitting for improvement and re-taker should not coincide.
13. All 3 credit courses of 100 marks and marks awarded are as follows:

Particulars	Marks	Examined/Provided by
First in-course Exam	5	Course Teacher
Second in-course Exam	5	Course Teacher
Assignment and Presentation	5	Course Teacher
Attendance	5	Course Teacher
Semester Final Examination	80	Single Examination
Total	100

 

Duration of the semester final exam (80 marks):  The duration of the exam will be of 3 hours and the distribution of marks in the question paper will be as follows:

 

Part- A	short question (such as conceptual/numerical) covering all the chapters of the syllabus	4 question out of 6	4 x 2=08
Part-B	board question (such as define/definition/Differentiation)	4 question out of 6	4 x 4=16
Part-C	board question (such as analytical/descriptive/numerical)	4 question out of 6	4 x 6=24
Part-D	board question (such as Prove/Compare/Solved)	4 question out of 6	4 x 8=32

 

 

 

 

1. All 1.5 credit courses of 50 marks and marks awarded are as follows:

Particulars	Marks	Examined/provided by
In-course Exam	5	Course Teacher
Assignment and Attendance	5	Course Teacher
Semester Final Examination	40	Single Examination
Total	50

 

Duration of the Practical Related Semester final Exam (40 Marks):  The duration of the exam will be of 2.5 hours and the distribution of marks in the question paper will be as follows:

Part-A	Experiment-1 ( covering all the chapters of the syllabus)	1 question out of 5/6	20
Part-B	Experiment -2	1 question out of 5/6	20

 

1. Practical Examination and Field Work: The duration of the practical examination will be of 3 hours. The practical examinations have to be conducted by two internal and two external examiners. The external examiners should be the teachers from different Public/Private Universities or relevant Colleges/Institutes of the country. The practical examination will be conducted by the National University. Full marks for practical examination and field work will be of 40 marks for each course. The field work will be conducted and evaluated by the respective course teachers of institutions.
2. Viva-Voce, Internship (Project and Thesis): Students are required to appear before an oral exam (viva voce) at the end of their fourth year exam. The weight of viva -voce exam will be of 6 credits. In the 8^th semester, students will undertake a project relating to their specialization area under the supervision of a faculty member. The internship will be evaluated by two examiners including supervisor of the student and an external examiner. Students are required to defend their internship report to the examiners after the evaluation. The external examiner will be nominated by the National University.

 

1. Disciplinary Measure: Any students adopting unfair means in the examination will be treated as the rules of National University go on.

1. Establishment of Laboratory and Arrangement of Equipment: CSE Honors in Computer Science and Engineering Program is a practical oriented program whereas practical laboratory as well as necessary equipments will be arranged in colleges/institutions for practical purposes. In addition, the students may also get the privilege to practise practically oriented course to their attached (MOU) respective hotels.
2. Degree Requirements

Students must meet the following requirements in order to earn a  Computer Science and Engineering degree:

Total Credits Obtained	Performance in the course	Time taken	Cumulative Grade Point Average	The degree to be awarded
138 Credits	No F Grade in any course and minimum 2.0 in viva voce	Maximum 7 years to complete the degree including Project and Thesis	Minimum 2.25	CSE Honors in Computer Science and Engineering Program

 

13. Amendment of the Rules

The National University may time to time amend the existing rules for the CSE program. The university may also make any clarification in regards to rules if needed.