Undergraduate Admissions

Undergraduate Admissions Information

Chittagong Independent University (CIU), a renowned private university in Chattogram’s bustling educational hub of Jamal Khan, offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in business, engineering, liberal arts, and law. CIU started its journey in Chittagong in 1999 as an additional campus of Independent University Bangladesh (IUB). IUB and the founding trust pioneered the establishment of private universities in Bangladesh. CIU was formed by the same trust, ESTCDT, after the amendment by the Private University Act, which required that the Chittagong Campus be registered as a separate university. Accordingly, CIU was founded on 6th February 2013, in succession. CIU is unique among private universities in Chattogram, as it follows a North American course curriculum with an open credit system. As a result, students have a better choice to go abroad for higher studies. CIU boasts about having the best-qualified faculty members in town. The academic environment of CIU is complemented by many student clubs, which organize round-the-year co-curricular events.

Join a community where academic excellence meets opportunity, and start your journey toward a rewarding career and meaningful future.

Admission Requirements

General Requirements
SSC, HSC and Equivalent	Aggregate GPA of 6.0 in secondary and higher secondary level, with a minimum GPA of 2.50 in each
O Level, A Level and Equivalent	At least 5 subjects in O Level with a minimum GPA of 2.50 At least 2 subjects in A Level with a minimum GPA of 2.00
Other Equivalent Degrees	International Baccalaureate or US High School Diploma Other 12-year equivalent degree (must have equivalence certificate from Ministry of Education)

LLB students must have 7 subjects in O-Level and 2 subjects in A-Level with a minimum ‘B’-grade in 4 subjects and a ‘C’-grade in 3 subjects.
Engineering students must have math and physics in SSC/HSC/O & A level/equivalent examinations as mandatory or optional subjects.

Special Considerations: Exemption from Admission Test

Minimum SAT-1 score of 1550
Minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based), or 80 (internet-based)
IELTS score of 6.5
Credit Transfer

Credit Transfer Acceptance

Students from other UGC-certified universities qualify for credit transfer into the same department.
Overall CGPA should be at least 2.50
The students must agree to complete more than 60 credits for the undergraduate program and 36 credits for the graduate program at CIU, as per the residential requirement.
The School and concerned departments will look into the correlation of the course content & all transcripts become the property of CIU and are not returnable
Credit Transfer accepted students will get an exemption from the admission test.