General Information
Academic Qualifications
Research Synopsis
Admission Procedure
Program Duration & Registration
Coursework Structure (32 Credit Hours)
Examination
Transfer to PhD
Seminars
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For admission to the MPhil Program, candidates must have the following qualifications: (1) The candidate must have 3/4-year’s Honors Graduation and 2/1-year’s Masters (2) Candidates must have a minimum GPA of 4.00 out of GPA 5.00 in SSC/equivalent and HSC/equivalent examinations or a minimum of 55% marks for students who passed in other than GPA system of examinations. (3) Candidates must have a minimum of CGPA 3.00 out of 4.00 for all subjects (other than science-related subjects) and a minimum of CGPA 3.50 out of 4.00 for science-related subjects in Graduate and Post-graduate programmes.Candidates from a health-related professional background must hold a postgraduate qualification in a relevant field, such as MPhil, MSc, MD, FCPS, MS, or Master's degree (4) Candidates must have a minimum of 45% marks for all subjects (other than science) and a minimum of 55% marks for science in Graduate and Post-graduate programmes who passed in other than the CGPA system of examinations. (6) Interested foreign applicants may apply for admission to the MPhil programme in compliance with the given admission procedure of BUP. They must meet the same academic qualifications as required for local applicants, including academic results and relevant experience. All academic degrees obtained from foreign institutions must be submitted to the Equivalence Committee of BUP for necessary evaluation and approval prior to the admission and registration process. (7) The qualifications mentioned above may be relaxed for candidates with adequate experience in the relevant field and a standard research proposal.
3. The major fields/areas of research include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Management, Accounting, Finance & Banking, Marketing, Human Resource (2) English Literature, English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, Public (3) Peace, Conflict & Human Rights, International Relations, Mass (4) Computer Science & Engineering, Information & Communication Engineering, (5) Medical Science, Public Health, Food and Nutrition. (6) Experimental research/lab-based research may be undertaken if found suitable.
(1) The researcher should submit a synopsis of the proposed research on any of the above-mentioned fields that/they undertake. (2) The proposed research should aim to create new, outcome-based, and applied knowledge, thereby adding value to the existing body of knowledge. It should be able to contribute to the fields of academia, intellectual discourse, and generate new/outcome-based/applied knowledge in related fields of study. However, the research proposal should also fulfill academic considerations, such as originality, justification, context, feasibility, creativity, and impact. (3) All writings submitted for the fulfillment of the degree of MPhil shall follow either British or American English. However, if the research demands, other languages may be used. In that case, prior consent from CHSR should be taken. |
General Guidelines for MPhil Program
1. The duration of MPhil program is of 02 years out of which 1st year is for coursework and the rest one year is for the thesis i.e., research work.
2. The candidates selected for admission to the program must be registered by paying the due fees approved by the University authority. The duration of registration will be 04 (four) years. However, this may be extended up to another two years by the approval of the Academic Council on the recommendation of the Supervisor with valid reasons. In such case, candidates will have to renew by paying the registration fees and abiding by the conditions imposed by Academic Council.
3. Coursework will be based on the requirements of the research. There may be some common courses for all researchers.
4. The following three coursework will be conducted by CHSR:
a. MH6101: Socio-economic and Political History of Bangladesh (1.5 credit hours)
b. MH6102: Advanced Research Methodology (3 credit hours)
c. MH6103: Statistical Packages and Advanced Data Analysis (3 credit hours)
d. MH6104: Elective Course (1.5 credit hours)
Elective course title and content of the coursework will be prepared in coordination with respective faculty. The Elective Course may be conducted in self-study mode/presentation/others or may be organized like other three courses.
4. Researchers admitted to the MPhil program shall be required to complete their coursework of 400 marks of which 300 for theoretical and 100 for viva voce by the end of the first year. Each theoretical course shall be of 100 marks and the examination of each course shall be of 3 (three) hours duration.
5. The whole academic program will be of 32 Credits as under:
a. Part-I
(1) 2x Theoretical subjects 3 Credits each = 06 Credit hours
(2) 2x Theoretical subjects 1.5 Credits each = 03 Credit hours
(3) 1x Comprehensive Oral Examination (MH6121) = 03 Credit hours
Total = 12 Credit hours
b. Part-II
(1) Thesis = 13 Credit hours
(2) Research Proposal Paper and Seminar = 02 Credit hours
(3) Pre-submission Paper and Seminar = 02 Credit hours
(4) Defense on Thesis = 03 Credit hours
Total = 20 Credit hours
Submission of Research Proposal, Pre-Submission Paper and Related Seminars
6. The researcher must submit two research papers in line with his progress of the research during the whole MPhil course. These are Research Proposal Paper and Pre-submission Paper. Two seminars have to be conducted before the submission of the final thesis, in presence of the Doctoral Committee (para 47). The report of seminars has to be sent to the Controller of Examination by CHSR within 10 working days after the completion of the seminar. The Doctoral candidate must follow the Seminar guidelines circulated by CHSR. For seminar, two panel members nominated by CHSR will be selected from reputed universities/institutes including BUP. The researcher will be allowed to avail the opportunity to re-appear in a particular seminar to improve the seminar performance result in case of ‘Not Satisfactory’.
1st Seminar
7. The researcher must submit Research Proposal to the CHSR when he/she is ready. If the research paper passes the similarity index check and scrutiny by CHSR, the researcher will present the research paper in the first seminar. After successful completion of the coursework, the research fellow may present the First Seminar (Proposal Seminar) at the beginning of the second year.
2nd Seminar (Pre-Defense)
8. On completion of necessary corrections identified in the scrutiny of the Research Proposal and first seminar, data collection and data analysis, the research fellow will submit his draft of final thesis paper to CHSR. If the draft thesis passes the similarity index check and scrutiny by CHSR and panel members, he/she will present the research paper in the Pre-defense seminar i.e., 2nd seminar. In this case, CHSR will propose a date for the 2nd seminar (Pre-defense) to the Controller of Examination mentioning that the researcher has addressed all the observations/comments/questions of the research proposal seminar. The 2nd seminar (Pre-defense) will take place after the approval of the date by the Controller of Examination. The CHSR will then circulate the seminar date by issuing a letter, SMS and email to all and displaying it on notice boards.
Publication
9. An MPhil researcher must publish at least 01 (one) article related to his/her field of study in recognized peer-reviewed journal and/or reputed national or international journal with ISSN, during the progress of the research. The article needs to be submitted to CHSR before the 2nd seminar (Pre-defense).
Thesis
10. For obtaining MPhil degree, a researcher shall be required to submit a thesis on his/her research work in accordance with the period allowed in para 5 of the Regulations.
11. Progress report of the thesis must be submitted to the supervisor by the researcher every after three months. In turn, supervisor will report the same to CHSR.
12. The thesis submitted for the fulfillment of the degree of MPhil shall be written in English. English language used, should be consistent throughout the thesis. In this regard, the researcher needs to follow either style in terms of spelling (American or British). The Roman alphabet may be used unless otherwise required by the discipline.
13. The thesis shall be an original piece of investigation and a distinct contribution to the advancement of existing knowledge.
14. Finally, the thesis will be evaluated by the Thesis Examination Committee
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