Bangladesh University of Textiles

Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX) is a public university in the Tejgaon Industrial Area of Dhaka. It became a university in 2010, and Wikipedia calls it the only public university in Bangladesh offering textile engineering degrees. The Ulkaa Edu Rank 2027 places Bangladesh University of Textiles in the 51-75 band. The position is computed from the published methodology. UGC figures record 2,546 students (2021) and 151 teachers, 10 of them with a PhD (2023).

The Ulkaa Edu Rank draws on indicators such as first-year intake, research output and citations per work, the share of teachers with a PhD, students per teacher and recognition in QS and THE tables. Each indicator has a published weight and a stated data year, so a band is a summary of public data and not a verdict on any one programme.

The institution began in 1921 as the British Weaving School at Narinda, Dhaka. It was later known as the East Bengal Textile Institute (1935), the East Pakistan Textile Institute (1950) and the Bangladesh Textile Institute (1971). In 1978 it became the College of Textile Engineering and Technology, and a four-year bachelor programme started that year. It was upgraded to a university on 22 December 2010.

Bangladesh University of Textiles admits students at the undergraduate level for the programmes listed on its official website (http://www.butex.edu.bd). UGC data records 602 new admissions in 2023. Entry requirements, test dates, seat numbers and deadlines change every session, so confirm them with the admissions office or the official notice before you apply. Applicants generally need an HSC or equivalent result. Before you apply, compare the programme you want against the current UGC and accreditation information, ask the department about class schedules and lab access, and visit the campus if you can. Tuition and other costs are not covered on this page, so ask the admissions office for the current fee schedule.

Degrees are offered in textile technology, textile management and business. Ulkaa counts 11 programmes for 2027. BUTEX also oversees nine textile engineering colleges in different divisions and gives academic supervision to a handloom institute in Narsingdi.

OpenAlex data records 879 works in the five years to 2025 and an h-index of 84 in 2026 for BUTEX. These are bibliometric counts and say little about any single department, so read them as a rough indicator of publishing activity.

The urban campus covers 11.57 acres at 92 Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Avenue. There are four residential halls with 921 seats in total, along with sports facilities and student clubs.