• Admission Policy
• Student Selection
• Admissions Requirements
• Transfer Students
• Other Requirements

Admission Policy

Perdana College admits academically qualified students of any age, sex, race, religion, creed, colour, or ethnic or national origin to all the rights, programs, privileges, and activities generally accorded to the students in the College. It does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, creed, religion, colour or ethnic or national origin in administration of educational policies, awards, scholarship and other college administered programs.

To qualify for selection to a diploma/undergraduate award course all applicants are required to satisfy the College's requirements. The College will impose minimum academic requirements in order to maintain Perdana's educational standards, and to ensure that those students ultimately selected have the basic abilities required to succeed in study at college/university level.

Applicants who do not meet the prerequisite requirements for entrance into the diploma/degree program may upgrade themselves by attending relevant bridging courses or Pre-University Program.

Student Selection

The selection of students into a program of study will be the decision of the Department Head responsible for the course. In making such decisions the Head will refer to Perdana's admission requirements. This is

• To ensure that the students selected into a course are those with the best prospects of successful completion.
• To ensure that such students are selected by fair and open practices.
• To achieve consistency across the College in selection ensuring appropriate account is taken of equity principles in selection criteria.

Current students who wish to change course should apply directly to the Department concerned. The change will only be effective from the subsequent semester.

The admission date is rolling, meaning the students can apply for admission anytime throughout the semester.

Criteria shall be based solely upon academic merits. The qualifications are as determined by the College Admission Committee.

Admission Requirements

1. GCE Education Board
   - passes in at least 5 subjects with 2 GCE A-Level passes (minimum grade D), with one in Mathematics and one in another subject (preferably in Physics) and,
   - 3 GCE O-Level/ GCSE passes (average grade C, with no grade below E), with at least Mathematics and physics.
2. Bangladesh Local Examination Board
   - First Division or GPA > 3.5 in SSC, with good passes in mathematics, elective mathematics and physics and,
   - Second Division in HSC (minimum 570 marks), or GPA > 3.4, with good passes in mathematics, elective mathematics and preferably physics also.
3. Indian Board (ISC)
   - 60% in 6 subjects with passes in Mathematics and preferably Physics.

1. GCE Education Board
   - passes in at least 5 subjects with 2 GCE A-Level passes (minimum grade D), with one in Mathematics and one in another subject (preferably in Physics) and,
   - 3 GCE O-Level/ GCSE passes (average grade C, with no grade below E), with at least Mathematics.
2. Bangladesh Local Examination Board
   - First Division or GPA > 3.5 in SSC, with good passes in elective mathematics and,
   - Second Division in HSC (minimum 550 marks), or GPA > 3.2, with good passes in elective mathematics.
3. Indian Board (ISC)
   - 60% in 6 subjects with passes in Mathematics.

1. GCE Education Board
   - passes in at least 5 subjects with 2 GCE A-Level passes (minimum grade D) and
   - 3 GCE O-Level/ GCSE passes (average grade C, with no grade below E)
2. Bangladesh Local Examination Board
   - First Division or GPA > 3.5 in SSC with Mathematics and,
   - Second Division in HSC (minimum 550 marks), or GPA > 3.0.
3. Indian Board (ISC)
   - 60% in 6 subjects.

1. Engineering Candidate
   1. GCE Education Board
      - 5 O-Level/ GCSE passes (minimum grade C), with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
   2. Bangladesh Local Examination Board
      - First Division in SSC or GPA>4, with good passes in mathematics and elective mathematics, General Science I & II.
   3. Indian Board (ICSE)
      - average of 65% or Grade B3 in at least 6 subjects, including mathematics and physics.
2. Computer Science / Applied Sciences Candidate
   1. GCE Education Board
      - 5 O-Level/ GCSE passes (minimum grade C), with Mathematics, and Physics.
   2. Bangladesh Local Examination Board
      - First Division in SSC or GPA>3.2, with good passes in mathematics and elective mathematics, General Science I & II.
   3. Indian Board (ICSE)
      - average of 60% or Grade B4 in at least 6 subjects, including mathematics and physics.
3. Accounting, Business Administration/ Social Sciences / Liberal Arts Candidate
   1. GCE Education Board
      - 5 O-Level/ GCSE passes (minimum grade C), preferably with Mathematics and Commerce.
   2. Bangladesh Local Examination Board
      - First Division in SSC or GPA>3.0, with good passes in mathematics and commerce.
   3. Indian Board (ICSE)
      - average of 55% or Grade C6 in at least 6 subjects, including mathematics.

Candidates with other equivalent qualifications may be admitted into the Pre-University or diploma programs.

Transfer Students from Post-Secondary Institutions

Credit may be granted to an enrolled student upon submission of the necessary application form and documentation in support of the application. It aims to recognize and support the legitimate interests of students in obtaining credit from previous education obtained elsewhere.

1. A student must be enrolled in the course for which advanced standing is being sought and must submit all the necessary application form and supporting documentation.
2. The Examination Committee, in consultation with the VP for Academic Affairs or Department Heads, determines the amount of credit a student may receive in a course administered by the department.
3. In general, credit may not be given if the subjects studied are more than seven years old.
4. A student who is granted advanced standing will be advised in writing of the units to be completed for the relevant course.
5. At least half of the course requirements must be obtained through Perdana's subjects, particularly those of the later/higher level.
6. Candidates who have completed 24 or more transferable credit hours subsequent to graduation from high school with at least a 2.20 (on a 4.0 scale) cumulative grade point average (which must be more than 60%) may be granted admission as transfer students. Such student will be granted entry to the course with "advance standing". Students with fewer than 24 transferable credit hours must also meet the freshman admission requirements.
7. Only courses with a grade of at least C (60% and above) will be considered for credit transfer. In certain cases, only B grade or above can be accepted for credit transfer. The credits will be evaluated in consultation with the Admission Committee.
8. An applicant who wishes to transfer (at any level) from another college or university must arrange for a complete transcript of record to be sent directly to the Admission Office by each institution previously attended. Such transcripts will not be returned to the applicant and will not be kept by the college if the student is refused admission, or do not enrol in the college after being granted admission status.
9. Other supporting documents include:
   • Evidence that they have completed subjects equivalent in content to the Perdana subject for which they are claiming credit.
   • Detailed documentary descriptions of the syllabi for the subjects.
   • Evidence that they have been tested at the appropriate level in the subjects concerned.
   • Evidence that the subject is of comparable weight with the Perdana subject.
   • Evidence as to the relevancy of the subjects to the program.

Other Requirements

This is requested in the form of an English Language test such as IELTS or TOEFL, which will also help you identify your strengths and weaknesses. The minimum requirement for all programmes is as follow:

Students who do not meet this requirement may be admitted, but have to do remedial English courses.

Mathematics is required for all engineering, economics, computer science and business administration programs. Students should have at least GCE "O" level / GCSE level mathematics.

Students who do not meet this requirement have to complete the necessary mathematics bridging courses such as Intermediate Mathematics, Algebra & Trigonometry or Business Mathematics.

The College reserves the right to administer an admission test to the applicants whenever it deems appropriate. The admission test will assess applicants' IQ, English and mathematics aptitudes. Applicants may be granted an unconditional or conditional offer based upon the assessment. In certain cases, applicants are also required to sit for physics or chemistry tests.