Candidates for admission to the courses of studies for the M. Phil. degree must possess a First Class or Second Class Master’s degree in International Relations or an equivalent degree of University of Dhaka or of a recognized university and shall have at least Second Division/Class in all earlier examinations (S.S.C, and graduate examinations). The qualification may be relaxed by the Academic Council on the Recommendation of the Academic Committee of the Department/Institute in exceptional cases.
The Master’s Degree must be in the subject concerned or in a related subject permitted by the Board of Advanced Studies and the Academic Council. A candidate for the M. Phil. degree will be registered for two academic sessions. The application for admission to the M. Phil. program must be recommended by the supervisor(s) and the Academic Committee of the Department/Institute concerned. On the recommendations of the Board of Advanced Studies about M. Phil. admission, the Academic Council shall give the final approval. Any change of the supervisor or the topic of dissertation will have to be recommended by the Academic Committee of the concerned Department/Institute and approved by the Board of Advanced Studies and the Academic Council. A separate prescribed form shall be used for this purpose.