বাংলাদেশ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় মঞ্জুরী কমিশন
Welcome to the Online Application Form for Equivalence of Foreign Degree.
Before starting you are requested to read the Rules for Equivalence of Foreign Degree that you can download from here.
You need to follow the steps:
(1) Registration
(2) Email will sent to your email address to verify
(3) Then Login and set the appointment schedule. Applicant must bring all the original documents (list is given bellow) including passport which will be verified by the dealing officer.
(4) After verifying your documents dealing officer will change your application status and then you can submit the necessary information and upload documents. There steps are given bellow:
Step-1: Your personal & payment nformation
Step-2: Details of Degree Earned from Foreign University/Institute
Step-3: Details of Degrees/certificates earned before this degree
Step-4: Documents upload
Then you can click the final submit button. After final submission you will not be able to change any information.
Documents Needed (Please prepare your documents in pdf format for document uploading step):

1. Pay order of Taka 2,500/- (Two Thousand & Five Hundred) for each degree/certificate in favour of "University Grants Commission of Bangladesh".
2. Passport size photograph.
3. Academic Certificates and transcripts/marksheets according to latest degree (in the case of language other than English translated documents into English must be attested by the respective Diplomatic Office or Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh or Authorized Notary Public).
4. Passport (all used pages to prove valid visa during study period).
5. Offer letter/Enrolment letter/Student registration document/document regarding on campus study (in order to prove the admission of the admitted foreign institute).
6. For Govt. official photocopy of Govt. Order to pursue higher studies abroad (if any).
7. Document in support of total credit/subjects, total credit-hours & courses waived/transferred (if any).
8. Detailed syllabus/module mentioning all the subjects/contents for the foreign degrees/certificates earned.
9. Applicant must submit project paper/thesis/dissertation related to degree program. (if any).

N.B.:
a) The application will be cancelled if incomplete or wrong information is provided.
b) Law, Medical and Nursing degrees are not equivalent by UGC.
c) Applicant must bring all the original documents including passport which will be verified by the dealing officer.
d) Applicant must take an appointment before visit though portal after registration.

Special Declaration

  • i. Equivalence Degree of Law/Pharmacy/Medical/Nursing is not done by University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh (Applicants related to these degrees are requested to get their Foreign Degree Equivalence from the concerned institution: Bar Council/Pharmacy Council/BMDC/Nursing Council);
  • ii. Equivalence of Diploma/ACCA/CA/CMA/CPA/Online Ph.D/any professional Degree/degree obtained below three years duration is not done by UGC;
  • iii. Equivalence of any academic degree (even exams conducted by British Council or any other foreign institutions) obtained through Branch Campus/Study Center (situated in Bangladesh) but not having proper approval of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh is not done by UGC.

Mandatory Steps and Documents List Required for Foreign Degree Equivalence

  • 1. At first, an applicant must complete the registration process at UGC web portal (www.ugc.gov.bd) by clicking on the box titled as “Foreign Degree Equivalence” in order to create an Online Application Profile;
  • 2. After successful registration process, the applicant must set an appointment time from the UGC website (www.ugc.gov.bd) to get verified of his/her all original papers/documents;
  • 3. As per the appointment time, the applicant must come to UGC (UGC Bhaban, Plot: E-18/A, Agargaon Administrative Area, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207) with his/her following original papers/documents (No papers/documents will be verified without appointment time). The applicant must show all the original papers/documents. Any shortage of original papers/documents will automatically disqualify the verification process;
  • 4. If any foreign degree documents are other than English language, translated documents into English language must be attested by the respective country’s Diplomatic Office/Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh/Government authorized Notary Public. The translated foreign degree documents into English must be shown during verification;
  • 5. Government Order/Office Order (Only for government employee/in-service person who was in job during study period);
  • 6. Offer Letter, Enrolment Letter/Admission Letter and Student Registration Document/Document regarding on Campus Study (These documents/papers are mandatory to prove the applicant’s admission in that particular foreign institute/university);
  • 7. Photo of the applicant (Passport size);
  • 8. Passport(s), visa(s)/e-visa(s) with residence permission(s) of study period (All used pages of passport(s);
  • 9. Original Certificates and Transcripts/Mark Sheets of SSC, HSC, Bachelor/M.S/M. Phil/Ph. D (If any applicant has obtained O Level and A Level or any equivalent Secondary and Higher Secondary degree other than Bangladesh, s/he must complete the equivalence from the Inter-Education Board, Dhaka before submitting Foreign Degree Equivalence Application to UGC web portal);
  • 10. Document(s) in support of total credit hours/subjects total credit hours or courses waived/transferred (if any);
  • 11. Detailed syllabuses/course contents/modules mentioning the subject courses/course contents of modules/ topics of the obtained foreign degree(s) (These documents/papers are mandatory);
  • 12. Thesis/Dissertation/Project paper related to degree program (if any);
  • 13. Specific declaration/explanation of examination(s) and course continuation(s) during Covid-19 (Only for those who obtained degree during Covid-19 period);
  • 14. Normal application processing time is minimum 90-120 working days from the final application submission date at the UGC portal (Application processing time may be extended due to any unavoidable situation);
  • 15. If the above conditions get befitting with the applicant, s/he must submit a Pay Order/Bank Draft amounted in 2500.00 taka for each degree/certificate equivalence in favor of University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh;
  • 16. After successful verification process, the concerned Officer will allow the applicant’s access to give the proper inputs and to upload the related information with authentic documents at the UGC Online Application Portal.

Note:

  • a. Online Application Portal must be filled up in English Language;
  • b. The applicant must give the proper inputs/upload the related information with authentic documents (scanned pdf copies) properly at the Online Application Portal by his/her own responsibility;
  • c. If there is any incomplete or irrelevant information/document/mistake provided/uploaded at the Online Application Portal, the total application process will be rejected automatically. In this case, UGC will not take any responsibility.
  • d. After successful submission of the application, an Acknowledgement Letter will be generated automatically;
  • e. Whenever the Foreign Degree Equivalence Certificate will be ready to be delivered, the applicant(s) will be notified through Email to collect/download his/her Foreign Degree Equivalence Certificate.