RMSTU launches ‘Dean’s Award’ to honour academic excellence

The Rangamati Science and Technology University (RMSTU) has introduced the ‘Dean’s Award’ for the first time to recognise students for academic excellence and merit. RMSTU Vice-Chancellor Md Atiar Rahman attended the award-giving ceremony as chief guest at the university’s Academic Building-1 on Thursday, according to a press release.

Speaking at the event, the VC said the Dean’s Award recognises not only high CGPA achievements, but also regular study, sincerity, honesty, full class attendance, and adherence to university discipline and values.

The programme was chaired by Acting Registrar and Management Department Associate Professor Mohammad Junaid Kabir and attended by faculty deans and department heads.

He called for the continuation of the Dean’s Award every year in recognition of the merit, hard work and good work of the students, the release added.

This year, for the first time, Itika Aich, a student of the Department of Management of the 2019-2020 academic year, and Zafrin Akhter Shila, a student of the Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, received the Dean’s Award.

The award-winning students said this recognition will help serve as an inspiration in their future path.

The students were awarded crests, certificates and checks according to the Dean’s Award Policy-2025 of RMSTU.

Students who have achieved a CGPA of 3.75 or above in the undergraduate (honors) examination are considered eligible for this award.

according to the Award policy.

However, students participating in re-admission, supplementary or quality improvement examinations and those involved in activities against law and order are not eligible for this award.

Deans of various faculties of the university, departmental chairmen, teachers, officials and students were present at the event.