Barishal Textile Engineering College

Barishal Textile Engineering College
বরিশাল টেক্সটাইল ইঞ্জিনিয়ারিং কলেজ
Other name	BTEC
Type	Public, Research
Established	1980; 45 years ago (as institute), 2010 (as college)
Accreditation	IEB, ITET, BHB, BJRI, BGMEA, BKMEA, BTMA;
Affiliation	Ministry of Textiles and Jute
Academic affiliation	Bangladesh University of Textiles
Chairman	Shah Alimuzzaman
Principal	Engr. Md. Abdul Kader Bepari
Students	520
Undergraduates	520
Location	Barisal, Bangladesh; 22°42′21″N 90°21′06″E / 22.70584°N 90.35154°E
Campus	Suburb
Language	English
Education system	Coeducation
Website	sarstec.com

Barishal Textile Engineering College , also known as BTEC, is a textile engineering college located at Barisal, Bangladesh.^[2] It is a constituent college of Bangladesh University of Textiles.

History

The institution was first launched as a textile institute with the name "Institute of Textiles, Barisal" in 1980. In 2010, it went through a campus wide renovation and was renamed as a college.

After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Shahid Abdur Rab Serniabat Textile Engineering College was renamed to Barishal Textile Engineering College in February 2025.^[3]

Academic outline

Sarstec offers following Bachelor of Science in engineering programs, written in an alphabetic order:

BSc in Textile Engineering (major in Apparel Engineering)
BSc in Textile Engineering (major in Fabric Engineering)
BSc in Textile Engineering (major in Wet Process Engineering)
BSc in Textile Engineering (major in Yarn Engineering)

Number of seats

The number of seats for the four-year bachelor's degree in textile engineering program is given below.


Number of seats as per Dept.
Serial	Department	Seats
1.	Yarn Engineering	30
2.	Fabric Engineering	30
3.	Wet Process Engineering	30
4.	Apparel Engineering	30
	Total	120

Admission

Admission into this college is competitive and needs a high academic attainment at the SSC and HSC examination. Selection of the student for admission is made through an admission test. Only Science Students can apply for the admission test. Admission circular is published in the national dailies, college website and website of the Department of Textiles (DOT).

Department of Textiles (DOT) offers 4 years of BSc in Textile Engineering Degree. A single examination was organized by Department of Textiles (DOT) for 8 textile engineering colleges under the affiliation of Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX). Colleges which conduct exams together are: CTEC (2006), PTEC (2006), TECN (2007), BTEC (2010), JTEC (2016), DWMTEC (2018), SRTEC (2021) & SHTEC (2022)

The admission test is conducted on the basis of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ). Students have to answer Physics, Chemistry, Higher Math & English in the admission test. Students can get admission in certain college based on merit list and college preference list.