Each year the department admits 60 students at undergraduate level. For the fulfillment of the degree, coursework, practical and field studies are mandatory for all students. Admission to the programme is very competitive. Student selection mainly depends on the previous academic records and marks secured in the admission test. In the academic year 2010-11, student selection criterions were as follows:

1. Academic Qualifications

            (i) Candidates must have at least a total of GPA 8.5 (including fourth subject) and at least GPA 3.5 (including fourth subject) at each of the S.S.C and H.S.C level.

            (ii) Students of O and A level must score at least Grade C.

(iii) Candidates must have Mathematics at H.S.C level

2.	Admission Test
	(i) Written Examination (MCQ)	Subject	Marks
		Mathematics	45
		English	15
	(ii)  Score from previous exams	S.S.C + H.S.C	40
		Total	100

3. Number of Seats: 50

Admission is highly competitive. In 2010-11, more than 2700 students competed in the admission test only for 60 seats. Our department always welcomes students with high caliber to explore multidimensional knowledge and cutting-edge teaching and research.

Graduate Studies

The DPSHRD offers very attractive courses for Master's by Coursework and Master's by Research students. Courses are offered mainly based on needs of employer by covering the practical knowledge in population studies and human resource development. Each year the department admits around 40-50 MSc students of which 10-15 are from thesis group. Students from the MSc Thesis Group are mainly engaged in research; however, they are required to do some course work for the fulfillment of the degree.

Core courses

Advanced Demography

Strategic Human Resource Development

Population and Gender Issues

Business Demography

Population Health

Optional Courses

Epidemiology

Econometrics

Environment and Sustainable Development

Human Growth and Development

Graduate or postgraduate research students are required to conduct research under a close supervision of a faculty member from the department. Research students can manage a co-supervisor with the approval of the main supervisor from some other department within/outside the university to enhance a multidisciplinary high quality research.

Postgraduate Studies

The department has two postgraduate research programmes, MPhil and PhD. Both the MPhil and PhD degrees are research oriented and require significant contribution in the field of population sciences or human resource development. Sometimes fellowships are also available to some qualified graduate/postgraduate research students through some external funding sources. Student can contact the department for funding opportunities like scholarships and fellowships.