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Complete National Project Blueprint v2.0 · October 2026 · Working draft for consultation
Bangladesh National University Public Service Semester Programme
One supervised, credit-bearing semester of real government service inside every undergraduate degree — matched to verified government needs, financed by universities under existing fee structures, and tested against national data before any nationwide commitment.
173
Recognized universities in the verified directory (63 public · 108 private · 2 international)
Verified · SRC-01/02
344,528
Annual university graduates — the only verified national figure (2021)
Verified · PL-06
521,922
Vacant government posts — 26.3% of 1,986,272 sanctioned (30 June 2025)
Verified · SRC-09/10
130,178
Baseline-feasible annual participants (direct-university final-year pool)
Derived · PL-14
BDT 7,567–16,033
University cash cost per participant (low–high, no stipend)
Model · UFM-09
Start here — for every kind of reader
This site serves two purposes at once: a plain-language explanation anyone can follow, and the complete research blueprint (29-section proposal, 41 datasets, 123 sources) for specialists. Pick your door:
📖I'm new — explain it simplyWhat the programme is, why it's needed, who benefits, and what it is not. Plain English, 5 minutes, no jargon. Also available in Bangla.Read the simple guide →
🧭Show me how it worksThe complete ten-step journey from a government office's seat request to a student's verified certificate — with examples and the fairness rules.Follow the journey →
▶️Let me try the systemA fully working simulation of the national platform: all six portals, real workflows, live dashboards. Publish seats, allocate, book students, mark attendance, issue certificates.Open the platform demo →
📋I'm a policy readerThe 29-section formal proposal, the 16-slide government briefing, financial model, legal pathway and implementation roadmap.Read the documents →
📊I need the dataThe 173-university directory, 148 government organizations, participation pipeline, 41 datasets with an interactive explorer — every figure sourced, nothing invented.Explore the evidence →
❓I have questions24 answers grouped for students, universities, government offices, money and law — including the honest caveats (what the 300,000 hypothesis does and doesn't mean).Read the FAQ →
See the platform in action
The six portals, working in your browser
- 🏢 National Office — approve seats, allocate by published criteria, watch the audit trail, run the demo clock
- 🏛️ Government host — publish seat requests, confirm students, evaluate, report incidents
- 🎓 University — apply for allocations, book verified students, track the cohort, calculate costs
- 👩🎓 Student — placement, attendance, progress milestones, rights, certificate
- 👤 Supervisor — daily attendance, task logs, evaluations
- 🔍 Everything logged — every action lands in the immutable audit trail
What a run-through looks like
1 · Government proposes seatsDC Office Dhaka requests 18 seats with a full task specification.
2 · National Office approves with a capCapacity check → 15 seats published with reasons recorded.
3 · University applies → allocationDHAKA UNI requests 12 → gets 8 under the published formula.
4 · Students booked & confirmedProvisional booking → host confirms → placement activates.
5 · 16 weeks trackedDaily attendance, tasks, evaluations — week by week.
6 · Verified certificateTriangulated verification → certificate with a public code.
Five findings that shape the design
1 · The 300,000 target is a hypothesis — and it does not fit the baseline300,000 annual participants would exceed the direct-university final-year pool (130,178) by 169,822 students. Reaching it requires National University college participation, which the university-funded baseline cannot carry (64.3% of NU's entire UGC transfer). The proposal phases to ~130,000/year. (PL-15, AFF-05)
2 · Supervision, not buildings, is the binding constraintHost networks are large (65,567 primary schools, 495 upazila complexes, 4,554+ unions), but 300,000-scale needs ~15,000 trained supervisors at 1:20 — scale must never outrun the supervisor pipeline. (CSV 16, RSK-09)
3 · The university-funded baseline is affordable only with conditionsBDT 7,567–16,033 per participant; at 100,000 participants: 0.28–0.59% of the public university budget (conditional on a UGC budget-line circular), 0.7–3.1% of private revenue (top tier feasible, lower tier excluded). (UFM, AFF registers)
4 · Compulsion needs new legislation; pilots can start nowThe 1970 Ordinance is dormant, military-scoped, male-only — no usable authority. Voluntary credit-bearing pilots are possible administratively; a national compulsory requirement needs a new statute designed against Article 34. (LEG-01, LEG-19)
5 · No corruption-reduction savings are claimed — integrity is measured, never promisedInternational evidence shows transparency can work; no national service programme has rigorous proof of reducing corruption. The design builds measurable integrity outcomes and books zero savings. (AC register, ASM-22)
The complete documentation map
The master research protocol required deliverables A–P. Every one is covered by a page of this blueprint or a downloadable dataset:
| Required deliverable | Where it lives in this package |
|---|---|
| A · National Project Design Document | Core Concept & Design Rules · Governance · Service Standards |
| B · University & Academic Program Database | University Directory (173) · Academic Programs · CSVs 01, 09, 09b |
| C · Government Institution Database | Institution Directory (148) · Sectors · CSVs 04, 04b, 15 |
| D · Student Population & Graduate Report | System Baseline · Participation Pipeline · CSVs 02, 02b, 03, 12 |
| E · Government Service Capacity Report | Hosting Capacity Model · Sectors & Discipline Mapping · CSVs 14–16 |
| F · Seat Allocation & University Booking Specification | Seat System, Allocation & Booking + working demo |
| G · Digital Platform Requirements | Digital Platform + the interactive demo itself |
| H · Financial & University Affordability Model | Financial Model & Affordability · CSVs 17, 28, 29, 30 |
| I · Legal & Regulatory Review | Legal Framework · CSVs 18, 31 |
| J · Distribution & Matching Model | Matching & Distribution |
| K · Risk & Safeguards Register | Risk Register (24) · Integrity & Safeguards |
| L · Implementation Roadmap | Implementation Roadmap (PH-0…PH-4, four decision gates) |
| M · Monitoring & Evaluation Framework | Monitoring & Evaluation · CSV 22 |
| N · Data-Gap & Information Request Register | Data Gaps (35) & RTI · CSVs 08, 26, 34 |
| O · Source Register | Source Register (123) · CSVs 07, 25, 33 |
| P · Final National Project Plan | Formal Proposal (29 sections) + downloadable PDF, workbook and datasets |
How to read every figure on this site
Each statistic is labeled with its evidence class, used consistently in every dataset, chart and table:
VerifiedActual count from an official or authoritative publication (SRC-nn)
ReportedReported by a credible secondary channel; verification pending
DerivedCalculated from verified inputs under a registered assumption (ASM-nn)
EstimateIndicative range from estimates
ModelPlanning scenario — not a verified capacity
Not availableMissing data — recorded as NA, never zero, never invented (GAP-nn)
Where to go next
- New readers: What is NUPSSP? → How it works → FAQ → the demo.
- Students & parents: the student guide — eligibility, tasks, rights, costs (none new), booking, certificate.
- Universities: the university guide — steps, costs, affordability evidence, academic integration.
- Government offices: the government guide — hosting duties, task catalogue, capacity rules, safeguards.
- Policy readers: Formal Proposal → 16-slide briefing → financial model → legal pathway.
- Researchers: Data Explorer (41 datasets) → directories → data gaps → downloads.
- বাংলা পাঠক: বাংলা সংস্করণ — প্রকল্প পরিচিতি, কাজের ধাপ ও সাধারণ জিজ্ঞাসা বাংলায়।
About this package
This website is a research blueprint prepared for consultation — it is not an official Government of Bangladesh document, and no government endorsement is implied. The programme name (NUPSSP) is provisional. All legal conclusions are desk-research findings requiring confirmation by the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division (GAP-31/32). The platform demo is a client-side simulation with fictional personal data — no real records are used.