15 July, 2024

Tribhuvan University

Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Message from theVice-Chancellor
Tribhuvan University has been fully grown as the eminent university of the country andcontributing to the higher education since the last 65 years (from 1959 through 2024). As in
the previous years, TU has brought about TU Today 2024 on the occasion of its 65th Anniversary,
2081 to disseminate the information on its structure, faculties, institutes and academic programs
under respective faculties and institutes and its present status. I hope this publication will serve
for the stakeholders and interested parties to know about the structure of the university in generaland get the information on the academic programs conducted by different campuses, central
departments, and schools under four faculties (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Faculty of Education, Faculty of Management, and Faculty of Law) and five institutes (Institute of
Science and Technology, Institute of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, Institute of Agricultureand Animal Science, and Institute of Forestry) in particular.
This publication will be equally useful to dig into the information about the four research centres(Centre for Economic Development and Administration, Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies,
Research Centre for Applied Science and Technology, Research Centre for Educational Innovation
and Development) and scope of their research activities and centres, divisions, central library andoffices of university authorities. So, this publication, TU Today 2024, will be the mirror of TU.
Tribhuvan University has glorious history of 65 years and crossed over its expansion phaseand entered into consolidation one. University administration (preferred management toadministration) has to take different steps to consolidate its structures and improve its academic
quality by improving the academic environment and using information and communication

Message from theVice-Chancellor
technology in teaching and learning, student services, and administration and management.
In addition, restructuring academic programs, introduction of labour market driven programs,
production of human resources to meet ever changing needs of national and international labour
markets are imperative to consolidate the university. Policy reform, amendment of act andregulations, restructure of existing academic programs and overall organization structure of theuniversity are essential to consolidate the university effectively in terms of quality and cost of thehigher education imparted by it.
Mobilization of internal resources effectively for quality higher education is equally importantand relevant when government investment in higher education is only in decimal. University
management will move to this direction for quality higher education to meet the need of humanresources in both national and international markets. To provide the access to the higher education
to the talents from disadvantaged section of the society is important factor to be considered whilemobilizing the internal resources. University management considers that providing the accessto the higher education to the students from disadvantaged and socially backward section of
the society is the responsibility of the government. I would like to appeal university community
and all stakeholders to cooperate university management to consolidate TU for quality higher
education on the basis of social equity and justice.
Thanks.

Prof. Keshar Jung Baral, PhD
Vice-Chancellor

15 June,

15 July, 2024

Tribhuvan University

Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Message from theRectorIt gives me immense pleasure to share that Information and Public Relation Division of Tribhuvan
University has prepared the 2024’s issue of TU Today to be published on the auspicious occasionof the 65th Tribhuvan University Day. TU Today, as the official annual publication of Tribhuvan
University, shares the fundamental facts about the university as well as the general organizationalframeworks of its various organs to the public and stakeholders. It also highlights notable academic
accomplishments and offers a number of opportunities to improve the university’s overall reputation.
As the first university of Nepal, TU was founded in 1959 with the understanding of the value andnecessity of a high-quality education. Its mission is to disseminate knowledge, prioritize research,and produce skilled human capital that is essential for the nation’s overall growth.
Through its 40 central departments, 64 constituent campuses (2 proposed), 1053 affiliated campuses,
4 schools, 5 institutes, and 4 faculties, TU has increased the scope of its academic offerings acrossthe nation. Additionally, TU conducts research across a range of subject areas through its four
research centers, Research Directorate and Research Management Cells formed in different central
departments and campuses across the country. TU, a state-funded university, has made significant
contribution to the nation’s holistic development via its teaching, research, and community service
programs.
Also, TU has experienced difficulties in maintaining its property, academic calendar, campuses,and providing high-quality education in line with the demands of the rapidly changing educationallandscape because of its size, variety of programs, and dispersed constituent campuses across thenation. However, TU has been making every effort to meet the needs of the country and adapt to theMessage from theRectorchanging environment into its curricula. Since its inception, it has seen a number of advancements
and modifications in the areas of infrastructural development, human resource management, theintroduction of state-of-the-art academic and research programs, and the formulation of policies in
response to changing circumstances.
TU has started to shift from being a teaching university to a research university. For this, a fullfledged integration of ICT into all academic programs is now required for the University due tocutting edge developments in the field of information technology. To encourage academic researchamong our staff and students, TU has expanded funding for faculty research, collaborative research,
student research support, National Priority Research, and Endowment Fund Research.
I hope that this edition of TU Today, which contains up-to-date information on events, activities, andnews from Tribhuvan University, will aid in educating scholars across the country and around theworld about our university. I kindly request everyone read, research, and write in order to engage,
explore, elucidate, examine, evaluate and expand upon, our local, national, and global challenges
and address them from an academic perspective in an effort to create a safe, encouraging learning
atmosphere across the university, research centers, faculties, and institutes.
At the end, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Editorial Board, the hardworking
staff, and all the involved stakeholders for bringing out this publication in a sophisticated format
with a wealth of information.

Prof. Khadga K.C., PhD
Rector15 July, 2024

Tribhuvan University

Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Message from theRegistrar
It is my great pleasure to know that the Information and Public Relation Division of Tribhuvan
University (TU) has completed 2024 issue of TU Today to be published on the occasion of 65th
TU Day. TU emphasizes generation and dissemination of knowledge in its academic and researchendeavours. As in the previous years, this year’s issue has included the major activities of the
University in different arena. I believe this issue is more informative and updated. The contents ofthis issue not only show the latest information of TU but also different efforts of the constituent
parts of our beloved university. Therefore, TU Today is a valuable annual publication that reflects
glimpse of TU and other aspects of the university.
TU runs 5 Institutes, 4 Faculties, 4 Research Centres 40 Central Departments, 64 Constituent
Campuses (2 proposed) and 1053 affiliated Campuses. The collaborative efforts from the different
institutions of TU have maintained the quality education and knowledge generation. All theinstitutions are working hand in hand to upgrade academic and research capabilities and direct
the institution towards making it a world class university. TU has emphasized on research andcomprehensive education, where majority of education responsibility of the nation has been
fulfilled by TU.
Research activities at TU have increased substantially. Our faculties and students are being
benefitted from the Research Endowment Fund provided by TU which has contributed indeveloping our university as a prestigious institution with increasing number of research
activities. Moreover, our faculties and students are also being awarded with research funds from

Message from theRegistrardifferent national and international organizations. This has made our research and dissemination
capability stronger. We are also aware that our university has to be engaged in a balanced way forthe management of teaching, learning and research activities.
Finally, I urge all the stakeholders to participate in the process of making the largest and the eldest
university of the nation a leading institution for imparting and disseminating quality education
and research, which indeed, is a dream of all of us. We will always put our combined efforts inoverall development of the university and the nation.

Prof. Kedar Prasad Rijal, PhD
Registrar

Table of CONTENTs
TU: At a Glance1

Technical Institutes
Institute of Science and Technology
Institute of Engineering
Institute of Medicine
Institute of Forestry
Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science

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12
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27

Faculties
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Management
Faculty of Law

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36
41
44

Research Centres
Centre for Economic Development and Administration
Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies
Research Centre for Applied Science and Technology
Research Centre for Educational Innovation and Development

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53

Curriculum Development Centre
TU Service Commission
Appellate Commission
Office of TU Academic Council
Natural History Museum
Planning Directorate
Open and Distance Education Centre
The University Campus
Centre for International Relations

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66
68
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TU Health Centre

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Student Welfare and Sports Directorate

75

Information and Public Relation Division

76

Research Directorate

76

Monitoring Directorate

80

Coordination Division

81

TU Central Library

82

Office of the Controller of Examinations

89

Convocation

90

General Administration Division

91

Office of the Chief Legal Adviser

91

Financial Administration Division

92

Secretariat of TU Senate and Executive Council

93

Audit Division

94

Personnel Administration Division95

TU Press

96

Information Technology Innovation Centre

97

Quality Assurance and Accreditation Centre

98

Tribhuvan University Alumni Association

100

Central Departments, Schools and Programs

102

Constituent Campuses of TU

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Tribhuvan
University

TU : At a Glance
BackgroundTribhuvan University (TU), which was establishedin 1959 AD, is the first national institution ofhigher education in Nepal. It is a non-profit making
autonomous institution funded by the Governmentof Nepal. On Janaury 8, 2013, the Government of
Nepal has principally agreed to declare Tribhuvan
University as the Central University.
After the second democratic movement of 2006, AD,
the Prime Minister is the Chancellor and the Ministerof Education is the Pro-Chancellor of TU. The ViceChancellor is the Chief Executive of the university.
The Vice-Chancellor is assisted by the Rector inacademic Programmes and the Registrar in financial
management and general administration. Senate is
the supreme decision-making body in formulating
policies, budget, and rules and regulations forrunning the university. It consists of 52 members.
The Central Adminstrative Office and the Central
Campus of TU are located on the north eastern facadeof Kirtipur, an ancient and small town located fivekilometers away from Kathmandu city centre. There
are 40 central departments and 4 research centres in
TU, and out of them, 32 central departments and 4
research centres are located at Kirtipur, Kathmandu.
The university at Kirtipur is spread over an area of
154.77 hectares (3042-5-2 ropanis).

Mission and Goals
TU is committed and dedicated to making source
and centre of quality education by setting up cultureof learning in the country and promoting the notionof national and global peace and harmony. The
mission of the university is to prepare capable humanresources required for the overall development of
Nepal. It has three major goals:• To promote and disseminate advanced learning• To protect and develop national culture andtradition; and• To involve people in extensive, empirical andtimely creation of knowledge and research in thefields of arts, science, technology and vocation.
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Councils
There are 4 councils constituted as major decisionmaking bodies of the university.
•

Executive Council
Executing the decisions of the Senate, making
decisions on grants, giving affiliation to private
campuses, and appointing the university officials
are its major functions. It consists of 7 members.

•

Academic Council
The academic council makes decisions on
educational policies and practices regarding
curricula, teaching, examinations and researchand comprises of 50 members.

•

Research Coordination Council
It formulates policies on TU research activities,
approves guidelines for researchers and coordinates
the functions of university level researchorganizations. Centre for Research is the secretariatof the council. The council consists of 27 members.

•

Planning Council
The planning council performs an advisoryrole of preparing short and long-term plans,
developing annual Programmes and evaluating
the implementation of Programmes. It consistsof 29 members.

Programmes
Since its inception, TU has expanded its Programmes
in different disciplines. There are 5 technical institutes
and 4 general faculties.
It has a wide range of course offerings in Bachelor’sand Master’s levels. TU offers MPhil and PhD degree
in different disciplines both at the Technical Institutes
and Faculties. TU has initiated to bring reforms in
its academic Programmes by moving gradually fromannual to semester system and also from teaching
to research focusing on collaboration with national
and international partners. TU has started semester
system in Master Degree Programmes at all the central
departments and campuses.
TU conducted its programmes only through its
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was increasing day by day, it was not possible forthe university to accommodate all the students inthe constituent campuses. This situation led to theestablishment of colleges in the private sector. From
1979-80, TU started providing affiliation to private
colleges to conduct various Programmes at different
levels. One thousand sixty (1060) private/community
colleges spread all over the country have so far received
affiliations from TU.
TU has 8,340 teaching faculty and 7,674 nonteaching staff including the support staff in its
different faculties, institutes, constituent campuses
and research centers. The total number of employees
of TU is 16,014.
Prof. Keshar Jung Baral, PhD
Vice-Chancellor
Tribhuvan University
Office of the Vice Chancellor
P.O.Box 8212
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: (977-1) 4330433
Fax: (977-1) 4331964
Email: vcoffice@tu.edu.np
Prof. Khadga K.C., PhD
Rector
Tribhuvan University
Office of the Rector
P.O. Box. 8212
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: (977-1) 4330336
Email: rectoroffice@tu.edu.np
Prof. Kedar Prasad Rijal, PhD
Registrar
Tribhuvan University
Central Administrative Building
P.O. Box. 8212
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: (977-1) 4330436
Fax: (977-1) 4330315
Email:registraroffice@tu.edu.np

Technical Institutes

Institute of Science and Technology

Introduction
The Institute of Science and Technology (IoST) is
one of the oldest, largest and pioneering Institutes in
Tribhuvan University located at Kirtipur, Kathmandu,
Nepal (see Fig. 1 for location map).

In this year (2023-24), 33,419 students at theundergraduate (85%) and 5270 students graduate (15%)
levels, are studying. There are 410 candidates doing
PhD in science and technology disciplines. Till date
281 PhD has been awarded in 12 disciplines. In the year
2023, 43 PhD has been awarded. The number of fulltime faculties involved in IoST’s science & technology
program is 955. They are involved in teaching as well
as research work in their disciplines. The number offemale students is only 27% in Science & Technology.
Faculty-student ratio is also very high (32.1). We areplanning to reduce it by making below 20 in coming
5 years. The number of staff is about 33% of teachingfaculties.

Fig. 1: Location and image of IoST, Kirtipur (Google Map& Google Earth)

It was established in January 2, 1989, as an Instituteof Science and Technology. IoST have thirteenCentral Departments, one School, 24 constituent
campuses and 90 affiliated campuses. ThirteenCentral Departments run graduate (masters) andpost graduate (PhD) in 19 and 13 disciplines,
respectively. Out of 24 constituent campuses, 9
campuses run both the undergraduate (bachelor)and graduate (masters) programs. A highlights(collaborations, research grants, publications, program,students and faculties) of IoST, TU in number
is given in Fig. 2

Fig. 2: IoST in number – a pictorial profile showing info
and achievements

Fig. 3: Distribution of constituent campuses of TU where
S&T program is running

Vision and Objectives
IoST intends to promote the quality of its
Departments and Campuses by setting up wellequipped laboratories, libraries/e-libraries, andinfrastructures along with by employing skilledhuman resources and by providing advisory
services in close collaboration with national andinternational agencies. Its efforts are to improveteaching learning activities, enhancing researchstrength of the faculties and students within theinstitute and make all the Departments as a centreof excellence. Ultimately, it aims at creating aculture with scientific values and improving thequality of life of the people.
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Mission & Goals
The mission of the Institute of Science and Technology
is to provide quality S&T education and research in
the frontier of S&T focusing sustainable developmentof the nation. Our main goals are as follows:••••

Enhance academic excellence in research
Perform as think-tank in the field of S&T
Establish collaboration with international HEIs
Perform as a research leader of the University

Program Offered
IoST offers 41 academic programs at the undergraduate,
graduate and post graduate levels, shown in the Table
1. At the undergraduate level, there are 8 programs:
B.Sc. (5 programs), BIT, B. Tech and B.Math.Sc. There
are 19 program (second column) at the graduate level.
The pass-rate at the undergraduate level is about 50%
whereas it is 80% at the graduate level. The enrolment
rate is about 85-100%. The number of students at theconstituent campuses is 68%. Only 32% students study
at the affiliated colleges. Annual intake shows that about
16,000 students appear in the entrance examinations
for B.Sc. General, BSc (CSIT), BIT, B.Tech. (Food) and
B.MathSc (Actuarial Sci.) every year. At the graduatelevel (MSc, MIT, MDS, etc), about 2500 students appear
in the entrance examination.

Fig. 4: Ph.D. Festival 2023

In order to celebrate it, IoST has decided to organize
PhD festival once in two years. The first PhD festival
was organized during 9-10 October 2023, in whichmore than 280 PhD posters were displayed. A total
visit of more than 5000 graduates were recorded. The
next PhD festival will be organized during Oct 2025.
Admission Policy: Entrance Examination
At all levels, IoST offers Central Entrance Examination(CEE) run by the Dean Office annually as follows:• BSc (CSIT)• BSc (General)• BIT• B. Tech. (Food)• MSc (19 Programs) / MIT• PhD
These examinations are 2 hours long having MCQ
questions. The application can be done throughonline. Except PhD, all entrance exams aredecentralized. Applicants are admitted as per his/herrank in the merit list.
Organizational Chart
Evaluation System

Table 1 : Academic program offered by IoST, TU

PhD Program & Festival
IoST’s major strength is PhD program, begun from1969. The first PhD awardee of IoST is Prof. Shiv
Shankar Singh (Zoology). Dr. Singh was the second
PhD awarded of Tribhuvan University as a whole. Till
date, more than 280 PhD degree has been awarded.

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Fig. 5 : Organization chart of IoST, TU

•B.Sc. (Annual System): Yearly Examination fromthe office of the controller of Examination (Theory+ Practical), almost 50% practical in each year.
• Bachelor Level (Semester System): 40% internal
evaluation + 60% external exam by the Dean’s
Office / GPA grading system• Master Level (Semester System): 40% internal
evaluation + 60% external exam by the Dean’s
Office / GPA grading system• M. Phil (Semester System): 40% internal
evaluation + 60% external exam by the Dean’s
Office / GPA grading system• PhD Level (Semester System): Evaluation by
the faculty / results in grade sheet, biannual
evaluation of research progress and pre viva by
the CDRC, submission of thesis, evaluation ofthesis by three external examiners, Viva voce exam
by Dean Office.
Note: Internal exams for all levels are based on: Attendance/Assignment work / Oral test / Class test / Presentation /Class seminar / Project work/ Term exam etc.
Central Reference Lab & Central-of-excellence
UGC approved a proposal on 'Central Integrated
Extended Science & Technology Laboratory'
submitted by IoST, TU. This reference S&T lab will
be actually a lab of all users (national/international).
IoST will receive a grant of 40 crore to purchasehighly sophisticated equipment. IoST has rigorously
worked out for a list of 16 equipment like SEM, TEM,
GCMS, etc. S&T Central Departments located at
Kirtipur are actually a model of Centre-of-excellencein the Tribhuvan University (see Figure 7). There areseveral research laboratories, high speed computing
resources, supercomputer, and dedicated researchfaculties at the Central Departments. IoST faculties
gabbed about 60% grant (8 crore) from UGC as
collaborative innovation grant for various research
proposals and 58% policy research grant (about 7
crore) from Research Division, TU. In addition,
IoST made 210 mutual collaborations with foreign
institutions for the research and PhD work in several
ways. In the year 2021-23, ten faculties received anamount of Rs. 9,70,000 each. UGC provided research
grants to faculty appointed through research
excellence based open competition under the Higher
Education Reforms Project (HERP DLI-7B). The

objectives of the project are systemic/institutional
reforms; improving quality, relevance and efficiencyof higher education; supporting underprivileged
students for equitable access; and promoting
research, innovation and academic excellence.
FCE Program

Fig. 6 : Faculty Capacity Enhancement (FCE) 2024 program

IoST’s proposal to organize Faculty Capacity
Enhancement program has been accepted by the
NEHEP, UGC. Under this program, about 200 S&T
faculties of our constituent and community colleges
will take part. The major objective of this program is todevelop professionalism of our faculties by providing
opportunity to learn Learning Management System(LMS), Artificial Intelligence (AI) in learning andMachine Learning (ML) in research. In addition,a project work will be done by the participants on
curriculum in the line of world of work. The first cohort
has already been completed at Bhedetar, Dhankuta.
Achievements
IoST has given high priority to collaborative exchange
programs for strengthening capacity of the faculty,
researcher, student and staff. For this purpose, IoST
and the Central Departments have established linkage
and coordination with different ministries, national andinternational organizations and academic institutions.
IoST itself has more than 41 MoUs with different
institutions and universities. Till date, IoST has
produced more than 280 PhDs in different areas ofscience and technology. Also, it has provided facilities
to many faculties for doing PhD and Post Docs goingabroad. IoST has begun to develop digital resourcesof our strength and success story. Faculty Capacity
Enhancement (FCE) program is going to be launched
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Fig. 7: Bird’s Eye View of 12 Central Departments of S&T at
University Campus, Kirtipur.

from this year. Under this scheme, about 185 IoST
full-time faculties of 13 Central Departments and 24
constituent campuses will involve in taking 11 Credit
Hour course for their professional development. These
courses include research in the content, pedagogy with
ICT skill and research capacity development. IoST
made plagiarism checking compulsory to both masters’
and bachelors’ research documents from this year.
Publication: 2022-2023
Faculties and students of IoST have published morethan 1000 research articles in the Journals during 20222023. Out of these about 40% articles are publishedin the SCImago listed journals (Table 2). Institute of
Science and Technology publishes a peer reviewed
multidisciplinary science journal Journal of Institute of
Science and Technology (JIST) biannually. This journal
is indexed in Nepal Journals Online (NepJOL), which
provides online publication. JIST obtained two stars.

Table 2 : Disciplinary Distribution of published articles by
IoST family during 2022-2023.

Till date, it has published 28 volumes. IoST Journal
articles are cited by more than 2100 authors in theirarticles. In the year 2020-21 (Covid-19), JIST articles
are cited by more than 500 authors. Since then, its
citation has been increased significantly in the year
2021 and 2022. The current issue is Vol. 28, No. 2(2023). Current issue can be found here (https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/jist/index.) IoST central
departments also publishes Journals. Five Journals
of various Central Departments are awarded double
star by NepJOL.

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Research Grants
At present, there are 54 research grants running at
the central departments and campuses of TU (Table3). These grants are of more than 3 million NRs. As
listed, total amounts of grants is more than NRs. 26
crore. There are 18 International Projects running.
Dean office form ‘project management committee’for each projects. Dean office also call proposal formini research grants. Last year, 15 faculties received
this grant. In our Central Departments, there are 31
research based focused labs. In these labs, faculties,
MSc and PhD students work. Students and faculties
also receive grants from other sources (UGC, Research
Division, TU, Provincial and local governments, etc.).
There are 56 full professors and 49 associate professors
working at the Central Departments (Table 4). In
addition, a very active group of 75 assistant professors
are in the Central Departments. These human resources
are actually a backbone of Tribhuvan University.

Table 3 : Research projects and grants running at various
campuses and central departments of IoST, TU. Most of the
projects are collaborative in nature

Table 4 : Number of faculties at 12 Central Departments.
About 98% Professors and Associate Professors
are PhD holders.

New Programs & Future Projections:
Academic Council of Tribhuvan University has alreadyapproved some new degree/program/course to run
under Institute of Science and Technology. The statusof such programs is shown in Table 5.
The future prospectus and projections of IoST are as
follows:• Deploying semester system to B.Sc. (applied science)program• Establishing a Central Reference Lab.

Table 6: Academic Calendar of IoST, TU for the year BS 2080-208 4 (AD 2024-2027)• Expansion of IT related program and make it ‘learningby earning’. Establishing Incubation Center• Controlling and regulating quality of academic
program• Revise existing curriculum in line of the labor market
as per UN’s SDG goal.

Table 5 : List of new program to be launched in the future.

Academic Calendar
Since last 5 years, IoST has been publishing academic
calendar every semester. Last year, a unified calendar
for all undergraduate and graduate program has been
published (Table 6) and strictly maintained. This
academic calendar is well aligned with the reference
calendar suggested by UGC, Nepal to all Universities.
The average duration of result publication rate of
IoST are as follows: 41 days for M.Sc. (semester)
program and 83 days for BSc CSIT & BIT programs.
IoST is commited to maintain the academic calendar.
It is therefore, the enrollment at the masters’ andbachelors levels are increased by 13% and 17% inthis year (2023).

Location Map

Prof. Binil Aryal, PhD
Dean
Tribhuvan University
Institute of Science and Technology
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: 4330844, 4331755, 4330120 (Exam)
Email: info@iost.tu.edu.np/gunaso@iost.tu.edu.np /exam@iost.tu.edu.np, Website: www.tuiost.edu.np
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Institute of Engineering
Introduction
Institute of Engineering (IOE) is one of the top andoldest technical Institute of Nepal. IOE was founded
in 1930. Currently it is located in Pulchowk, Lalitpur.
After the introduction of New Education System Plan in1972 in the country. IOE was integrated into Tribhuvan
University.
IOE began bachelor courses in engineering from 1978,
master courses from 1996, doctoral program from 2003
and Post-doctoral program from 2018. By now, Bachelor's,
Master's, Doctoral programs are run in fifteen campus/
colleges. PhD programs are conducted in IOE Pulchowk
Campus. Master's and Bachelor’s courses are run in theThapathali campus, Purwanchal campus, Paschimanchal
campus and Chitwan Engineering campus. IOE is now
delivering its services from five constituent campuses
and ten affiliated colleges. IOE is going to establish twoconstituent campus in Gorahi, Dang Lumbini Province
and in Doti, Sudurpaschim Province.
Main Objectives
The main objectives of the Institute of Engineering is
to be a premier engineering education institution at parwith world class role models. Institute of Engineering isto provide quality engineering education and researchin the frontier engineering areas relevant primarily tonation.

IOE Goals and Specific Objectives are as follows:
Goals

Objectives

Enhance Academic
excellence

o
o
o
o

Establishing market relevant academic programs,
Emphasizing research works as a integral part of IOE
Enhancing cooperation and collaboration of academia with industry from training programs
Establishing effective and efficient Exam & evaluation system

Perform as Think-TankoooPromoting advocacy on engineering policies
Establishing leadership role in emerging engineering issues
Addressing national development issues

Establish Governance

o
o
o
o
o

Setting up structural & regulatory reforms
Establishing effective management and leadership
Capacity building of faculties and staffs
Ensuring competent students and creating conducive study environment
Establishing academic Infrastructures

Ensure Financial
sustainabilityooResource planning ( regulations for expense & incentives distributions, performance based
incentives)
Fund management (identifying funds and its management)

Establish Collaborationand cooperationoooFacilitating technology transfer
National cooperation and collaboration
Emphasizing international collaboration

Program and Courses Offered
The programs and courses offered at the institute havethe flexibility to evolve and change in response to new
requirements. They serve the dual purpose of building
a solid foundation of knowledge and of enhancing
confidence, creativity and innovation in its students.
Institute of Engineering is offering PhD. program,
Master degree (graduate courses), Bachelor degrees(undergraduate courses) in different engineering
disciplines in different campuses and colleges. Now
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in various disciplines, 36 master program and 12
Bachelor degree program. For detail please visit www.
ioe.edu.np.
Bachelor Programs at IOE
Following are the Bachelor level program running at IOE• Civil Engineering• Electrical Engineering• Electronics Engineering• Computer Engineering• Mechanical Engineering• Automobile Engineering• Geometics Engineering• Industrial Engineering• Agriculture Engineering• Architecture• Aerospace Engineering• Chemical Engineering
Master Level Program at IOE• Urban Planning• Energy for Sustainable Social Development• Energy Efficient Buildings• Transportation Engineering• Structural Engineering• Construction Management• Disaster Risk Management• Water Resources Engineering• Geo-technical Engineering• Environmental Engineering• Hydropower Engineering• Power System Engineering• Information &Communication Engineering• Computer System & Knowledge Engineering• Renewable Energy Engineering• Technology & Innovation Management(Posponded this year)• Energy System Planning & Management• Mechanical System Design and Engineering• Climate Change and Development• Material Science & Engineering• Electrical Engineering in Distributed Generation• Communication & Knowledge Engineering• Infrastructure Engineering and Management• Earthquake Engineering• Applied Mathematics (Postponed this year)• Land and Water Engineering• Master in Architecture• Rock and Tunnel Engineering• Geospatial Engineering• Sanitation Engineering/Science• Information System Engineering (Postponed this year)• Distributed Generation Engineering• Informatics and Intelligent Engineering• Mechanical Engineering Design and
Manufacturing• Power Electronics and Drives Engineering• Computer Engineering Specialization in
Network and Cyber Security (New Launch
Program from this year)

Ph D Program
PhD Level courses are only offered at Pulchowk,
Campus, Pulchowk. All together 49 candidates havealready earned their PhD degree out of 158 enrolled
candidates from IOE and nearly 140 candidates arestill doing their research.
Structure
Constituent Campuses of IOE
IOE has following five constituent campuses atdifferent parts of Nepal;• Pulchowk Campus, Pulchowk, Lalitpur• Thapathali Campus, Thapathali, Kathmandu• Purwanchal Campus, Dharan, Sunsari• Paschimanchal Campus, Lamachaur, Pokhara, Kaski• Chitwan Engineering Campus, Rampur,
Chitwan, Province No. 3, Nepal.
Proposed Constituent Campus of IOE• IOE Ghorahi Campus, Ghorahi, Dang
• IOE Khaptad Campus, Doti
Affiliated Colleges of IOE
IOE has following 10 affiliated colleges:• Advanced College of Engineering andManagement, Kupondol, Lalitpur• Kantipur Engineering College, Dhapakhel• National College of Engineering, Lalitpur• Himalaya College of Engineering, Lalitpur• Sagarmatha Engineering College, Lalitpur• Lalitpur Engineering College, Lalitpur• Kathford International College ofEngineering and Management, Gwarkho• Kathmandu Engineering College, Kalimati• Kwopa College of Engineering, Bhaktapur• Janakpur Engineering College, Bhaktapur.
Department at IOE
The department under four constituent campuses are:• Civil Engineering• Electrical Engineering• Electronics and Computer Engineering• Mechanical Engineering• Architecture• Applied Sciences and Chemical Engineering• Agriculture Engineering• Geomatics Engineering
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Research Centers of IOE• Centre for Energy Studies (CES)• Centre for Applied Research and Development(CARD)• Institute of Engineering Consultancy Services(IECS)• Continuing Education Division (CED)• Information and Communication Training Centre(ICTC)• Centre of Pollution Studies (CPS)• Centre for Disaster studies (CDS)• Centre for Urban Studies (CUPS)• Centre for Infrastructure Development Studies (CIDS)• Curriculum and Instructional Material Development
Unit (CIMDU)• Center for Space Science and Geomatics Studies (CSSGS)• Center for Water Resource Studies (CWRS)• Center for Sustainable Agriculture Modernization
Studies (CSAMA)• Earthquake Research Center (ERC)
Admission Policy
The main policy of IOE is to enroll qualified student
by computer base entrance examination system.
Selection Process
After computer-based entrance examination the
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examination notice board and via the website
whereas the Admission Committee of Constituent
campuses will take care of admission procedure.
• Candidate who has passed, the program entry
requirements will be selected for the admission
on the basis of merit list based on the score of
the Entrance examination.
• Admission committees of respective Campuses
will publish the list of admission as per its
schedule. The candidates should contact
the Campus Admission Committee. All theselected candidates should follow the schedule
published by the committee. Vacant seats dueto the failure of any candidate to enroll in theprescribed time will be filled by admitting
candidates from the consequent next list.
Evaluation System
The evaluation system of IOE is practical & theory.
To evaluate the student’s achievement IOE conduct
assessment & semester examination.
Significant Achievements at par with International
Standard
Excellent performance of our products inside &abroad in different organization.
Proceeding-Institute of Engineering graduate
Conference (IoE GC)- 9th , 10th, 11th & 12 th

Publications• IOE Journal – an indexed journal publishedannually by IOE TUTA unit, available inwebsite and widely circulated in the academic
and professional sectors• IOE News Bulletin being published monthly• Different department in Pulchowk campus
publishes annual publication in cooperation
with students• All other colleges (constituents and affiliated)publish annual publications containing
research articles and other creations• Built Environment and Associated Practices,
MSESSD program, IOE.
• Journal of Innovations in Engineering
Education
Further Programs/Courses to Keep up with thePace of the 21st Century• Paradigm shift from college environment toresearch institution of all five campuses• Reform in existing master programs• Reform in existing bachelor programs
Research Activities

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Increment of Intake capacity & programs
Introducing new market oriented courses
Renovation, Repair and new construction of
infrastructure
Re-visit of full fee programs
Re-visit of IOE royalty
Good governance through UMIS

For more information:• www.ioe.edu.np• IOE Bulletin: ioe.edu.np/news-and-bulletin• Conference.ioe.edu.np• www.pulchowk campus.edu.np
Prof. Shashidhar Ram Joshi, PhD
Dean
Institute of Engineering
Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal
P.O.Box 1915,
Phone: (977-1) 5521531
Fax: (977-1) 5525830/5521985
E-Mail: dean@ioe.edu.np
Website: www.ioe.edu.np

Connecting dots in daily climate
data: Developing and applying
gridded observed climate data toassess climate extremes, impacts on
agriculture and adaptation strategies
Third party monitoring of effluent
water quality at Guheshwori
Treatment Plant
Collaborative Research on
Gravitational and Hydrological
Disaster Studies
EnergizeNepal Program (ENEP)
Project collaboration with NTNU
and KU
Tribhuvan University
Research Coordination andDevelopment Council
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

IOE+ Research Directorate(RD), Research Coordination andDevelopment Council (RCDC),
Rector’s Office, Tribhuvan University,
Kirtipur, Kathmandu
IOE+Kathmandu Valley Water Supply
Management Board (KVWSMB),

27th Asadh 2079 – 26th
Poush, 2081 BS (2 years
and 6 months)

Water Resources Research andDevelopment Center (WRRDC)

16th Feb. 2022-2027 (5years)

Clean Energy Generation using
Duckweed

17th July 2022-2024 (2years)

Projection of Energy Demand andEmission Reduction for the Sustainable
Use of Electric Vehicles in Nepal

19th Falgun 2079

National Road Safety Council,
Government of Nepal
Ministry of Physical Infrastructure
and Transport
Singhdurbar, Kathmandu, Nepal

Fabrication and Performance
Evaluation of Provision of Proximity
sensor in bus and truck+ Fabrication
and Performance evaluation ofProvision of weighting sensor in Truck

14th November 2022

Bhadra 2079 – Bhadra
2080 (13 months)

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Institute of Medicine (IOM)

Establishment
Institute of Medicine (IOM) was established in 1972
under Tribhuvan University with the mandate and the
responsibility of training all the categories of healthrelated human resources according to the need of thecountry. Within the first decade of its establishment, it
extended into 22 campuses across the country. IOM wasestablished with the following goals:• To produce human resources required for healthservices and medical education.
• To provide health services through its healthinstitutions.
• To conduct research in health sciences.
Currently it has 7 constituent campuses, 1 central
department, 14 affiliated colleges and 3 tertiary level
teaching hospitals.
VisionProduce all categories of health-related human resources
to fulfill the need of the country.
Mission• To provide health category of education.
• To provide quality healthcare services through its
hospitals.
• To provide all categories of health-related humanresources.
• To conduct and participate in researches in the fieldof health sciences and education.

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Goal
To achieve self sufficiency in the production of all categories of health-related human resources and quality
health care services in Nepal.
Constituent Campuses
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Name of College
Ayurved Campus
Maharajgunj Nursing Campus
Biratnagar Nursing Campus
Nepalgunj Nursing Campus
Maharajgunj Medical Campus
Birgunj Nursing Campus
Pokhara Nursing Campus

Address
Kathmandu
Kathmandu
MorangBanke
Kathmandu
Parsa
Kaski

Date of Establishment (B.S.)
2012
2022
2023
2026
2029
2032
2042

Address
Kathmandu

Date of Establishment (B.S.)
2075

Central Department
SN
1

Name of College
Central Department of Public Health

Affiliated Campuses
SN

Name of College

Address1

Peoples Dental College & Hospital

Kathmandu

Date of
Establishment(B.S.)
2055

2

Universal College of Medical Sciences

Rupandehi

2055

3

National Medical College

Parsa

2058

4

Janaki Medical College

Dhanusha

2060

5

M.B. Kedia Dental College & Hospital

Parsa

2063

6

Chitwan Medical College

Chitwan2064

7

KIST Medical College

Lalitpur2065

8

National College for Advance Learning

Kathmandu

2065

9Sunsari Technical College

Sunsari

2065

10

Gandaki Medical College

Kaski

2067

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Janamaitri Foundation of Health Sciences

Lalitpur

2067

12

Matrix College

Parsa

2067

13

Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences

Kathmandu

2068

14

Neplease Army Institute of Health Sciences

Kathmandu

2068

Hospitals
SN
1
2

Name of Hospitals
Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
BP Koirala Lions Center for Ophthalmic Studies

Address
Maharajgunj
Maharajgunj
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4
5
6

Manmohan Cardiothorasic Vascular and Transplant Center
Aayurved Hospital, Kirtipur
Speciality and Diagnostic Center (upcoming)
Dental Teaching Hospital

Maharajgunj
Kirtipur
Kirtipur
Maharajgunj

Programs offered at IOMA) Bachelor’s Level
SN
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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17

Programs
Bachelor in Dental Surgery (BDS)
Bachelor of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology (BASLP)
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Bachelor of Optometry (B.Optom)
Bachelor of Perfusion Technology (B.Perfusion Tech)
Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm)
Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging Technology (B.Sc.MIT)
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology (BSc.MLT)
Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery (BAMS)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.Sc. Nursing)
BNS (Adult Health Nursing)
BNS (Child Health Nursing)
BNS (Community Health Nursing)
BNS (Psychiatric Nursing)
Bachelor in Public Health (BPH)
Bachelor of Midwifery Science (BMS)
Bachelor of Science in Midwifery (BScM)

Duration (Years)
5.5 Yrs
4 Yrs
5.5 Yrs
4 Yrs
4 Yrs
4 Yrs
4 Yrs
4 Yrs
5.5 Yrs
4 Yrs
3 Yrs
3 Yrs
3 Yrs
3 Yrs
4 Yrs
3 Yrs
4 Yrs

B) Post Graduate Level
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Programs
MD Anaesthesiology
MD Biochemistry
MD Clinical Pharmacology
MD Clinical Physiology
MD Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology
MD Forensic Medicine
MD General Practice
MD Internal Medicine
MD Microbiology
MD Obstetrics& Gynaecology
MD Ophthalmology
MD Pathology
MD Pediatrics
MD Psychiatry
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Duration (Years)
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
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MD Radiodiagnosis
MD Kayachikistsa
MD Community Medicine
MD Emergency Medicine
MS Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)MS General Surgery
MS Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery
MS Clinical Anatomy
MDS Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics
MDS Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
MDS Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
MDS Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry
MDS Periodontology & Oral Implantology
MDS Prosthodontics & Maxillofacial Prosthesis
MDS Oral Medicine & Radiology
MDS Community Health Dentistry
MSc Clinical Biochemistry
MSc Clinical Microbiology
MSc Medical Imaging Technology (MIT)MN (Adult Nursing)
MN (Pediatric Nursing)
MN (Psychiatric Nursing)
MN (Women Health Development)
MN (Community Health Nursing)
MN (Critical Care Nursing)
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Master of Public Health Nutrition (MPHN)
Master of Health Promotion and Education (MHP&E)
MD Kaumarbhritya

3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.
3 Yrs.

C) M. Phil Degree:
SN
1

Programs

Duration (Years)
3

Programs
Magister of Chirurgiae (MCh) in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Magister of Chirurgiae (MCh) in Neurosurgery
Magister of Chirurgiae (MCh) in Plastic Surgery
Magister of Chirurgiae (MCh) in Surgical Gastroenterology
Magister of Chirurgiae (MCh) in Urology

Duration (Years)
3
3
3
3
3

M Phil Clinical Psychology

D) MCh Degree
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SN
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3
2
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5
6
7
8

Programs
Doctorate of Medicine (DM) in Cardiology
Doctorate of Medicine (DM) in Critical Care Medicine
Doctorate of Medicine (DM) in Emergency Medicine
Doctorate of Medicine (DM) in Medical Gastroenterology
Doctorate of Medicine (DM) in Nephrology
Doctorate of Medicine (DM) in Neurology
Doctorate of Medicine (DM) in Endocrinology
Doctorate of Medicine (DM) in Pulmonology, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine

Duration (Years)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3

F) PhD Degree
SN
1
2
3

Programs

Duration (Years)333

PhD in Microbiology
PhD in Nursing
PhD in Public HealthG) Clinical Fellowship
SN
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Programs
Sports, Arthoscopy and Arthoplasty
Infertility
Musculoskeltal Imaging
Women's Imaging
Surgical Oncopathology
Addiction Psychiatry
Hematopathology
Paediatric Orthopedics
Spine Surgery

Organogram (Organizational Chart)

Duration
1 Yr.
1 Yr.
1 Yr.
1 Yr.
1 Yr.
1 Yr.
1 Yr.
1 Yr.
1 Yr.
Admission Policy
IOM will admit the candidates of all levels according
to the nomination lists set by the Medical Education
Commission.
Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Maharajgunj,
Kathmandu
Maharajgunj Medical Campus (MMC) at Maharajgunj,
Kathmandu is one of the nine campuses of the Instituteof Medicine (IOM). Since its upgradation to the statusof a campus of IOM from the Auxiliary Health Worker’s
School in 1972, MMC has, during the span of just overfour decades, played a significant role in conducting
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Nepal. Of the Sixty-three academic programs that the
IOM runs to date, thirty-six are postgraduate and eleven
undergraduate programs (about ninety percent of theeducational activities of the IOM) are being conducted
at MMC. It has endeavored to create competent anddiverse Human Resources for Health (HRH), ranging
from a Primary health Care worker to a Medical
Specialist for rendering primary to tertiary health carein the country. MMC has indeed taken a long stride in
the field of medical education in Nepal.
Maharajgunj Nursing Campus, Maharajgunj,
Kathmandu
Maharajgunj Nursing Campus, is the oldest and thepioneer Nursing campus in Nepal which was started
in 1956 AD (2013 BS) as a school of Nursing under
the Directorate of Health Services, Ministry of Health.
With the inception of the New Education System
Plan in 1972 AD, the nursing academic program,came under the Tribhuvan University, Institute ofMedicine. The school of Nursing was then named as
Mahaboudha Nursing Campus since 2072 AD.
Her Royal Highness Princess Prekshya Rajya Laxmi
Devi Shah graciously inaugurated this campus on
Friday, 14 March 1986. T.U., Institute of Medicine,
Maharajgunj Nursing Campus, jointly built by His
Majesty's Government of Nepal and Governmentof Japan. Maharajgunj Nursing Campus (MNC)
is situated in the premises of Institute of Medicine,
Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
During its 67 years of existence, it has increased its
academic program from PCL to PhD, Bachelor of
Nursing (BN) from 1976 AD, BN nursing program
was changed to Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNS)
from 2013 AD, Master of Nursing (MN) from 1995
AD, Generic Bachelor Nursing (B.Sc.N) from 2005
AD and PhD. Program from 2012 AD. PCL nursing
program has been phased out since 2015 AD.
Currently, we have 370 students in different level ofnursing academic programs.
There are various health and Nursing related books,
Journals, Research report/ Theses/ Bibliographiesand other government and non-government's
documents, photocopy, printer, free internet withcomputer facilities, Medline, PubMed, HINARI
access to enhance teaching and learning activities ofthe students and teachers in the campus library.

Birgunj Nursing Campus (BNC) Birta, Birgunj
Birgunj Nursing Campus is located at Province No. II,
Birgunj Metropolitan City, Birta -4. It was establishedin 2032 BS (1975 AD) with AHW, CMA (Community
Medicine Auxiliary) program. In 2033 B.S, this program
came under IOM as Birgunj Nursing Campus. During
its 46 years of existence, Birgunj Nursing Campus
has made a significant progress. It has expanded its
academic program from CMA to Bachelor of Nursing
Science and is looking forward to bring further higher
education in Nursing Science. At present BNC is
running two nursing education programs, i.e. 3 years
Proficiency Certificate Level Nursing Program (PCL)with 45 students intake each year since 2043 B.S. and3 years Bachelor in Nursing (BNS) with 25 students
intake each year since 2068 B.S.
Pokhara Nursing Campus (PNC), Pokhara
Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, PokharaCampus, was established in 1985 in Pokhara,
Ramghat-12 as an educational institute to educate
young Nepalese women and men entering the field ofnursing. Pokhara Campus since its inception has growninto an independent institution of higher educationand is constituent campus under the Tribhuvan
University, Institute of Medicine (TU, IOM).
Nepalgunj Nursing Campus (NNC), Nepalgunj
Nepalgunj Nursing Campus was establishment in
2026 BS, Nepalgunj sub-metropolitan city, ward no-10, near Bheri Zonal Hospital, NNC was establish toprepare quality human resources in nursing throughquality education and also to serve people of Nepal
by Educating qualified Nepali men and women as
professional nurses. Influencing in health care in
Nepal by providing conceptual and problem solving
skilled compassionate nurses who demonstratequality nursing care wherever they discharge theirservice. Currently 3 years PCL Nursing and 3 years
Bachelor of Nursing Science program are running.
Ayurved Campus and Ayurveda Hospital, Kirtipur
This campus conducts BAMS (Bachelor Level in
Ayurvedic Medicine) and MD Ayurved (KayaChikitsa)
in its building at Kirtipur. Fifty beds Ayurved Teaching
Hospital has been brought into operation within
the TU premises. This campus is running as anautonomous body under the University since 2012.
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Central Department of Public Health
Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine
started undergraduate education in Public Healthin 1986 and postgraduate education in 1991 forthe first time in Nepal. Until 2018, the publichealth programs at bachelor and master level wereconducted by the Maharajgunj Medical Campus.
Further realizing the necessity of providing
excellency in public health education in the
country and need for expanding and upgrading
the public health academic infrastructure,
Central Department of Public Health (CDPH)
was established in August 2018 with the decision
of TU executive council. CDPH is the autonomous
entity of public health education under theaegis of Tribhuvan University (TU), Institute ofMedicine (IOM). With the establishment of CDPH,
the students’ admission and teaching-learning
arrangement of Bachelor of public Health (BPH),
Master of Public Health (MPH), Master in Health
Promotion and Education (MHPE) and Master in
Public Health Nutrition (MPHN) and PhD in Public
Health are implemented by the CDPH. The CDPH
is planning to introduce new programs in publichealth discipline as per the need of the country.
Hospitals
TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj
In addition to the various academic programs, theInstitute of Medicine is running the most advanced
tertiary health care facility, the Tribhuvan University
Teaching Hospital (TUTH) in Maharajgunj. Thishospital has 745 beds including Intensive Care
Unit and neurological units. In the new Emergency
building within the premises of the hospital, 90 beds
Ambulatory Unit including emergency services has
also been started. This emergency building has all
the facilities related to emergency and mass casualty
care to the patients. Suresh Wagle Memorial Cancer
Centre is under construction
TU Teaching Hospital was established in 1982 withthe generous support of the government of Japan.
The establishment of the hospital was a landmark in
the evolution of medical education in Nepal. Since its
establishment, it has been playing an important rolein the field of medical education and health services
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pioneer institution for the production of quality humanresources in all categories of health sector and specialties
to fulfill the need of the nation. The human resources
produced by this institution are servicing nationally andglobally and some are in leadership position.
TUTH is a premier tertiary care hospital in Nepal. It has
also been a pioneer in sub and super-specialty services.
During these years it has catered to the people from allparts, classes and sectors. It has been strongly standingby and supporting the country at the time national weeds
was it in 2015 a massive earthquake.

It is working as one of the hub hospitals in Nepal
for COVID-19 worldwide pandemic.It has beentirelessly proving an efficient care to the patients. It
has provided treatment to more than 1600 infectedpatients till date. It tends to provide even better andefficient healthcare, medical education and research
activities in coming years.
This hospital was commenced as a general hospitalwith 301 beds in the beginning. Now it is functioning
with the capacity of more than 700 beds including 11
beds of modern and advanced Intensive Care Units(ICU). Kidney transplantation service was started
from August 2008. It has already transplanted to
650 persons till date. The transplant team of TUTH
successfully accomplished the second living donor
kidney transplantation for the Prime Minister Rt.
Honorable Mr. KP Sharma Oli on 4th March 2020.
Furthermore, liver transplantation was started from17 Jestha, 2076. Four cases of liver transplantation
surgery have been successfully accomplished tilldate. There are separate physical infrastructures for
ENT, Orthopedics, Birthing Center and Pediatrics
Departments. Suresh Wagle Cancer Center, a longtime awaited project is ready for hand over. The
separate block for Extended Hospital Services (EHS)

supported by Bhatbhateni Super Store Pvt. Ltd. isat the end of construction. Furthermore, a liquid
oxygen tank with the capacity of 20 kiloliters/minutehas been installed recently in the hospital premises.
Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular andTransplant Centre (MCVTC)
MCVTC is a tertiary center providing services toall patients with cardiac, thoracic and vasculardiseases. As an independent component of the
TU Institute of Medicine, the center is also a hub
for academic and research activities for various
program of the university. From training theundergraduates to specialists to super specialists,
among others, MCVTC is contributing immensely
to the production of duly qualified healthcare
resources for the country.
The center is equipped with high-level resources–infrastructure as well as human resources, tomaterialize its clinical and academic capabilities.

graduate students of IoM, it also conducts B. Optom
course in the Centre. It is in the forefront of researchin eye health.
National Center for Health Professions Education(NCHPE)
National Centre for Health Professions Education(NCHPE) is a national level organization under
Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine
committed to improve the health of the country
ensuring quality health professions education byeducating teachers in Nepal. Although it was officiallyupgraded to this from in 2009 (2066 BS), it has its
long history of continued and consistent efforts to
support its activities.
An “Education Support Unit” was established in
Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 1986 to impart teacher’s
training to its faculty members in innovations inmedical education. It was later renamed as Education
Support Center and it was realized that it should
form an integral and permanent part of the Instituteof Medicine with functional autonomy.
Research Department, IOM
The Research Department of IOM was established in
B.S. 2064. Work Plan of the department was approvedby executive body of IOM under research committee.
This department is currently located at the 4th floorof BP Koirala Center for Ophthalmic Studies,
Maharajgunj. Some of the activities conducted by thedepartment are as follows:

B.P. Koirala Lions Centre for Ophthalmic Studies
In addition to the campuses and the TU Teaching
Hospital, IoM runs B.P. Koirala Lions Centre for
Ophthalmic Studies. The centre offers the mostadvanced eye care services in the country. Besides
supporting and training the undergraduate and post

• Promoting research• Liaoning with Institutional Review Board(IRB) for review of research proposals• Publication of Journal of Institute of Medicine(JIOM)
Prof. Dr. Dibya Singh Shah
Dean
Institute of Medicine
P.O. Box 1524
Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
Phone (977-1) 4410911
Fax (977-1) 4418186
Email: dean@iom.tu.edu.np
Website:www.iom.edu.np
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Institute of Forestry

Introduction
The Institute of Forestry (IOF) under Tribhuvan
University (TU) is a leading institution in Nepal
that offers professional training and produces
skilled professionals in forestry and natural
resources management [https://iof.edu.np/

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page-about-us-1]. Initially focused on training
sub-professional forestry workers like Rangers,
latter introduced a two-year Certificate which
now discontinued and a three-year Bachelor of
Science in Forestry, later extended to a four-year
program in 1995.

IOF expanded its offerings over time, introducing
Master of Science programs in 2001 andnow it has extended to six master’s programs
and in 2004 introduced PhD programs in
different discipline (https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=hdg5jGJQiXE.) It has celebrated its
golden Jubilees in 2023 July on the occasion of
IOF day.
Goal and Objectives

quest for knowledge and pragmatic skills thatwill make all the difference in their professional
career. In addition, the IOF encourages andprioritizes research and extension activities
that can address the practical problems offarmers and communities at large and carries
out problem solving type of forestry researchand develop technology for use in the Nepalesecontext.

IOF has vision to establish as Centre of Excellencein forestry and natural resource management
education. Long term goal of IOF highlighted
need for interdisciplinary higher education
program for national and international
students. With the help of its enthusiastic andwell-informed teaching faculties and spiritedstaff, it has always endeavored to ameliorate
its academic environment and administer
well designed educational programs that canaddress the current needs and interest of civilsociety in the country in forestry and allied
fields. It is intended to satisfying student’s

International collaboration and quality
education are central to IOF’s mission, evident
in their efforts to foster research partnerships
and offer double degree programs. Specificobjectives include designing and implementing
educational programs aligned with national
needs, preparing competent professionals innatural resource management, fostering an
academic environment for faculty and student
development, promoting research addressing
community challenges, and establishing IOF
as a premier institution in forestry and natural
resource management education.
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Academic Programs and Courses Offered
The Institute of Forestry has been offering academic
degrees, Bachelor’s in forestry, Masters and PhD
programs in various fields of Forest Science,
including Forestry; Community Forestry; Wildlife
Management and Biodiversity Conservation;
Mountain Environment and Development Studies;
Watershed Management; and Natural Resource
Management and Rural Development. The IOF
periodically revises the curriculum, engaging
academicians, development practitioners,
researchers, and policymakers to provide students
with the current state of knowledge on forestry
sciences and make them competent to address
the emerging issues and challenges in the forestry
sector. The M.Sc. programs have been designed as
per the increasing needs of the diverse areas andexpanding context and career landscape at thenational and international levels (https://iof.edu.np/
page-master-of-science-97). Considering the forest
is key to addressing many of these national andinternational challenges diverse Master programs
have been introduced and revised as per the need.
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Post Docs
Program
IOF has been offering PhD programs in the five
key areas with minimum 3 years enrollment in
the field of;•Forestry,•

Watershed Management,•

Community Forestry,•

Natural Resource Management and
Rural Development, and•Wildlife Management and Biodiversity
Conservation

Further, it has been offering post-doctoral
program in the relevant field in collaboration
with international institutions.
Master’s Degree Program
IOF has been offering six master’s programs
through its two constituent campuses, one school
and one affiliated college. The key areas of study
programs are:

•
•
•
•
•
•

Forestry,
Natural Resources Management and
Rural Development (NRM and RD),
Watershed Management (WM),
Wildlife Management and Biodiversity
Conservation (WM&BC),
Mountain Environment andDevelopment Studies (MEDS), andCommunity Forestry (CF).

is located in Koteshwor, Kathmandu. The College
has been running 4-years B.Sc. Forestry program
since its establishment in 2005 and started a 2-years
M.Sc. Program in Natural Resources Management
and Rural Development (NRM-RD) from 2015.
Admission Policy and Evaluation System

Bachelor’s program
In order to meet the growing demands for trained
natural resource managers in the country, it started
a three-year Bachelor of Science in Forestry (B.Sc
Forestry) in 1981. In 1995, the three years B.Sc.
Forestry program was modified into a four-year
program under a semester system. Since 2020,
IOF has started internship program for the BSc
Forestry 8th semester student with funding support
from the government of Nepal.
The IOF offers courses pertinent to various
disciplines of forestry and NRM. Teaching andResearch at the IOF preserve and enrich creative
traditions through well designed educational
programs. IOF has been regularly revising its
curricula as considering the market demand andto upgrade its syllabus as per the internationalneed.
IOF has recently revised bachelor curricula on2023 and six master’s courses have revised in
2024. These programs address the current forestry
related needs and interests of civil society in Nepal
and beyond.
The Kathmandu Forestry College (KAFCOL) isa private affiliated Campus of IOF, TU. KAFCOLInterested and eligible candidates can apply foradmission to the BSc, MSc and PhD degree
programs of study by filling out the prescribed
application forms along with the documents
and credentials as mentioned in the IOF website(www.iof.edu.np) Candidates will be selected on
the basis of their merit acquired in their last degree
and entrance examination. Provisions are madefor normal fee, capitation fee and high tuition fee
paying students. Special quota systems are allocatedfor Female, Dalit, Muslim, Remote, Madhesi andJanajati/Aadibasi students and designated class ofthe government.
For admission in a PhD program student canapply together with a first draft research concept
note with following the PhD guidelines fromwebsite and can apply anytime of the year. The IOF
Research Committee meets biannually in Januaryand July every year, for making decisions of the
PhD students’ admission and discussing on theunderlying issues if the research.
The evaluation of both the BSc and MSc is undera credit-based grading semester system. Eachsubject is assigned three credits with two credits
theory and one credit assessment and practical.
One credit unit, earned in 20 lecture hours or its
equivalent work, carries 25 full marks.

Faculties, Staff and Students
No. of Non-Teaching Staff
SN

1

Designation

Total staffs

Pokhara Campus

Hetauda Campus

Male

FemaleTotal

Male Female Total

34

7

41

16

4

20

School of Forestry and
NRM
Male

Female

Total

2

0

2

Total
Staffs64

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No. of Teaching Staff
SN

Designation

Pokhara Campus
Male

FemaleHetauda campus

Total

School of Forestry
and NRM

Male Female Total

Male

Female Total

1.

Professor

6

0

6

0

0

0

2

0

2

2.

Associate Professor

8

2

10

16

2

18

2

1

3

3.

Assistant Professor

17

10

27

19

0

19

0

0

0

4.

Teaching Assistant

0

0

20

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.

Assistant Instructor

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

32

12

44

35

2

37

4

1

5

No. of Officials and Staffs at Dean Office
SN

Designation

No.

1

Dean

1

2

Assistant Dean

2

3

Staff

18

Total

21
No of Students in summary

SN

Pokhara Campus

Level

Hetauda Campus

School of Foresrty and
NRM

Total
Students

Dean OfficeMaleFemale

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

FemaleTotal

1Bachelor

155

148

303

159

152

311

0

0

0

-

-

-

614

2

Masters

41

44

85

42

20

62

9

6

15

-

-

-

162

3

Ph.D.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

13

1

14

15

196

192

388

201

172

373

9

6

15

13

1

14

791

B.Sc. Forestry Program admission Seats
General Inclusion Seats

Constituent campus
seats

General capitation & inclusion capitation seats

PokharaHeatudaPokharaHeatudaAffiliation Campus KAFCOL

General

27

19

31

28

45 capitations

Female

2

1

2

2

5 GoN

Addibashi/ Janjati

1

1

1

2

Madhesi

1

1

1

1

Dalit

1

1

1

1

Muslim

1

1

1

1

Tharu

1

1

1

1

Staff

1

1

1

1

Department seats

Nil

Nil

4

5

Total

36

27

44

53

Grand total

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MSc Program in different discipline

MSc in Forestry

PokharaHetaudaCampusCampus7108High tuition fee Nepalese / Foreign

5

7

5

High tuition fee Dept./ Project

3

3

2

15

20

15

Seat Category

SoFNRM

GeneralKAFCOLInternational
Sub Total
MSc in Wildlife

General

6

Management

High tuition fee Nepalese/ Foreign

6

High tuition fee Dept./ Project3

and Biodiversity
Conservation

International
Sub Total

MSc inCommunity
Forestry

MSc in Watershed
Management

15

General5High tuition fee Nepalese/ Foreign

3

High tuition fee Dept./ Project2

International
Sub Total

10

General5High tuition fee Nepalese/ Foreign

3

High tuition fee Dept./ Project2

International
Sub Total

10

MSc in Natural

General

8

Resource

High tuition fee Nepalese/ Foreign

5

High tuition fee Dept./ Project2

Management &Rural Development

International
Sub Total

MSc in Mountain
Environment &Development
Studies

General15203High tuition fee Nepalese/ Foreign

5

High tuition fee Dept./ Project2

International

Sub total

10

Total

25

Grand total

20

55

30

20

Grand Total= 130 (One hundred and thirty only)
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Publications and Outreach
Numerous papers are being published by thefaculties and students regularly in national andinternational journals. Beside that IOF regularly
published two journals regularly 1) Forestry
2) Journal of Forest and Natural Resource
Management (JFNRM) which are available on
Nepal Journals Online [NepJOL]. In addition,

coordinated by student’s annual student journals
are published by students as disseminationmaterials. The IOF also hosts annual scientificstakeholder forum meetings and periodicallyorganizers national and international seminars
which are also documented as disseminationmaterials. The regular scientific publications

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contributed by the IOF faculty in national,
regional and international journals can be seen
across the individual faculty at the websites:
www.iofpc.edu.np, www.iofhc.edu.np, www.iof.
edu.np. There is an increasing trend of researchbased empirical publication by the IOF faculty
based on their individual and institutional
research.

Human Resources
Since its inception, the IOF has produced
approx. 7000 forestry graduates comprising of
more than 2500: ISc/TCL; 3500: BSc; 600: MSc
and 15: PhD. Almost majority ie 80% of the IOF
graduates are employed with GO and I/NGOs in
Nepal and beyond in the international market.
Prof. Bir Bahadur Khanal Chhetri, PhD
Dean
Institute of Forestry
Tribhuvan University
Phone : 4333627, 4333628
Email : dean@iof.tu.edu.np
website : www.iof.edu.np

Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science
Introduction
Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS) had
begun as a school of agriculture under the Ministryof Agriculture in 1957 to train Junior Technical
Assistants in agriculture. In 1968, the school was
upgraded to the college of agriculture with two-year
ISc Ag. program. The college was given the status of
IAAS as a constituent institute of Tribhuvan University(TU) in 1972. Before it moved from Kathmandu toits new location at Rampur of Chitwan in 1972, abachelor program in Agricultural Education (a totalof 4 semesters) was already launched in Kathmandu.
This was also called Diploma in agriculture where outof 100 credits, the students were taught 65 credits inagriculture and 35 credits in education. Over time,
IAAS grew and expanded its academic programs todifferent fields of agriculture including veterinaryscience. Currently it runs 4-yr B.Sc. Agriculture and5-yr B.V.Sc. and A.H. programs in different parts ofthe country. Since 2013/14, post-graduate programs
including MScAg., PhD in Agriculture and Master in
Veterinary science are also run in different academic
departments in Kirtipur, Kathmandu. The missionof IAAS is to promote agricultural science, andtrain humanpower for agricultural development
focusing on teaching, research, and to extend oftechnologies in the country. The organogram of
IAAS is shown below:

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The institute has produced more than 15800 agriculturists
so far (Table 1). The human resources produced from
IAAS deserve academic excellence and competence

among human resources developed within and outside
the country. The types and number of human resources
produced by the institute so far is as follows

No of agriculturist produced from IAAS, TU
SN

Type of human resources

Number of human resources

1

Social Mobilizers and Village Animal Health Workers

2600

2

Non-academic JTAs in Agriculture and Animal Science

2000

3

Academic JTAs in Agriculture

4000

4

I.Sc.Ag. (I.Sc. Proficiency Certificate)

700

5B.Sc.Ag. Graduates

4911

6

B.V.Sc. and A.H. Graduates

640

7

Post-graduates (M.Sc./PhD)

1000

Total

15851

Academic programs of IAAS
The IAAS designs and implements academic
programs to produce competent human resources
required for agricultural development of the country.
Academic session for undergraduate program begins
in January-February and that for post-graduate
program in July-August. The IAAS has launchedsemester system in B.Sc.Ag. and B.V.Sc. & A.H.
programs from the year 2001 in which the internal
assessment and the external exam weigh 20% and80%, respectively. MSc (started in 1998) and PhD(started in 2002) programs of the institute areconducted in the semester system.

The academic programs and degrees being offered by IAAS.
SN

Program

Duration(Year)

Student intake
per year (No.)

1

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.Sc.Ag.)

4

324

2

Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal
Husbandry (B.V.Sc & A.H.)

5

50

3

Master of Science in Agriculture (M.Sc.Ag.)

2generally 100 students/year

4

Master of Science in Animal Science (M.Sc.
An.Sc.)

2

5

Master of Veterinary Science (M.V.Sc.)

2

6

Master of Science in Aquaculture (M.Sc. Aqua.)2

7

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Plan-A and Plan-B

3-7

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Vary year to year

The degrees and their major subjects offered at post-graduate programSN
1

DegreeMaster of Science in Agriculture2

Master of Science in Animal Science

3

Master of Veterinary Science

45

Master of Science in Aquaculture
Doctor of Philosophy

Major subjects
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology
Agri-botany and Ecology
Horticulture
Plant Pathology
Agronomy
Entomology
Plant Breeding and Genetic
Soil Science
Animal Breeding
Animal Nutrition and Fodder Production
Livestock Production and Management
Epidemiology & Veterinary Public Health
Veterinary Medicine
Microbiology
Veterinary Pharmacology
Veterinary Parasitology
Veterinary Pathology
Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Aquaculture
Plant Breeding
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Extension
Entomology
Agronomy
Animal Sciences

Students record in constituent and affiliated campuses
The institute has four constituent campuses: Lamjung,
Paklihawa, Rampur and Gauradaha campuses.
Since last four years, it also introduced postgraduate teaching program in Kirtipur, Kathmandu.
Meanwhile, TU/IAAS has provided affiliation to four
campuses: one, situating in Gokuleshor of Baitadi
district (affiliated in 2010); second, in Lamahi of Dang
district; the third, in Tulsipur, of Dang district (bothaffiliated in 2014). Each affiliated campus admits 50
students in B.Sc.Ag. each year. All the constituent
and affiliated campuses receive students on meritbasis who pass the entrance examination conductedby IAAS Dean’s Office in Kathmandu. From year
2016, 4-year B.Sc. Horticulture program of Mahendra
Ratna Multiple Campus, Ilam also received affiliationfrom IAAS.

No of students intake/year at IAAS campuses in undergraduate programs
Name of the Campus/College

Program

Quota
Remarks(Intakeyear)

Rampur Campus, Khairahani, Chitwan

B.Sc.Ag.

50

Constituent

Paklihawa Campus, Paklihawa, Rupandehi

B.Sc.Ag.;B.V.Sc. & A.H. 153

Constituent
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Gauradaha Agriculture Campus Jhapa

B.Sc.Ag.

50

Constituent

Lamjung Campus, Sundarbazar, Lamjung

B.Sc.Ag.

103

Constituent

Gokuleshwor Agri. and Ani. Sci. College, Baitadi B.Sc.Ag.

50*

Affiliated public

Prithu Technical College, Lamahi, Dang

B.Sc.Ag.

50*

Affiliated private

College of Live Sciences, Tulsipur, Dang

B.Sc.Ag.

50*

Affiliated private

MMRC, Ilam

B.Sc.Hort.

50*

Affiliated program

Nepal Army Institute of Agricultural Sciences B.Sc.Ag.

48*

Affiliated program

Total

504

*Allocated quota has not fulfilled in the intake of 2078/79.
No of students intake/year at IAAS in postgraduate programs
SN

Degree2071/722072/732073/74 2074/75

123Agri economic

7
6
4

8
8
8

8
8
8

4

Soil science

8

8

5

Agri . bot. &ecology6

8

6

Horticulture

8

8

7

Agri ext. & ruralsociology888Plant pathology

9

Entomology

10

Livestock prod.
& management

11

Animal nutrition

7

12

Aquaculture

813Vet. pathology

14Vet. parasitology

15
16

Animal breeding 7
Vet.
theriogenology

17Vet. medicine

18

PhD in Agri./An.Sc.

5

4

4

6

8

5

Total

31

77

98

106

116

122

30

Agronomy
Plant breeding

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2077/782078/79

2079/80

2080/81

7

9

8

11

11

11

8
8

8
8

9
0

11
5

11
5

8
8

8

8

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

9

10

11

11

11

8

8

9

8

11

11

8

6

8

9

5

5

5

8

8

8

7

8

8

8

8

7

6

8

8

1

7

8

8

9

8

-

8

7

8

8

8

5

7

6

6

8

5

3

3

6

6

7

0

0

0

8

4

7

8

3

8

4

5

8

8

5

-

9

8

3

8

-

6

6

7

122

120

97

Research, Publication and Extension
Though IAAS is principally mandated for teachingof agricultural science, it has been outsourcing
and implementing numbers of internally or
externally funded research projects in agriculture
and veterinary sciences. A separate research unit,
namely Directorate of Research and Publication(DORP) is in operation to conduct and monitor
such projects. An independent account andoperating procedure have been maintained forthis unit. The Institute offers scholarship to
students for M.Sc. as well as Ph.D. research out
of funds under DORP. IAAS has been publishingresearch findings regularly in IAAS journal since1977. It published its 33rd volumes last year
(in academic year 2072/073) and the process for
publication of the 34th volume by the middleof this academic year (2073/74) is in progress.
Similarly, the institute publishes research abstracts,
proceedings, course catalogue (IAAS bulletin) for
undergraduate as well post graduate level, IAAS
research reports and research advances regularly.
Similarly, Directorate of Extension (DOE) under
the Dean’s Office is operating for extension ofresearch findings to farmers. This unit is mandated
to formulate program and policies and deliveryof new research findings to target groups. It alsoestablishes coordination with government line
agencies and private sectors involving agriculturalresearch, teaching and extension. The IAAS is
running several research projects in collaboration
with various partners such as Catholic Relief Service(CRS), CARITAS, UNESCO, IRRI, Helvetas Swiss

Inter-cooperation, University Grant Commission,
Tennessee State University, and Directorate of
Research, Tribhuvan University.
Additional Research and Extension Activities:• Thesis grant on ecological agriculture (MOU with
Action Aid Nepal).
• Thesis grant on agriculture and livestock (MOU
with Directorate of Agriculture Development
and Directorate of Livestock and Fisheries
Development)• Improved understanding of opportunities provided
by management interventions to improve NUE andreduce N losses in agricultural systems across SE
Asia in collaboration with UK Centre for Ecology
and Hydrology (UKCEH).
• Establishment of field gene bank and aquaticgene bank at constituent campuses of IAAS in
collaboration of gene bank
• Training manual on ecological agriculture (Nepali)in collaboration with Action aid Nepal• Thesis grant on ecological agriculture (MOU with
Action Aid Nepal).
• Strengthening laboratory support program• Veterinary campaign program• Plant protection campaign• Technical Support and organization of ResearchExtension-Education REE conference• Community Based Integrated Agriculture Training
in assistance with Alliance of International Science
Organizations

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Strength of teaching faculty at IAAS
Academic and research activities of IAAS have been sustained by highly qualified but with limited numbersof teaching faculties. Strength of faculty members in IAAS is given below.
Table 6: Currently working faculties in different constituent campus of IAAS
SN Campus

Program

Existing
Prof.

Assoc. Prof. Asst. Prof.

TA

Total

1

Rampur, Khairahani

Agriculture

-

1

7

8

2

Paklihawa, Rupandehi

Agriculture

1

0

22

23

Veterinary

1

2

8

3

Sundarbazar, Lamjung

Agriculture

0

0

15

8

23

4

Gauradah, Jhapa

Agriculture

0

0

8

3

11

5

Dean’s Office

Agriculture

4

3

3

6

6

63

All

11

10
11

86

Note: This is much reduced number after massive outflux of teachers from IAAS/TU to Agricultural andForestry Science University (AFU) in the last five years.
Future Direction
Since the institute has recently initiated a full-fledge
4 yrs. B.Sc.Ag. program in Lamjung and Paklihawa
campuses, physical facilities will be extended andnumber of staff will be increased. Lamjung campus
will be developed as the hill agriculture teaching
and research station focusing on rainfed farming,commercialization and research on fruit andvegetable production, meat and wool production,
terrace farming etc. in future. Similarly, Paklihawa
Campus will be developed as the teaching andresearch institute to represent the Terai region.
It will focus on teaching and research on cereal
production, fruit production, vegetable production,
poultry farming and milk production. The veterinaryteaching hospital has been established in Paklihawa
Campus. A separate veterinary campus and thestrengthening of veterinary teaching hospital will
be on priority in the days to come. In addition,
the PG campus will be further strengthened interms of number of student-intake, teaching andadministrative staff, physical facilities, and academic
accessories. Necessary infrastructure development
will be made immediately in the land provided
by TU in Kirtipur. The land will be used for theconstruction of administrative, academic, laboratory
and library buildings.

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IAAS of TU is one of the recognized institutions
for agricultural teaching and research within andoutside the country. The institute is contributing
significantly in agricultural development of thecountry through humanpower development,
efficient technology generation, spreading validated
technology and their adoption. However, programs
and quality and facilities, in response to the national
and international context, need to be further
improved.

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Prof. Kanhaiya Prasad Singh, PhD
Acting Dean
Office of the Dean
Tribhuvan University
Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Website : iaas.tu.edu.np
info@iaas.edu.np

Faculties

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Introduction
Tribhuvan University was established in 1959. The
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FoHSS)
is one of the largest faculties in terms of number ofstudents, range of programs and courses offered in TU.
It has the mission of educating students and developing
them into informed citizenry as well as producing
quality human resources required for the nation. In
order to revitalize and upgrade humanities and social
sciences education. FoHSS has prepared a strategic plan
to move ahead with some specific vision, mission andgoals identifying the areas of intervention.
Vision, Mission and Goals
Vision: FoHSS as leading Faculty of TU aims at beinga widely recognized leading academic institution
throughout the world in imparting quality educationand offering relevant courses with integration ofmodern technology in teaching, learning, and research.
Mission: FoHSS has the mission of educating students
and developing them into informed citizenry as wellas producing quality human resources required forthe nation by offering relevant academic courses,
developing new curricula, and creating friendly andconducive environment for learning and scholarship.
Goals: Upgrade humanities and social sciences education
through quality teaching/learning and research
activities, including regular update of courses at par withinternational standard offered by FoHSS.
Towards that goal, FoHSS has been offering courses on
number of disciplines in humanities and social sciences.
The programs and courses are run through twenty-two
central departments and twelve master’s level programs.
Besides, constituent and affiliated campuses/colleges
spread over the country. Through these constituent
and affiliated campuses of TU, FoHSS also offers
courses of four-year Bachelor degree. Most courses
offered at the BA level leads to Masters and MPhilPhD degrees. There are different subjects which aretaught only at Bachelor’s level. These include Film
Studies, International Languages and Philosophy.
Additionally, Mathematics, which belongs to

Humanities and Social Sciences, is also taught underthe Institute of Science and Technology. In fact, theFaculty offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees inmost of the areas mentioned and the areas which arepart of the liberal arts education.
Admission Policy
FoHSS has implemented semester system in all its
master level programs. The admissions are open
on annual basis. Candidates will be qualified forthe admission at their desired levels and programs
after passing the entrance test conducted by the
Dean's office. Candidates from any discipline intheir higher secondary level can seek for admission
in the same or new discipline at the undergraduatelevel. However, candidates seeking admission in
MA, MPhil-PhD level may require immediate lower
degrees in the same discipline and closely related
disciplines.
Organizational Structure
Within the broadly conceived organizational structureof the Tribhuvan University, there are four faculties:
Among them, Faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences is the largest one in terms of disciplines
incorporated and courses offered. oreover,with the highest number of teaching faculties
and constituent and affiliated colleges offeringcourses. FOHSS has the largest and strongest
organizational structure. It comes under the officeof the Rector within the structural hierarchy ofTribhuvan University and plays a leading role inoverall academic activities to be carried out by TU.
It includes Faculty Board, Standing Committee,
Research Committee and Subject Committees asconstituents in its structure.
Research and Publication
Most of the Departments and Programmes running
Masters, Mphil, PhD courses have been publishing
their Departmental Research Journal. Recently the
Faculty has updated research manual for PhD. Facultyis also preparing the abstracts and profile of all thescholars who have been awarded PhD till now.
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International Relations
FOHSS has a rich history of international relation ofcollaborative arrangements and Exchange Programmeswith Universities and institutions from aboard. So many
departments and programmes under FoHSS has signed
Memorandum of Understanding and working withconcerned Departments, Universities, Professional
Organizations and Institutions. Similarly, students fromdifferent country are studying in different departments
and programmes like Central Department of Nepali,
Bishow Bhasa Campus, CPDS, DIRD, MSW, Strategic
Studies (Army command Staff College), Governanceand Anti corruptions and other under Exchange
Programme or other kind of MOU.
Programs and Subjects Offered
Bachelors Program• BA
1. Nepali 2. English 3. Maithili 4. Sanskrit 5. Nepalbhasa 6. Hindi 7. Linguistics 8. Geography 9.
Economics 10. Home Science 11. Political science 12.
Library science 13. Sociology 14. Anthropology 15.
Psychology 16. Journalism and mass communication,
17. Population Studies 18. Buddhist Studies 19. Rural
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history, culture and archeology 23 . Social work, 24.
Counseling psychology, 25. Strategic studies 26.
Philosophy 27. Math
• BFA (Bachelor in Fine Arts)• BFS (Bachelor in Film Study)• BCA (Bachelor in Computer Application)• BPSG (Bachelor in Public Service andGovernance)• BSW (Bachelor in Social Work)PGD (Post Graduate Diploma)
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Counseling Psychology
School Counseling
Woman Studies
Yoga Bigyan
Nutrition and Dietetics
Security and Disaster Management (in APF).

Master’s Program
1. Nepali, 2. English, 3. Maithili, 4. Sanskrit, 5.
Nepal Bhasa, 6. Hindi, 7. Linguistics, 8. Geography,
9. Economics, 10. Home Science, 11. Political
Science. 12. Library Science, 13. Sociology, 14.
Anthropology, 15. Psychology, 16. Journalism and
Mass Communication, 17. Population Studies,18. Buddhist Studies 19. Rural Development, 20.
Fine Arts (Music and Sculpture), 21. History, 22.
Nepalese History Culture and Archeology 23.
International Relation and Diplomacy, 24. Conflict,
Peace and Development, 25. Gender Studies, 26.
Social Work, 27. Counseling Psychology, 28. Sports
Science, 29. Tourism and Hospitality, 30. Strategic
Studies, 31. Security Peace and Development, 32.
Crisis Management, 33. Dance 34. Labor Studies 35.
Governance and Anti Corruptions 36.Yogic Science.

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MPhil PhD Program
FOHSS has been running MPhil-PhD program.
MPhil program prepare scholars to undertake andpursue PhD degree. Besides, these programs, withemphasis on research, scholarship, and pedagogy,
help students grow professionally. Given the
popularity and excellent outcomes of MPhil. All of
the disciplines that run Master’s level program arerunning. Students will be qualified to PhD after
completion of MPhil degree directly.
MPhil-PhD courses are being offered on thefollowing subjects:
1. Nepali, 2. English 3. Nepal Bhasa, 4. Hindi, 5.
Linguistics, 6. Geography, 7. Economics, 8. Home
Science, 9. Political Science. 10. Sociology, 11.
Anthropology, 12. Psychology, 13. Journalism and
Mass Communication, 14. Population Studies, 15.
Buddhist Studies 16. Rural Development, 17. Fine
Arts (Music and Sculpture), 18. History, 19. Nepalese
History, Culture and Archeology 20. International
Relation and Diplomacy, 21. Conflict, Peace andDevelopment, 22. Gender Studies, 23. Social Work,

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planning, FoHSS has streamlined the taskof revitalizing and upgrading the quality ofhumanities and social sciences educationfrom Bachelor to PhD level. The strategic planreflects the main purpose as well. For this,FoHSS has geared in developing and offeringcourses in each discipline under FoHSS thatare current and relevant.
In order for imparting quality education to
students, a need for incorporating participatory
pedagogy in classroom teaching has been
underlined.
After successful implementation of semester
system at Master level, implementing
four years Bachelor level programs in all
disciplines of humanities and social sciences
has been launched at the core for academic
excellence under FoHSS.
Restructuring the examination system withimproved technology is also a vital task to bedone through FoHSS. Therefore, incorporation of
cutting-edge courses and reorienting the teachingas well as evaluation method has been the key
issues that inform the strategic plan of FoHSS.
Conducting at least one International
conference every year.
Planning to construct examination Hall withcapacity of 1000 (thousand) students withmanagement of CCTV.
Constructing a new building for FoHSS.
Providing training orientation onquestionnaire, copy corrections and othersubjects.

Programmes Recently Launched• Master s in Yogic Science (2022)• Bachelors in Social Work ( BSW ) (2022)• PGD in Security and Disaster Management (2023)
Programs in Pipeline• Masters in Development Studies and PGD in
Security and disaster Management are almost
ready to be launched.
• FOHSS is also planning to launch some newprograms in Master, such as Folklore Studies,
Fashion design and Interior Design.
Strategies and Issues• Based on the outcomes of the discussion,
reviewed documents on activities, strategic

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Prof. Kushum Shakya, PhD
Dean
Faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel.: (977-1) 4330358 / 4333980
Fax: 977-1- 4335104
E-mail: dean@fohss.tu.edu.np
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Introduction
Faculty of Education (FoE) was established as the Collegeof Education in 1956 before the establishment of its
mother institution, Tribhuvan University (TU) in 1959 toinstitutionalise teacher education programmes in Nepal. It is
the largest faculty of TU in terms of the number of students
and the number of affiliated campuses. With 26 constituent
campuses and 550 affiliated colleges throughout the country,
FoE has the biggest network of teacher education in the
country. Since its establishment, FoE has been contributing
to the nation by producing and supplying all kinds of humanresources needed for schools and educational sector of thecountry. It has offered diverse educational programmes
in a wider range of subject areas including social studies,science and information and communication technology(ICT) in education.
Faculty of Education (FoE) currently offers educational
programmes in Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), Master of
Education (M.Ed.), Master of Social Studies Education(MSSEd), Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) and Doctor ofPhilosophy (PhD) in Education. Bachelors and Masters
programmes are blended with the academic contents andprofessional courses. But these programmes have placed
more emphasis on theory-oriented academic courses
than professional skills. In the emerging context, FoE iscommitted to reinvigorating the quality of the teacher

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education programmesby blending the strong
theoretical foundations with the sound pedagogicalprofessional competence that include engaging andinteractive pedagogy, instructional planning, material
development, classroom management and robust
evaluation system. Practice Teaching/Practicum, being
the most important feature of a teacher education
programme, needs to be made rigorous to ensure
pedagogical competence among the graduates.
VisionFaculty of Education envisions the promotion of quality
education across the country through the preparationof highly qualified teachers.
MissionThe mission of Faculty of Education is to provide
leadership to teacher education and professional
development in the country by developing itself as acenter of excellence for teacher education and training,educational studies, research and innovation.
Goals and Objectives
The goal of FOE is to produce trained teachers, teacher
educators, and educational researchers for the country.
It also aims at producing educational planners and•To work as a national forum for bringing about
debates and discussions in orders to address thecritical educational issues; and•To share and disseminate educational researchers
and innovations by linking itself with related
national and international organizations.

Academic and Professional Programmes
The FoE offers the following academic as well as
professional programmes:

managers, curriculum designers and human resources
needed for the educational sector of the country
through its different programmes. FOE aims atachieving the following objectives:•

To prepare trained teachers for the school of thecountry in collaboration with the Ministry of
Education•

To produce teacher educators, education specialists,
education managers and administrators;•

To produce high level human resources in education
through MPhil and PhD programmes;•

To conduct research studies that contribute to thebetterment of education system in general andteacher education sub-system in particular;•

To contribute to the growth and development of
the education sector of the country;•

To provide expert professional and technicalconsultancy services to agencies/organizations/individuals working in different education
sectors;•

To support the MOE, Nepal in the formation of
education policy, programmes planning and theirimplementation and evaluation;•

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)•

Master of Philosophy (MPhil)•

MEd (four semesters)•

Master of Social Studies Education (MSSEd) (sixsemesters)•

Four-year BEd (Annual)•

Eight-Semester Bachelor of Information andCommunication Technology Education (BICTE)•

Three-Semester M. Ed. in Science Education (ODL)•

Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (ThreeSemester)M.Phil./PhD Programme
The PhD programme in education was initiated in
1996 with a view to preparing high level academics
and researchers in the field of education. Seventy-four
PhD scholars have successfully completed dissertation
and PhD degree has been conferred to them by theuniversity. Currently, there are 281 students/scholars
pursuing their PhD research works in different
subjects of educational study such as English, Nepali,
Health, Mathematics, Science Education, Curriculum,
Educational Planning, Inclusive Education, Social and
Educational Studies. Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in
Education with specialization in Education Studies,
Mathematics Education, English Education, Nepali
Education, Social Studies, and Health Education is
also being offered for students who are interested in
education research. MPhil leading to PhD program wasstarted in 2017 to integrate courses of MPhil into PhD
programmes. This integrated programme is designedwith a view to providing an opportunity for MPhil
students to go for PhD programme after successful
completion of MPhil courses.
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Organizational Structure
The Dean’s office of the FoE is located at Balkhu,
Kathmandu. The faculty is headed by the Dean andassisted by Assistant Deans and Faculty Board. The
organizational structure of the FoE is shown in the
diagram below:

New Programmes
The FoE also plans, develops, and implements new
courses and programmes by mobilizing its own
resources as well collaborating with national andinternational agencies. MEd in ICT has been runningin the Central Department of Education, Kirtipur,
and Sanothimi Campus since 2014/015. Likewise,
MEd in Special Needs Education (SNE) has been
introduced in the Central Department of Educationin collaboration with Changwon National University,
South Korea in 2016. SNE Courses have been revised
and renamed as inclusive education in 2023. Master in
Inclusive Education has been running with scholarshipprogram at the Central Department of Education incollaboration with Oslo Met University, Norway andfinancial support from NORHED II ProjectFoE has been implementing another new programme,
six-semester Master of Social Studies Education (MSSEd)
Programme in Central Department of Education
through the blended mode (Face to face and online) with
its own resources in 2021. MSSEd is an interdisciplinary
course that integrates contents of the history, geography,
political science, economics and cross-cutting areasof social sciences with classroom pedagogy. The new
MSSEd Programme is designed to prepare pre-service
teachers (students) with sound knowledge and skills
for teaching social studies in school from grade 8-12.
Candidates having educational qualification of Bachelorof Education in any discipline from Tribhuvan University,and its recognized educational institutions can apply foradmission to this program.

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FoE has recently introduced three-semester Postgraduate
Diploma Education (PGDE) Programme in blended
mode at the Central Department of Education andeights constituent campuses in 2024. This program
has replaced the earlier 12-month traditional oneyear B.Ed. Programme. The PGDE program aims toprovide pedagogical training to individuals holding abachelor’s degree or equivalent, prospective teachersand currently teaching at the basic and secondary
levels. The program serves as fundamental teacher
training, sensitizing and orienting teachers/prospective
teachers to the core aspects of their profession. The
Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) is arenewed and revised teacher education program forvarious subject tracks that is required to complete inthree semesters (18 months). Upon completion oftheorical and practical courses of PGDE in campus,
student teachers will participate in internship in theselected schools for at least six months. In this way, the
PGDE program is designed to meet the professional
development needs of the teachers teaching in upper
Basic and Secondary Schools by employing critical andparticipatory pedagogy, engaging students in hands-on
practical activities, and utilizing digital technologies.
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) leading to Doctoral
Program in Inclusive Education has been implemented
at the Graduate School of Education in collaboration
with Oslo Metropolitan University and Inland Norway
University of Applied Sciences through NORHEDII Project. Five Female students studying MPhil in
Inclusive education are getting scholarship from theProject. Out of five female students, best three will beawarded with PhD Scholarship in May 2024 to carryout doctoral research/study in the areas of inclusive
education. Two male faculty members of FoE havebeen pursuing doctoral studies in inclusive education
at the Graduate School of Education of Tribhuvan
University, Nepal and one faculty has been doing his
PhD in inclusive education at Inland Norway Universityof Applied Science in Norway since the last two years.
Collaborative Initiatives
There is an agreement between the Faculty of Education
and Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway to implement
the Project Building Inclusive Education Programme in
Nepal (BIEPN) with a grant of NORHED II, Norway
in August 2021. This project is being implemented incooperation with Oslo Metropolitan University, Inland
Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway, andMid-Western University of Nepal. The overarchinggoal of the project is to assist in the establishmentof a robust teaching and research group on Special
Needs/inclusive education at the Faculty of Education,
Tribhuvan University. It is also expected that capacityof faculties in inclusive education will be enhanced
and the number of faculties and students holding PhD
in this field will be increased by the establishing an
MPhil /PhD programme in inclusive education/special
needs education, and through the faculty and student
exchange (One semester) stays at Inland Norway
University and OSLO Met University for five PhD
scholarship students and minimum two, teaching andsupervision staff at the Faculty of Education, Tribhuvan
University, and/or participation by students and staff
at the summer school in Oslo, organized by Universityof Oslo. The collaborative project will contribute to
the creation of SNE department based an e-Library
to make teaching and learning resources accessible tostudents and teachers and setting up of two resource
centres at the concerned two departments, one at theSpecial Needs Education Department, Kirtipur andone at the Sanothimi campus, for hands-on experienceto faculties and students.
FoE of Tribhuvan University has developed andimplemented the new master Programme, i.e. Master of
Educational Sciences in digital pedagogy since 2023 at
ODEC of Tribhuvan University, Nepal in collaboration
with JAMK University of Applied Sciences and HAMK
University of Applied Sciences with financial assistancesof the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finaland
Government. The new course intends to prepare andtrain novice as well as old teachers of Tribhuvan
University and other universities of Nepal in the
integration of ICT and digital pedagogy in higher
education of Nepal. Goal of the programme is toequip teaching faculties of the universities withthe 21st century pedagogy focusing on digitalpedagogy.
There is a formal agreement (MoU) between Facultyof Education of Tribhuvan University and UNESCOICHEI (International Center for Higher Education
and Innovation), China for enhancing capacity ofTeachers in integration of ICT in higher educationteaching and learning through short-term training
and ICT infrastructure development. In the firstphase of the project, UNESCO-ICHEI will provide
equipment, technology, and technical supports to the

FOE to establish a Smart Classroom in the Central
Department of Education. They will also provide
short-term training to teaching faculties about how
to run smart classroom effectively in teaching andlearning process with the integration of ICT. It also
provides opportunities for teaching faculties toparticipate in ICT related online courses/teacher
professional development courses.
FoE has implemented the equitable access to higher
education students with disabilities and students frommarginalized groups in Nepal (EATHEN) Project incollaboration with the Ministry of Education, Scienceand Technology (MoEST), Nepal Open University(NOU), JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Finland;
Masaryk University, Czech Republic; Alma MaterStudiorum Università di Bologna UNIBO, Italy withfinancial supports from ERASMUS+ Capacity Buildingin the Field of Higher Education Project between 2019and December 2022. The main goal of EATHENproject was to enhance inclusive management practices
and access for people with disabilities (PwD) and frommarginalized groups and regions (MG) in Nepal tohigher education. This also enhances implementationof the inclusive policies and strategies of MoEST in
Nepal. Project activities have been implemented by FoE
Dean’s Office, Kathmandu, Prithvi Naryayan Campus,
Pokhara and Dhankuta Multiple Campus, Dhankuta.
Training provided to teachers and staffs enhanced theirabilities to work with disabled students and students
from marginal groups.
Admission Requirements
The candidates who wish to get admission in the Facultyof Education must sit for the entrance examination
for master’s and M.Phil. programmes. Admission to
the four-year B.Ed. programme is open to all who
have completed their grade 12/ Higher Secondary
education degree or equivalent degree PG Diploma in
Education in social studies subjects is open to thosehaving a Bachelor’s degree in social sciences and otherrelevant subjects.
The MEd Programme is open to all who have completed
their BEd in the area of specialization they want to get
admission. MPhil Programmes is open to all but thegraduates from non- education background have totake 4 credit-hours more than M.Ed. graduates. Those
people with an MPhil Degree are eligible for the PhD
programme.
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Evaluation Policy
The evaluation policy is different across the
programmes. For B.Ed., students have to sit for the final
exams conducted by the Controller of Examinations.
Considering the nature of subjects, they also take practicalexams. For the M.Ed. programme, students are evaluatedthrough internal (40%) and external exams (60%). Whilesubject teachers are responsible for internal evaluation, theDean’s Office conducts the external exams. The M.Phil.
candidates are evaluated by their subject teachers throughinternal exams (60%) and by the Dean’s Office through theend-of- semester exams. All M.Phil. and PhD candidates
should carry out independent research and defend theirdissertation for the degree.
Research Activities and Publications
The FoE conducts both small- and large-scale researchstudies in areas of education in collaboration with bothnational and international agencies. It encourages
its faculty members by providing research grants
to carry out small scale research studies on various
issues of education. FoE has been implementing acollaborative research project titled "Inclusive educationin Nepal: A study of network governance in selectedmunicipalities". This is national level study in thefield of inclusive education funded by the Norwegian
Research Council and implemented collaboratively
by partners in Nepal (Faculty of Education Dean's
Office, TU; Central Department of Sociology, TU; and,Social and Academic Innovations, SAIPL), Norway(Oslo Metropolitan University and University ofSoutheastern Norway) and UK (University College
London Institute of Education). The research includes
survey and qualitative field work components related tothe status of inclusion in education (including inclusive
education) in selected municipalities and schools.
The FoE has been awarded with the research grant
by Research Directorate of Tribhuvan University for
conducting research in the National Priority Area inMarch 2022. With the research grant, FoE is conducting
research title Teacher Education Policies and Programs
in Nepal: Assessing Existing Practices and Exploring
Opportunities. Objectives of the research are to assess
the existing situation of teacher education programsof TU and other Universities of Nepal and explore
the opportunities for re-orienting and enhancing
teacher education program to address the country's
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through the mixed method research approach withina theoretical framework of CIPP (context, inputs,
process and product) model. The required data for thisstudy have been collected and analysed. Researchers
involved in this project are writing a comprehensive
research report and preparing two research articles
for the publication.
Future Direction
Existing mass friendly teacher education programmes
need to be shifted to be selective, systematic andstandards considering professional standard, supply
and demand in the country so that most competentstudents can be attracted towards teacher education
programme. The need of the hour is transformative
teacher education programmes which can only promote
quality of education at all levels of education. FoE
is thinking of making programmatic changes andincluding new courses to better prepare and equip
their graduates with pedagogical competencies andthe skills required for the 21st century. There should
be intensive teaching-internship programme at the endof the programme to create opportunity for students
to apply and reflect knowledge and skills learned
from campus in school classroom and gain practicalexperiences. FoE is moving in that direction with theadditional focus on professional teacher education
programmes in collaboration with the government
and non-government organizations.

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Prof. Chitra Bahadur Budhathoki, PhD
Dean
Office of the Dean
Faculty of Education
Tribhuvan University
Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone (Office): 977-014331196
Phone (Cell): 977-9841414855
Email: dean@foe.tu.edu.np
chitra.budhathoki@cded.tu.edu.np
Website: www.tufoe.edu.np

Faculty of Management
Vision: To produce globally competent human resources
through the pursuit of education, learning and research.
Mission: The mission of Faculty of management is to educate
the students with plenty of theoretical, practical and researchbased learning so as to make them competent globally.
Goals:• Prepare professional managers capable of handlingbusiness in a dynamic global environment.

• Produce socially responsible and creative entrepreneurs

capable of promoting business and industry for thesocio-economic development of Nepal.

• Conduct research and management development

programs to update the knowledge and skill of theacademics and the practitioners.

• Innovate and promote management programs cateringto the various social and economic sectors of Nepal.

• Establish linkages with leading universities andmanagement institutes abroad; and collaborate withthem in program development and implementation.

Number of students: Annual: 167414 Semester: 114535
Number of staff:
Organogram (Organizational chart):

New Degree established

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Master of Business Administration in Corporate
Leadership (MBA-CL)
Master of Business Administration in Marketing(MBA-M)
Master of Business Administration in Finance (MBA-F)
Master of Business Administration in Finance andControl (MBA-FC)
Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance (BBA-F)

Bachelor’s Programs under Annual System•

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS)

Areas of Specialization:

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General Management
Marketing Management
Finance
Accountancy
Management Science

Bachelor’s Programs under Semester System

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Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance(BBA-F)
Bachelor of Information Management (BIM)
Bachelor of Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM)
Bachelor of Hotel Management (BHM)
Bachelor of Business Management (BBM)
Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA)
Bachelor of Mountaineering Studies (BMS)
Post Graduate Diploma in Police Sciences (PGDPS)

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Marketing Management
Travel and Tourism Management
Management Information System

Masters’ Programs under Semester System
Program and Courses offered:
The faculty runs both general as well as professional academic
Programs. The Programs offered by the faculty are as follows:

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Master of Business Administration in Information
Technology (MBA-IT)

Master’s Level
MPhil

Master of Business Administration (MBA)Master of Business Administration in Finance(MBA-F) - (New Program)
Master of Business Administration in Marketing(MBA-Marketing)•Master of Business Administration in Corporate
Leadership (MBA- Corporate Leadership)
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Master of Travel and Tourism Management (MTTM)
Master of Hospitality Management (MHM)
Master of Business Administration in Finance andControl (MBA-FC)
Master of Business Management (MBM)
MBA in Global Leadership Development (MBA-GLM)
Master of Business Studies (MBS)Master of Adventure Tourism Studies (MATS)
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Master of Police Science (MPS)

Areas of Specialization:

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Marketing Management
Finance
Accountancy
Management Science

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Human Resource Management
Local Governance and Development
Civil Society GovernancePublic Policy

Master of Philosophy in Management (M. Phil.) Areasof Specialization:

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Finance
Accountancy
Marketing

M. Phil in Public Administration Areas of Specialization:•••

Public Policy
Human Resource Management
Local Governance and NGO Management

Ph. D Program in Management and Public Administration·

Enlarging relations internationally to get access toinnovative Programs and supports therein.

Autonomy Programs (under Faculty of Management)

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MBA in Financial Management (MBA-FM)
Master of Business Administration Tourism
Management (BMTM)
Bachelor of Financial Administration (BFA)
Master of Business Administration Entrepreneurship(MBA-E)
Master of Business Administration Banking and
Finance (MBA-BF)
Master of Business Studies-Finance (MBS-F)
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Accounting (BBA-FA)
Bacheor of Business Management Applied (BBM-A)
Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS)

Admission Procedure:
Bachelors in Annual Program/ bachelor’s in businessstudies (BBS)
The minimum qualification required to apply for the programare:• A minimum of +2 or equivalent degree with D (1.8)
or 45% of annual system.

Bachelors in Semester Program• The minimum qualification required to apply forthe programs are:

• Minimum D+ grade in each subject of grade 11 and12 with CGPA 1.8 or more Or• Minimum score of second division marks in 10+2,
PCL or Equivalent in any discipline. Or• Students who are waiting for grade 11 and grade 12

results can also apply. However, they have to submit
passed Certificate of grade 11 and 12 at the time ofadmission.

Masters
Master’s in business studies (MBS)The minimum qualification required to apply for the programare:• A minimum of bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

Masters in Semester Program
The minimum qualification required to apply for the programare:• For MHM - BHM with a minimum CGPA of
2.00 or second division marks. Students who
are waiting for results of BHM can also apply.
However, they have to submit passed certificate
at the time of admission.

• For MBM, MBA-F, MBA-M, MBA-CL, MTTM,

MATS - BBM, BBA, BTTM, BBS, BPA, BMS or
equivalents in any discipline with a minimum
CGPA of 2.00 or second division marks. Students
who are waiting for results of bachelor level canalso apply. However, they have to submit passed
certificate at the time of admission.

The Department/Campus shall conduct a three stageadmission tests for appropriate screening of applicants after
written test conducted by Office of the Dean, Faculty ofManagement based on the GMAT format. The applicants
shall be screened in each of the stages.

• Group discussion: Groups discuss on a given topic.
Performance of applicants is evaluated by a panel• Personal interview: Personal interview will beof judges based on leadership, language, logicalarguments, and conclusions.

conducted by a panel of judges based on• Individual presentation: Applicants present theirviews and opinions on a given topic to the panelof judges.

• Personal interview: Personal interview will be
conducted by a panel of judges based on applicant’s
motivation level, attitude and capability to handle thepressure and rigors of the master’s program.

MPhil
The Faculty of Dean shall conduct a written test. Then athree stage admission tests are conduct for appropriate
screening.

• applicant’s motivation level, attitude and capability tohandle the pressure and rigors of the master’s program.

PhD
MPhil degree is the minimum requirement for the enrollment.
Evaluation Scheme
Written Board Exam for bachelor’s level, Masters level and
MPhil Program.
Research Activities• Group discussion: Groups discuss on a given topic.
Performance of applicants is evaluated by a panelof judges based on leadership, language, logicalarguments, and conclusions.

• Individual presentation: Applicants present theirviews and opinions on a given topic to the panel ofjudges.

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Ministry of Labour Employment and Social Services(Prime Minister Employment Programme-2021),
Singhadurbar, Kathmandu•

Academic Performance in Management Education
During Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case Study ofFaculty of Management Tribhuvan University
from Faculty of Management, office of the Dean,
Tribhuvan University

Networking and MoU with National and International Partners:
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Institution’s Name

Objective

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Ministry of Industry

Entrepreneurship development

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Idea Studio Nepal

Promoting entrepreneurial ecosystem

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Handong Global University, South Korea

Joint education and research projects

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Indra Bhakta Shrestha Scholarship Fund

Two MBA students will be provided scholarship annually

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NABIL BANK

promotion of social entrepreneurship through NABIL SSE

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Investment board of Nepal

research in investment areas

South western University of Finance and Economics, China

Faculty exchange/ students exchange and Researchcollaboration

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Birla Institute of Management and Technology, India

Academic / research collaboration

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Skill lab

Career Service Center

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Fourth Valley Concierge Corporation , TOKYO, PitPa Inc,
and Lead-X Nepal

world 1st Cross Border - Digital Credentials Project

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Genese Academy

Academic course on Cloud Computing

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Bhanu Municipality , Tanahu, Nepal

Entrepreneurship development and social issues

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Association of Management Development in South Asia

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Further Programs courses to be developed:• Master of Business Administration in Cooperative
Management & Entrepreneurship (MBA-CME)• Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)• Post Graduate Diploma in Environment, Social andGovernance (ESG)• Research Journal Publication

Prof. Dilli Raj Sharma, PhD
Dean
Faculty of Management
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: 01-4330818, 01-4332718
E-mail:fomdean@gmail.com
Website: www.tudoms.org
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Introduction
The Faculty of Law is one of the oldest faculties of T.U.
It was established in 1959 AD as an Institute of Law
and it was renamed as the Faculty of Law in 1974 AD.
However, the Law College was established in 1954 ADwith offering LL.B. courses with an affiliation to Patna
University of India. After the establishment of T.U.,
the Law College came under the T.U. The Faculty of
Law is located at Exhibition Road, Kathmandu in the
downtown of Kathmandu Metropolitan City.
Objectives:
The Faculty of Law, TU has following basic objectives:• To produce medium and high level legal humanresource to fulfill the demand in all sectors of thenation;• To produce human resource for legal profession
and academics;• To produce human resource for legal research; and• To promote research and understand insights oflaw and society.
The Faculty of Law offers the following academic
Programmes:
Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) (http://www.fol.edu.np)
This programme was started in 1999 AD at thisFaculty. Till now (1999-2023) approximately 127
students were enrolled in PhD programme and 50
students have been already awarded PhD Degreefrom this Faculty. The entrance test examination was
introduced in 2021 and the students intending to
get enrolled in Ph.D. programme should appear theentrance test. He/she should pass the entrance test.
There is total 10 seats for PhD 2 seats are reserved forforeigners out of 10.
LL.M. (Master of Laws)–2 Years (http://www.fol.
edu.np) This programme is a regular programme of
Tribhuvan University. This programme was started in
1997 AD in Nepal Law Campus. The person who has
Bachelor’s Degree in law is qualified to get admission
in this programme after getting through the entrance
exam. Currently, this programme is offered in two
campuses in the Kathmandu Valley-Nepal Law
Campus, Exhibition Road and the National Law
College, Sanepa, Lalitpur.
LL.M (Master of Laws) – 3 Years (http://www.fol.
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only at Nepal Law Campus since 2012 AD. The
person who desires to get admission
in
thisprogramme should pass entrance
exam.
The entrance exam is conducted
together for both two years
and three years’ LL.M.
LL.B. (Bachelor ofLaws)(http://
w w w. f o l . e d u .
np)
LL.B. is athree years
programme forhaving bachelor’s
degree in any discipline.
This programme is offeredin all six constituent campuses
and one affiliated campus named
Hari Khetan College, Birgunj. The
entrance exam is conducted
for getting admission in thisprogramme. Currently,
more than 6900
students are enrolled
in three years
program.
B.A.LL.B.
(Bachelor ofArts-Bachelor ofLaws)(http://www.fol.edu.np)
This is five year and an
integrated
doubledegreeprogramme started in 2010 AD.
This is one of the special programmesof the Faculty of Law. Ten plus
two graduates are qualified
for admission in thisprogramme after passing
the entrance exam. Only 280
students get admission eachyear. Out of them 105 at Nepal
Law Campus, 105 at National Law
College and 70 Students at Prithvi Narayan
Campus.
In addition to that there are two research centers
under the Faculty of Law, which are as follows:Center for Human Rights (CHR): The Center for
Human Rights was established in 2058 (2001 AD)
as a National Center under the Chairmanship ofsenior Professor of Human Rights Law. At present,
the Center is headed by the Dean. There are twobodies in the Center- General Body and Standing
Committee. The General Body is a regulatory
body that makes policy decision and the Standing
Committee is a working body that implements thedecision of the General Body of the Center. Thereis a separate Management By-Laws to regulate theCenter.
Center for Environmental Law, Nepal (CEL,
Nepal): The Center for Environmental Law
was established on June 05, 2002 AD on theoccasion of the World Environment Day.
The Center was chaired by the Senior
Professor of Environmental Law
but at present the Dean is theEx-officio Chairperson of
the Center. There are twobodies in the CenterGeneral Body
and Standing
Committee.
The
GeneralBody
is aregulatory
body that makes
policy decisionand the Standing
Committee is a working
body that implements
the decision of the General
Body of the Center. The
Center is a member of
IUCN Academy ofEnvironmental Law.
There is a separate
Management By- Laws toregulate the Center.
Collaborations
with
other
Universities and Law Schools:
Tribhuvan University has signed
memorandum of understanding (MoU)
with 140 universities across the world. For

example, the University of Washington, Law School,
St. Luis; The University of Nottingham, Law School,
UK; University of Delhi, India, and the University ofKashmir and others. The University of Washington,
Law School, St. Luis and The University of
Nottingham, Law School, UK had teachers andstudents exchange programme.
Students and teaching faculties
In total there are approximately 8605 and more
students study in constituent campuses and private
campuses in different programmes run by the
Faculty of Law whereas there are 55 permanentteachers working in different six constituent
campuses and apart from these 30 teachers including
course contract and part time teachers are currently
teaching in various campuses.
In comparison of students pressure and demands
the teaching faculties and staffs are not propotional,
therefore it leads towards quality compromise.
Focusing upon the charm and pressure of thestudents and guardians, the FoL is on process oflaunching the new programs in new legal streams.
Physical Infrastructure
The official building of Faculty of Law is almost in
the stage of completion at Balkhu behind the Officeof the Controller of Examinations. The office will besoon moving in its own building from Exhibition
Road to Balkhu.

Location

Dr. Krishna Prasad Basyal
Dean
Faculty of Law
Block A, Nepal Law Campus Building
Exhibition Road, Kathmandu
P.O. Box: 19445
Phone: 977-1-4226586
Fax: 977-1-4230516
Email: dean@fol.tu.edu.np
Website: www.fol.edu.np
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Research Centres

Centre for Economic Development & Administration
Introduction
The Centre for Economic Development andAdministration (CEDA) was established on May 15,
1969 under a tripartite agreement between Governmentof Nepal, Tribhuvan University and the Ford
Foundation. Started as an autonomous institution, theCentre was later integrated into Tribhuvan University
and given the status of an Institute on December 15,
1975 after the National Education System Plan (NESP)
was implemented. Since then, CEDA has been serving
as a policy-research center contributing towards thenational development policies and strategies. Similarly,
the Centre's activities are basically confined to research,
consultancy and training programs.
Objectives:
The main goal of the Centre is to contribute to thenation building through analytical and problemsolving works in the areas of socioeconomic andadministrative development. The followings are thespecific objectives.
• To assist the policy makers in formulating andimplementing the development policies, plansand programs;• To provide the policy makers with conceptual,
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policies, ideas and options;• To foster intelligent and informed discussions on
the issues and problems in the Nepalese publicaffair so as to promote and establish an enlightened,
conscious and influential public opinion;• To help various agencies of the Tribhuvan University
in their diverse programs and to enhance their rolein the national development; and• To engage oneself with international collaborationin the study and pursuit of development changes.
Research activities
CEDA, T.U hosted an International Symposium
Jointly Organized by CEDA and Center for
Regional Development (CRD), Chonnam National
University (CNU), Republic of Korea on 28th July,
2023. Number of experts from South Korea and
Nepal were invited to discuss on the connection on“Harnessing the Potential of Productive Sectors for
Accelerating Economic Growth in Nepal’’.
CEDA has conducted more than five hundred
research studies till now. The findings of the
major research studies directly used for policy
formulation, plan implementation, monitoring andevaluation. It has also completed about one and half
dozen research studies related directly to Tribhuvan
University. The status of latest research activities are
as follows:Year

Name of the ProjectDonor Agency

Team Leader/ Status
Coordinator

2024

Preparation of GESI status Report inKoshi Province

Office of the Chief Ministerand council of Ministers,
Koshi Province

Pro.Dr. Arjun
Kumar Baral

Projectinpipeline

2024

The Impact of Indian Labor
Migration in Nepal

Research Coordination
and Development Council(RCDC), TU

Dr. Raghubir
Bista

Ongoing

2023

A National Study on Returnee
Migrant Workers, Their Economic
Whereabouts and potentialities in
Economic Development of Nepal

Research Coordination
and Development Council(RCDC), TU

Dr. Ramesh
ChandraPoudelOngoing

2022

COVID – 19 and Management
Strategies in Tourism Industry of
Nepal

Research Coordination
and Development Council(RCDC), TU

Prof. Dr.
Dhruba K.
GautamOngoing

Organizational Structure

Publication
The Centre publishes research reports, bibliographies, casestudies, seminar reports and occasional papers. It has its
own half yearly newsletter, "CEDA News" through which
the progress of the ongoing projects/activities is madepublic. It has been publishing its bi-annual publication,"Journal of Development and Administrative Studies(JODAS)" since 1978. It is a double-blind peer-reviewed
scholarly and highly academic journal of Tribhuvan
University. It publishes articles on development,
economics, business, management and administrative
problems of Nepal and that of other developing countries.
The Centre has so far brought out some five hundreds
research reports including seminar proceedings.
Recently CEDA publishes Journal of Development andAdministrative Studies, Vol 26.No (1-2), 2018 and Vol
27. Also, Journal of Development and Administrative
Studies, Vol 28 going to be published very soon.

Networking and MOU with National andInternational Partners:• Ceda is member of BIMSTEC Network of Policy
Think Tank (BNPTT).
• MOU between CEDA, Tribhuvan University Nepal
and the Centre for Regional Development (CRD)
Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South
Korea.
Prof. Arjun Kumar Baral, PhD
Executive Director
CEDA, Tribhuvan University
Phone: 977-01-4331721/4331722
Email: director@ceda@tu.edu.np
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Website :www.ceda.org.np
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Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies
Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies (CNAS)
established as Institute of Nepal and Asian Studies
in 1972 and converted into CNAS in 1977, is one of
the four research centers of Tribhuvan University.
It is dedicated for research activity in the area of
humanities and social sciences. It is located in the
North West side of the university premises with its
three storied building with 40 office rooms, two large
and middle-sized seminar halls, a small meeting hall,a library cum documentation center and a computer
library equipped with dozens of desktop computerswith internet connection including printing andphotocopying facilities. The center operates under
the leadership of Executive Director, who is bothacademic and administrative head with numbers of
researchers from History, Political Science, Sociology,
Anthropology, Rural Development, Nepali, English
and Culture etc. including administrative andaccounting staffs.
The major objectives of the center are to: plan andconduct research on the problems of national
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promote and undertake studies on current
development issues, ethnic diversities, tradition,and change in political values, and cultural studies
of Nepal and other Asian countries; undertake issuespecific research on environment studies, genderstudies, population studies, and migration studies,applied linguistic and socio-linguistic studies;encourage academic exchanges with other researchorganizations both within and outside Nepal; act
as a venue for contact, affiliation, and coordinationof research activities of Nepalese and foreignscholars working on Nepalese studies; maintain acomprehensive bibliographic database of Nepal and
SAARC and South Asia; organize national as wellas international seminars on current political andsecurity issues; and disseminate research works on
Nepal through publications.
This center has been publishing a numbers of
research reports, books and international journal(Contribution to Nepalese Studies, ISSN 0376-7574)
from its establishment in the areas of history, culture,
linguistic, religion, politics and other diverse areas.

Currently, the center has been carrying out
numbers of faculty researches by the researchers
within the center as well as collaborativeresearcheswith universities abroad in the field of history,
politics, social and cultural change, economic
development, education, folklore etc. Recently,
a study on 'Preparation of Municipal Profile andPeriodic Plan of Sarkegad Rural Municipality, Humla
Distric, Karnali was completed. Previously, a study
on a 'Feasibility Study of Sports University in Nepal'
was submitted to the Ministry for Youth and Sports,
Nepal Government. In addition, the center provides
four mini-research fellowships every year to the fulltime faculty members of Tribhuvan University, as
well as one scholarship for PhD scholar associatedwith the faculty of humanities and social sciencesin the area of international relations, development
studies, social work, literature, society and culture.
Furthermore, numbers of international researchers
have been affiliated with this center in different fieldsof research.
The center has international affiliation with
National Centre for Scientific Research, France;
Graduate School for International Development
and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, Japan;
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology,
Oxford University, UK; The School of Oriental andAfrican Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK,
The School for International Training, Vermont,
USA; Nityananda Institute, Oregon, USA; Center forInternational exchange and Cooperation, Andong
National University, South Korea etc. This centeris an institutional member of UNESCO-ICCROM
Asian Academy for Heritage Management.

Location Map

Dr. Mrigendra Bahadur Karki
Executive Director, CNAS
Tribhuvan University
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel:977-1-4332078/977-1-4331740/
977-1-4333223
Fax: 977-1-4331184
E-mail: director@cnas.tu.edu.np
Website: www.cnastu.edu.np
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Research Centre for Applied Science andTechnology

Introduction
The Research Centre for Applied Science andTechnology (RECAST) was established on September
8, 1977 (Bhadra 23, 2034 BS) within the organizationalframework of Tribhuvan University (TU) in accordancewith the Tribhuvan University Act of 1976. Until 1999,
RECAST operated as a secretariat to the National
Council of Science and Technology (NCST),
Government of Nepal. RECAST has been focused onenhancing, adapting, generating, and disseminating
appropriate technologies to optimize the utilizationof natural resources for the overall development of
the nation.
The centre endeavors to forge partnerships with bothnational and international academic institutions,industries, governmental bodies, private sectors, andcommunity-based organizations. This collaborative
approach aims to tackle the country's requirements
through innovation and the promotion of sustainable
technological development. RECAST extends its
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government entities,
public and private sectors, scientists, and local
communities. These services span across various
domains including natural products, building materials,
cosmetics, plastics, rubber, fuels, and equipment design.
Equipped with state-of-the-art analytical tools such as
spectroscopic, microscopic, scanning calorimetric,
and high-performance computing facilities, RECAST
stands prepared to meet the evolving needs of its
stakeholders effectively.
The objectives of RECAST encompass:• To undertake research for the identification,
development, conservation, utilization anddissemination of local/indigenous technologies;• To search and identify novel technologies
appropriate to Nepal and explore their prospects
for technology transfer and adaptation;• To provide services for government, public, private,scientific and local communities; and• To conduct research works in basic and applied sciences.

Human Resources, Research Area and Laboratories
Currently, we have a team of 33 personnel, comprising
15 full-time faculty members and 18 technical andadministrative staff members. We warmly welcome
enthusiastic students and young researchers fromacademic institutions to collaborate with us,
offering mentorship and access to our
research facilities.
Our researchareas include
Appropriate•

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok(1997-2003).

•

Swedish International Development Co-operation
Agency (SIDA) 1997-2003.

•

FAO / Regional Wood Energy Development
Programme (RWEDP), Bangkok 1987.

•

Asia Regional Cook Stove Programme (ARECOP),
Yogyakatra, Indonesia, JICA/JOCV, Japan 1987.

•

The British Council and British Embassy on Oil bearing
plants (Jatropha curcas) of Nepal in 1996-2005.

•

USAID, Nepal on Phaphar, year 1990-1995.
•Functioned as focal point of Asia and Pacific Centre
for Transfer of Technology (APCTT / UNESCAP),New Delhi and UNESCO/ASTINFO the regional
office Bangkok.

•

University College, Northampton and Oxford
Brookes University, U.K, ITR, Switzerland andKarlsruhe University, Germany.

•

Hamburg University and Tübingen University,
Germany (Since 2013 to till now) to implement
TREELINE research in Nepal Himalaya.
•

Technologies Designs andDevelopments, Biodiversity Conservation, Natural
Products, Biotechnology, Food and Agriculture,
Materials Science and Nanotechnology and havefollowing key laboratories and units.
• Applied Biotechnology Laboratory• Applied Computational Sciences• Biodiversity and Nature Conservation• Documentation Unit
• Food Technology Laboratory• Materials Science Laboratory• Mechanical Workshop• Nanotechnology Research Laboratory• Natural Products Laboratory
Collaboration and International Linkage
RECAST has established collaborations with thefollowing national, regional, and internationalorganizations:Landscape Initiative: Kailash Sacred
Landscape Conservation andDevelopment Initiative (KSLCDI)
and Kangchenjunga LandscapeConservation and Development Initiativewith Government of Nepal, Ministry of Forests
and Environment (MoFE) and International Centre
for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
since 2013 and 2015 respectively.
Publication
Researchers at RECAST have contributed to numerous
research papers published in both national andinternational peer-reviewed journals. Additionally,
they have organized several international and national
conferences, interactions, and training programs.
RECAST publishes its peer-reviewed journal, theApplied Science and Technology Annals (ASTA), which
focuses on interdisciplinary areas related to science,technology, and innovation. Furthermore, it produces
newsletters, books, booklets, and informational
materials covering various thematic areas of scienceand technology.
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Time
periodPrincipal Investigator

SN

Name of Project1.

Biodiversity Conservation andDisaster Risk Management in2023-2026
Professor Emeritus Dr.
Nepal: Integrating Science-based
Ram P Chaudhary
Approach and Traditional Ecological (3 years)
Knowledge

2.

Sensitivity and Response of Treeline
Ecotones in the
Nepal Himalaya to climate Warming(TREELINE-ll)

2023-2026 Professor Emeritus Dr.
Ram P Chaudhary(3 years)

3.

Population and phytochemical
2022-2025
studies of commercially threatened
medicinal plants in Nepal Himalayas (3 years)

Prof. Dr. Mina
Rajbhandari

4.

Comprehensiveidentification andcharacterization of lignocellulosic
natural fibers of Nepal

Prof. Dr. Rameshwar
Adhikari

5.

Study of Allo and other fiber-based
plants for technical and commercial
sustainability in industrial
applications of Nepal

6.

Medicinal and aromatic plants(MAPS) survey, their conservationassessment, and physical analysis in
KSAFTER site

7.

M substitution effects on structural,morphological, and magnetic
properties of SrFe12-xMxO19(M=Ag, Cu, Ni) used for electronic
appliances

8.

Measurement of pollution level in
Sisdol landfill site2022-2024(1 year)2023-2024(1 year)2023-2026(4 years)
2023-2024(2 years)
2023-2024(1 year)

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Dr. Bijay Raj
SubedeeSupporting institution/agencyResearch Coordination
and Development Council(RCDC), Research
Directorate, TU, Kirtipur
University of Tubingen,
Institute of Geography,
Germany, and the
University of Hamburg,
Institute of Geography,
Germany
Research Coordination
and Development Council(RCDC), Research
Directorate, TU, Kirtipur
Research Coordination
and Development Council(RCDC), Research
Directorate, TU, Kirtipur
Micro, Cottage and Small
Industry Promotion
Center (MCSIPC),
Ministry of Industry,
Commerce and Supplies,
Government of Nepal

Dr. Deependra
Parajuli

Putalibazar-2, Syangja
Gandaki Province

Dr. Deependra
Parajuli

University Grants
Commission (UGC), Nepal

Dr. Shankar
Khatiwada

Prof. Ram Nath Prasad Yadav, PhD
Executive Director
RECAST, Tribhuvan University
Phone: +977-1-4330348(Off.), Fax: +977-1-4331303
Email: info@recast.edu.np
Webpage: http:// www.recast.edu.np

Research Centre for Educational Innovation andDeveelopment
Introduction
Research Centre for Educational Innovation andDevelopment (CERID) is a leading national research
centre working in the field of education in Nepal. It is
well dedicated to the promotion of education througheducational research, training and innovative works.
With the commitment of promoting quality education,
this centre was established in 1975 under the National
Education Committee, Government of Nepal. Later,
it became a wing of Tribhuvan University in 1979,and has been governed by the rules and regulationsof the university. These days, CERID is running as anautonomous body as per the decentralization policyof the university. With this arrangement, CERID
can undertake research activities solely on its own
or in collaboration with national and international
institutions. Overall, its activities are directed towards
undertaking policy research, educational innovations
and relevant issue-based studies.
VisionCERID envisions becoming a leading educational
research institution for enhancing the quality ofeducation.
Mission statement• Establishing link between educational knowledge
and development endeavours• Developing human resource in the field of education
at various levels• Fulfillment of the needs of educational researchcum innovation required for national development
Goals• To generate research-based knowledge by
undertaking research and evaluation activities aswell as innovative experiments in various aspectsof formal and non-formal education,• To carry out research projects considering the link
between education and development,• To facilitate educational policy formation, planningand implementation,• To develop the human resources required for
implementing educational programmes,• To disseminate and share experiences, ideas andinformation of educational importance by organizing
conferences, seminars, workshops, and also by
publishing reports, journals and newsletters.

CERID’s mode of operation
The Executive Director heads this research centre who
is appointed by the university. The research centre
runs under CERID Management and Development
Council. Under the Decentralization Regulations of theuniversity, CERID can exercise a great deal of autonomy
in undertaking research and conducting activities on
its own initiative.
Broad areas of research and innovation• Basic school to higher education• Curriculum, instructional materials andpedagogy• Educational governance, organization,
management, administration, monitoring andevaluation• Non-formal education, early childhood
development, religious and indigenous education• Development of educational human resource• ICT and education
Collaborative relationship
CERID has undertaken various research studies incollaboration with different wings and ministries of theGovernment of Nepal including the National Planning
Commission, Ministry of Education, Department of
Education, and University Grants Commission of
Nepal.
Internationally, it had established link with renowned
universities such as University of Alberta (Canada),
University of Massachusetts (USA), University ofLiverpool (UK), National University of Educational
Planning and Administration (India). CERID isin working to establish relationship with several
international agencies – namely UNESCO, UNICEF,NORAD, etc. It is a member of some networkorganizations like International Institute of Educational
Planning (IIEP),Paris, and Asian Network of Training
and Research Institutions in Educational Planning(ANTRIEP).
CERID’s contributions in the past
CERID has undertaken very important research
projects and innovative activities that have significantly
contributed to the development of education andnation building in the context of Nepal. Some of thehistorically important works carried out under CERID
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are mentioned below.
i) Literacy promotion initiatives: CERID conducted
an experimental project on New Approach to Adult
Education Programme in the 1970s. Similarly, it
undertook the World Education funded 3-year
pilot project on Integrated Non-formal Education
Programme – which included awareness raising aswell as functional literacy.
ii) Instructional improvement: In 1982, CERID
collaborated with International Development
Research Centre (IDRC), Canada, and undertook 3
nationally important experimental projects – namely
Instructional Improvement inPrimary
Schools (1982-86);
Learning
E n h an c e m e nt
Through

Language
Enrichment (198791); and Pre-School Education for
Better Nutrition (1992-94). These undertakings
became very significant in the history of Education in
Nepal – as the first project provided the groundworkfor implementing “Primary Education Project”; thesecond one provided adequate evidences and process
for implementation of multilingual education in
Nepal; and the third project became the basefor community-based approach to holistic earlychildhood development in the country.
iii) Identifying educational barriers: With the supportof World Education Inc/USA, a three-year project
was conducted in the 1980s on Determinants ofParticipation in Rural Nepal – which aimed to
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TU Today 2081 (2024-25)iv) Linking non-formal education with income
generation: An important project was conducted in
the early 1990s on Non-formal Education and Rural
Income Generation for Chepang (Praja) Women andYouths, for which the prestigious ‘Raja Roy Award’
instituted by UNESCO Staff Association, Bangkok
was conferred to CERID.
v) Formative Research Project (FRP): This project
was started in 2001 and continued up to 2009. In
the beginning, this project contributed to the second
phase of Basic and Primary Education Project
on it contributed(BPEP II), and later
towards theimplementation of
Education for All(EFA) in the country. The project was undertakenwith the technical support of Norway towards
facilitating effective implementation of BPEP and
EFA. The project was instrumental in bringing
forward strategic research-based information andthe process of implementation of educational reform
programmes.
vi) Studies on community learning: Some major
research studies have been undertaken on
Community Learning Centres (CLCs), which
include: An Assessment of CLC Operation in Nepal(2004); and A Study on Community Ownershipand External Intervention for Sustainability ofCommunity Learning Centres in Nepal (2007) –supported by UNESCO Bangkok.
vii) Evaluation studies: CERID has done a numberof evaluation studies concerning educational
programmes and policies, which include: (a)UNICEF-supported Education for Girls and Womenin Nepal, (b) UNESCO-supported Education for
Rural Development in Seti Zone, (c) USAIDsupported Radio Education Teacher Training
Project, and (d) FAO-supported Nutrition Education
and Vitamin A Project.
Similarly, other important studies undertakenin this connection include: Primary Education in
Nepal: Progress towards Universalization (UNESCOsupported), Status of Universal Primary
Education for Girls in Nepal, Mobilization ofTeachers, Educators and their Organizations
in Combating Child Labour,
Promotion of Girls’ Education
through Recruitment andTraining of Female
Teachers, Studyon Primary
SchoolDropouts,
and so on.
viii) Survey
studies: Various
educational
surveys have been
conducted in the past. Some
important ones include: Parents’/
Guardians’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practices
on Early Childhood Development and Primary
Education (UNICEF-supported), Literacy Surveyof Nepal (UNESCO supported), Early Learningand Development Standards (ELDS) survey,
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene survey (UNICEFsupported), etc.
ix) Knowledge dissemination through publication:
CERID has been playing role to disseminate
knowledge and innovative ideas that bear on
national educational issues and concerns. Thisrole is visualized through the journals Education
and Development in English and Bikasko Nimti
Shiksha in Nepali. These journals contain articles
written by reputed experts and specialists. Besides,
Journal of Early Childhood Development has also
been published by this centre from time to time.
Useful teacher’s manuals, handbooks, pictorials,

storybooks, literacy materials etc. have also been
published.
x) Organizing seminars: CERID’s works are also
concerned with organizing nationally important
seminars and discussion events (including ‘Dialogue
Sessions’) on the pertinent themes and issues ofnational importance. Right from the beginning of
the institution in the 1970s, several such events havebeen organized every year. Some of such events havebeen organized by this institution alone, while others
have been completed in partnership with Governmentof Nepal as well as international development
partners including: UNESCO, UNICEF, Asia South
Pacific Bureau of Adult Education (ASPBAE),
Asian Programme of Educational Innovation for
Development (APEID), etc.
Research activities
The main research-related activities completed by
CERID during 2013-19 are mentioned here under thesemain sub-headings: (i) higher education, (ii) school
education, (iii) non-formal education, (iv) Nepalese
language studies, (v) dialogue sessionsi) Higher education: Three studies have been completed
on Nepalese higher education, entitled as: (1) A
Study on Effectiveness of Engineering Education
Programme Implementation; (2) Improving
Students’ Learning of English Through Teacher
Participation in Action Research: The Case of
Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension at B.Ed.
Level; and (3) A Study on Effectiveness of BBA(Bachelor of Business Administration) and BIM(Bachelor of Information Management) Programme
Implementation. The three studies were supported
respectively by Institute of Engineering/Tribhuvan
University, University Grants Commission/Nepal,
and Faculty of Management/Tribhuvan University.
More recently, a study has been done by CERID entitledResearch-Teaching Interface: Situation Analysis of
Tribhuvan University in Nepal (FY 2074/75), whichattempted to explore how far the Deans Offices,
Research Centres, constituent campuses and faculties
of TU are engaged in research works and making
publications. In addition, CERID has successfully
conducted a training on Higher Education Planningand Administration (2018-19 & 2019-20), in supportof University Grants Commission/Nepal – that was
conducted for the Campus Chiefs of the country. In
the same way, a study on Academic Performance inHigher Education: A Study on the Factors and Issues
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of Student Performance in Examination (completed
in 2019) has been conducted in collaboration with
University Grant Commission. CERID is also working
this year on Policy Framing on Pedagogy and Research
Management in Social Sciences and Education: Need
Analysis in Higher Education in Nepal.
ii) School education: The project entitled Longitudinal
Study on System Indicators (a part of Formative
Research Project for School Sector Reform
Programme) has been conducted by CERID for
Department of Education (DOE), Government of
Nepal every year. This project aims at identifying
the changing status of school situation in several
indicators including the students’ upgrading inschools. Another study entitled Baseline Survey for
Promoting Safety and Security in Schools in Nepal
was conducted with the support of Plan Nepal.
Verification of Incentives Linked Indicators on
Student Database was another project supported
by Department of Education, Government of Nepal.
In the same way, a research entitled Promoting
Quality Learning through Enhanced Multigrade
Teaching in the Asia and Pacific was undertakenwith the support of UNESCO Kathmandu. Another
UNESCO-supported study was entitled Students’Cognitive Development at Primary Level Schools
of Nepal: Study on the activities and provisions forcognitive development oriented learning. The study
was undertaken to examine the current situationof children’s cognitive learning in schools at theend of primary level (grade 5), and assess how far
school education is functioning to facilitate children’s
cognitive learning.
iii) Non-formal education: With the support of Nonformal Education Centre (Ministry of Education),the project of preparing an Inventory of Non-formal
Education Providers in Nepal was completed. In
the Inventory, database of the NFE providers has
been prepared that included the national as well asinternational agencies working for NFE promotion
in Nepal. Another project supported by Non-formal
Education Centre was entitled Mid-term Evaluationof Literacy and Livelihood Skill Development Project
for Conflict Affected Women and Children.
(iv) Nepalese language studies: A study entitled
Language shift in Nepal: A general study was
undertaken in the fiscal year 2074/75, in collaboration
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Nepal are facing shift under the influence of media,
market and migration. And, it has also explored how
language shift is apparent across the generations.
On this theme, another study has recently been
conducted on Media Effects on Interlingual Shift:
A Study on the Languages of Nepal (FY 2075/76).
This study has shown how media influence is shaping
interlingual shift in the languages of Nepal.
(v) Dialogue sessions: A series of dialogue sessions has
been organized in CERID on Youth and Uncertainty
in Nepal (FY 2075/76), in collaboration with Action
Aid Nepal. These dialogue sessions are being
conducted and communicated to the concerned
stakeholders including researchers, university
teachers and students, policy makers and otherinterested people.
Key Research Activities for the last five years(i) DLIs Verification (2018-2021): In collaboration
with Ministry of Education, Science and Technology(MoEST), Government of Nepal, CERID conducted
SSDP DLIs verification for the Fiscal Year 2018/19,
2019/20 and 2020/21. It conducted first round (2017)
and second round (2019) IEMIS verifications. Theseverifications were mainly based on large sample
survey. IEMIS verification took place in 1647 schools
across the country. Similarly, it also conducted averification research on Out of School Children(OOSC), Pro-Poor Targeted Scholarship (PPTS) and
Pro-Science Scholarship (PSS) in the FY 2019/20
and 2020/21 throughout the country.
(ii) Family literacy and intergenerational learning(2019-2021): In collaboration with the Universityof East Anglia, UK, the University of Santo Tomas,
Philippines, University of Malawi, Malawi,
Bahirdar University, Ethiopia, CERID conducteda research on family literacy and intergenerational
learning. In Nepal, four communities that include
Chamling Rai, Gurung, Brahmin-Kshatriya andMuslim were studied particularly targeting theirculture, indigenous medicinal practices, language
learning and the transfer of knowledge and skills
into the younger generations. Besides the research
report, CERID developed a policy brief, fielddocumentary, and indigenous knowledge and skills
documentation manual for orienting government
bodies including Community Learning Centers(CLCs) to promote the transfer of local indigenous
knowledge and skills and cultural values to the newgenerations.

(iii)ReMALIC Research (2021-2022): In collaboration
with Open University London, University of Dhaka,Bangladesh, Ahfad University of Women, Sudan,
Regional Centre of Teacher Training, Senegal andMonash college, Australia, CERID conducted a
research entitled “Reaching out to Marginalised
Populations in Under-resourced Countries”.
Two communities and the schools located atwere involved in this research. The research has
explored the access, opportunity and experienceof the school children of the Tharu communityof Nawalparasi and squatter community ofKathmandu Metropolitan City on English language
and technology.
(iv) Research in Sports (2021-2022): In collaborationof Ministry of Youth and Sports, Government of
Nepal, CERID conducted a research on the physicalfitness of national players in the country. This is thefirst ever conducted research for exploring the existing
physical fitness of the players and providing policy
inputs and guidelines for the government of Nepal.
(v) Need Analysis in Higher Education (2020-2022):
With the research grants from the University
Grants Commission, CERID conducted needanalysis in higher education relating the major
stakeholders including community and policy
makers. The research is targeted to provide thepolicy inputs to the university executives to reframe
higher education policy and programs in line with
the needs of state, community and students andparents.
(vi)National Priority Research (2022-2024) :Winning the competitive research grants fromthe Research Directorate of Tribhuvan University,
CERID has been running a few national priority
research studies in Nepal. Pedagogical inputs inonline pedagogy in higher education (2022-2023),
integrated curriculum implementation in Nepal(2022-2024), and the effectiveness of mid-day meal
program in Nepal (2022-2024) are a few major
research projects being undertaken. These researchstudies are all targeted to explore the existing statusof the programs and provide policy inputs for theconcerned stakeholders.
Documentation
CERID has a library with 10716 books, 134 journals
in the relevant academic areas, and 1300 research
reports in the field of education. The main areas
covered in this collection include educational policies,

research methodology, teaching and pedagogy, science,
economics, political science, language, environment,
ecology, chemistry, physics, culture and religion.
Human Resource
Working with the rules and regulations of Tribhuvan
University, CERID has a group of well recognized andexperienced faculty members having expertise in various
areas of education. The faculty members are as listed below.
Executive Director
Prof. Surendra Giri, Ph D (Health Education)
Researchers
Dr. Kamal Kumar Poudel (Associate Professor)l (English
Education)
Dr. Renu Thapa (Associate Professor) (Gender Education
and Development)
Ms Indira Panta (Associate Professor) (Health Education)
Mr Raju Manandhar (Associate Professor), M.Sc.
(Statistics)
Dr. Kamal Raj Devkota (Lecturer), M Ed (English
Education)
Mr Dipak Khanal (Lecturer), M Ed (Education)
Mr Om Chandra Thasineku (Lecturer), (Population Studies)
Dr. Dev Raj Acharya (Lecturer), (Health Education)
Mr Indresh Thakur (Lecturer) (Maithili)
Mr. Mahendra Neupane (Lecturer) (Nepali Education)
Besides, CERID has a pool of experts in several
specialization areas - including Early Childhood
Education, Special Needs Education, Curriculum,
Mathematics Education, Science Education, ICT(Information and Communication Technology)
Education, Social Study, and so on. The pool ofexperts includes the human resource that can workin educational surveys, policy research as well asintervention studies. Rosters are built involving theseexperts from Tribhuvan University; and CERID makes
arrangement to seek their service as required.
Prof. Surendra Giri, PhD
Executive Director
CERID, Tribhuvan University
Balkhu, kathmandu, Nepal
Phone No. 01-4286732
P.O.BoX: 2161
Email: director@cerid.tu.edu.np
Website: http://www.cerid.org
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Curriculum Development Centre
Curriculum Development Centre (CDC) wasconstituted in 2030 BS to develop curricula for various
Faculties and Institutes of the University. Later, it also
started to issue equivalence certificates to the students
who have graduated from other Universities/Institutions
in Nepal and different educational institutions of foreigncountries. It has been reconstituted by the enactmentof 2050 Rules for Organization and Academic
Administration. It constitutes different committees
to properly perform respective duties and functions
as equivalence, credit transfer, grading, verificationof certificates of the concerned foreign universities
and subject committee. It has two sections which areequivalence section and the credit transfer section.

conducts seminars, orientation programs andworkshops to help implement the curriculum in
its true spirit. It also encourages teachers to write
quality textbooks and/or other teaching materials.
Moreover, CDC also works as a secretariat of theEquivalence Determination Committee Board whichis led by the Rector of TU. It decides and provides
equivalence to those academic certificates obtained
from different universities/institutions. It has been
providing institutional equivalence and grading
to the academic/institutional programs in Nepal
running under the permission of the government of
Nepal. CDC Executive Director is one of the board
Members of the Academic Council.

Major duties and responsibilities of CDC under therules and decisions of executive council include course
design, modification, publications, and communication
thereof, administer the equivalence process, verificationof certificates of its own staff, supervision of theacademic programs of foreign universities conductedin the country on the approval of the government of
Nepal, develop standards and norms for equivalenceon the approval of academic council. The nature offunction of CDC is academic and administrative.

The CDC also publishes an annual Bi-lingual Multidisciplinary research journal, Curriculum Development
Journal. It also publishes and sells the TU curricula andsets of TU rules and regulations.

The CDC is led by the Executive Director under theumbrella of the Office of the Rector. It has two subject
committees of compulsory subjects: Nepali and English.
These subject committees are led by a chairperson who
is selected from their respective subjects.
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The existing provisions of CDC in providing
equivalence and designing curricula and syllabi arebeing restructured.
Prof. Paras Nath Yadav, PhD
Executive Director
Curriculum Development Centre
P.O.Box 8212
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: 977-1-4330856/4334041
Email: director.cdc@tu.edu.np
cdc@tribhuvan-university.edu.np
website : https://tucdc.edu.np

TU Service
Commission

Office of Academic
Council

The university has its own Service Commission
headed by the Chairman. There are mainly two
responsibilities of the commission:

According to TU Act 2049 B.S. there is an Academic
Council consisting of 50 members as follows:i) To administer competitive written examinations
and interviews for the applicants who wish toenter the university service and recommend
the successful candidates for appointment topositions of teaching and administration.
ii) To administer required examinations for teachers
and administrative staff of the university for
their promotion and recommend the successful
candidates for the appointment.
Prof. Ghanashyam Bhattarai, PhD
ChairmanTU Service Commission
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
P.O.Box 8212
Phone: 977-1- 4330841
Email: chair@tusc.tu.edu.np
Website:www.tuservicecommission.edu.np

AppellateCommission
Tribhuvan University has an Appellate
Commission to look into and give decisions on
the appeals filed by university employees fortheir grievances and dissent on decisions andmatters of appointments, promotions, divisional/
sectional action, and so on.

1. Vice Chancellor- Chairman- Deputy Chairman
2. Rector- Member
3. Registrar- Member
4. Deans of Institutes- Member
5. Deans of Faculties
6. Heads of Subject Committees
represented by at least one member
from each Institute and Faculty-10 Member
7. Other members from different disciplines -28
Total 			
50Main Functions• To manage for meeting;• To decide the curricula for the subjects to bestudied and traded at the university;• To ascertain the mode of examinations;• To prescribe the eligibility criteria for theenrollment in the subjects to be taught at theuniversity;• To advise the Executive Council in academic
matters;• To formulate research policies;• To approve the recommendations anddecisions made by the Faculty Board for theirimplementation; and• To carry out other identified functions
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Surya Prasad Adhikari
ChairmanAppellate Commission
Central Administrative Building
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: (977-1) 4330397
Fax: (977-1) 4331964
Email: chair.ac@tu.edu.np

Yaman Sinha Bohara
Chief
Office of the Academic Council
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
P.O.Box 8212
Phone: (977-1) 4331969
Fax: (977-1) 4331964
Email: chief.ac@tu.edu.np
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Natural History Museum
Introduction
Natural History Museum (NHM), Institute of
Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University issituated on the lap of Swayambhu stupa, a world
heritage site in the west hillock of Kathmandu valley.
This museum was established in 1975 under the
management of Institute of Science and Technology,
Tribhuvan University, with the objectives ofcollecting, preserving, conducting research anddisplaying the natural heritage of our country. The
museum houses

Natural History Museum is the scientific authority
in fauna for CITES (Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna andFlora) since 1990.
Objectives• To collect and preserve floral, faunal, geological andother natural specimens from different parts of Nepal.
• To study and research or make provision
for study and research on naturalFirst sudden visit of newly appointed Vice- Chancellor Prof. Dr. Keshar Jung Baral of T.U. at NHM
a number of biological and geological specimens. As
mentioned in various displays shown in the museum,
it is home to the Nepal’s graceful collection of natural
heritage. It enables people to explore collections
for inspiration, learning and enjoyment. The fociof NHM are tracing, collecting and preserving
the holistic natural artefacts on the subjects of
Anthropology, Botany, Geography, Geology, Earthhistory, Zoology and many more like evolution,
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•
•

•

resources, ecology, environment of Nepal.
To provide training on natural history of Nepal.
To prepare documents of natural history andrelated fields.
To establish collaborations with the business
community, as well as other national andinternational natural history, educational, andenvironmental institutions /organizations.
To create general interest on the conservation

of natural heritages and related fields and toarise general consciousness against polluted
environment and conserving natural resources.
• To create general awareness among country people
on preservation, conservation and sustainable
uses of the natural resources.
Activities
Public programs• We expand your knowledge of the natural world
with our learning activities.
• We are changing our offer for adults to meet theneeds of a wider audience.
Community groups• The museum is a great resource for different
community groups. Through relationships withlocal groups, we will develop a program to suit
your community's needs. It includes fun andinspiring visits.
• Program for persons with disabilities.
• Our museum serves the people who are planninga volunteer work. The museum provides diverse
opportunities to participate and learn.
Cooperation with Government of Nepal, Departmentof National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, District
forest Office (s), Nepal Police and Armed Police
Force etc.
The museum works for Government of Nepal toidentify the individual species so that necessary legal
actions are taken against the poachers and carriers ofsuch items. The museum provides expert views on
CITES, related issues to the Government of Nepal,
Nepal Police and Armed Police Force.
PolicyNatural History Museum, Tribhuvan University
inspires natural science research of national/
international significance, serves a research andeducational facilities with timely environmental
information relating natural history to presentday environmental and cultural issues for both
Nepalese and foreign researchers, connects the
Nepali people with their own country's natural
history, and delivers urgent message that the
Nepalese themselves are trustees of this fragile
natural heritage, promotes understanding of
the evolution and diversity of flora and fauna of
Nepal.The museum provides expert views on

CITES, a forum for interaction and opportunities
for collaboration and networking. Further, Natural
History Museum hosts seminars for students andcommunities as well, inside and outside the museum.
Publications• Journal of Natural History Museum• Journal articles• Books• Book chapters• Dissertations• Reports• Other publications• Presentations etc.
Library and Publications
The Natural History Museum has its own librarywith books, journals, periodicals and magazines onnatural science related subjects. The library service isavailable at any time during the working hours.
The museum has been the Journal of Natural History
Museum since its inception. This journal has thehonor of being one of the oldest journals in the areasof biodiversity and nature conservation. The journal
is circulated to major institutions of the world. The
online version of volume 30 of the Journal has beensuccessfully launched. Books, brochures and posters
published by Natural History Museum are alsoavailable at the reception of the museum hall.
The museum is continuously publishing Journal of
Natural History Museum since its inception in 1977.
The online version of volume 33 of the Journal will
have launched on June. Books, brochures and posters
published by Natural History Museum are alsoavailable at the reception of the museum hall.
Meeting (s)• Dr. Ganesh Bahadur Thapa attended a virtual
meeting on " CITES CoP19 conference webinar
held in Nov. 14-25 at Panama"• Dr. Thapa participated as invited expert inOrientation on Environmental and Wildlife
Crime Organized by CIB Pillar -4 on 28
April,2024 at Hetauda of Bagmati Province and inother areas by Dr. Ishan Gautam.
• Participation of a staff in Owl conservation andawareness Program held in Lopre of Parbat in
19-20 Phalgun, 2080 of a program organised by
Friends of Nature.
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Research and other activities• Several articles were published in national andinternational journals.
•

Dr. GB Thapa actively participated in research
Capacity enhancement program organized by
Principal office, Kirtipur for 5 days (Chaitra, 4-8,
2080)

•

Repairing of toilets and 3 rooms were partitioned
with aluminium to deposit specimens, Paintingetc.

•

A small Canteen was constructed in a small
section of Parking shade.

•

Library books were digitized and arranged
according to subjects after coding and tagging by
the help of four interns students of M.Sc. and two
B.Sc. students.

•

Three days training of GBIF has organized andSpecimens were digitized and publish in GBIF by
the help of interns.

•

Taxidermy of several mammals and birds havebeen done.

•

Recounting of skin and rechecking of othermaterials in store has just completed.

•

Fish fauna was less explored in past so we aregoing to collect some hill stream fishes and otheraquatic fauna from Eastern Nepal in the monthof Baisakh.

•

Listing of all plants around the premises andshowed on the board at the front wall of Museum.

•

EntoCAP Project: In line with the MOU signed
between Nepal Health Research Council andNatural History Museum, collection specimensof vector mosquitoes along with diagrammatic
representations have been exhibited in a separate
room at Natural History Museum.

Future plans
The NHM building at Swayambhu requires theformulation of an immediate and express master plan
based on the present day technology. Furthermore,
many officials with curatorial guidance need to be
trained for better management of this museum. In
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collections in the form of images, audio and visual
effects and interactive exhibits. There should bepersons who are able to design the exhibits in the formof high resolution images with detailed information
via the internet also. This means that there should be
departments that include audio–visual specialists,
computer engineers, software designers, audience
research and evaluation specialists, writers, editorsetc.
It is true that organizations like this need fixed
funds for administration and development fromthe umbrella organization. The museum can also
independently generate extra funds by launching
several extra activities. There are several examplesof fund raisings by the museum itself to assist thefinancial status by levying small requisite amounts
by giving the service via internet with the help ofmodern internet banking systems. Many souvenir
items can be manufactured and sold to the viewers.
Keeping these points in view, immediate action plans
could be formulated.
The only Natural History Museum of Nepal, which
has a rich collection of natural heritage of ourcountry, is in the process of scientific plans andpolicies to formulate a better and robust centre oflearning to the general Nepalese public, students andresearchers, foreigners, and to conserve our natural
heritage for the sake of future generations.

Location Map

Dr. Ganesh Bahadur Thapa
Chief
Natural History Museum
Swayambhu, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel. 977-1-5371899
Email:nhmtu@nhmnepal.edu.np
chief@nhm.tu.edu.np
Website: www.nhmnepal.edu.np

Planning Directorate
Introduction
Planning Directorate is one of the Directorates of
Tribhuvan University under the office of the Vice
Chancellor in which the Planning Director leads
the Directorate. The main functions of the planning
directorate include but not limited to:• To prepare development plans, programs, andaccumulate the progress report of development
projects executing at Tribhuvan University,• To finalize the programs and development
budget of Tribhuvan University including
institute, faculty, research center and campuses,• To keep close link with the University Grants
Commission for implementing plans and policyof Tribhuvan University,• To keep close relation with the Governmentof Nepal, Ministry of Education, Science andTechnology, Ministry of Finance, National
Planning Commission, and other national
and international organizations for seeking
necessary collaboration, support, and funding,• To work being responsible unit to accomplish
the objectives of Nurturing Excellence in Higher
Education Program (NEHEP) facilitating tooperate faculty competency development, staff
capacity development, academic leadership
sensitization, and digitalization at Tribhuvan
University,• To work to achieve the mission and objectivesof university and follow the directives of theVice-Chancellor.
Planning Directorate is also the secretariat ofTribhuvan University Planning Council which
performs advisory role focusing to preparing
short-term and long-term plans, developing annual
programs, and evaluating program implementation.
The council consists of 29 members including
representatives from National Planning Commission,
Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Education,
Science and Technology wherein the Vice Chancellor,
Rector, and Registrar of Tribhuvan University serveas chair, vice-chair, and member, respectively andthe planning director work as a member-secretary.
Generally, the council meets to discuss and approve
the annual programs and budget. Then the approved
programs and budget are put forward to Tribhuvan
University Senate for approval.
Tribhuvan University offers wide range of academic
programs covering broader areas of almost all
discipline and confers Doctoral, MPhil, Master’s, Post
Graduate Diploma, and Bachelor’s degrees underfive institutes and four faculties. Nearly 88 percent
students enroll for undergraduate levels (bachelor’s
and post graduate diploma level) and nearly 12
percent of total students of Tribhuvan University are
studying in the graduate levels (Master’s, Mphil, PhD,
Postdoc levels) in all faculties and institutes.

Different programs running at TU: 2079/80
SN

Faculty/InstituteBachelor

PGD

Master

Mphil

PhD

Total

1.

Management

11

1

15

2

2

31

2.

Humanities

6

3

23

7

13

52

3.

Education

4

0

16

1

4

25

4.

Law

2

0

1

0

1

4

5.

Science and Technology

5

0

14

1

7

27

6.

Engineering

10

0

27

0

6

43

7.

Medicine

13

0

34

0

12

59

8.

Forestry

1

0

6

0

1

8

9.

Agriculture and Animal Science

3

0

15

0

1

19

Total

55

4

151

11

47

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Student enrollment trend in TU has been increasing.
In the last five-years, the enrollment in TU has
increased by 15 per cent. In the academic year of
2076/077, the number has increased by 0.07 per centcomparing to the academic year of 2077/078. This
year, number of the students increased by 27 percent
than the last year and reached 5,37,869 which
SN

Institute/Faculty

indicates that the TU is the first choice of the students
and parents among universities operating in the
country. Among the students studying at Tribhuvan
university, over one-half (54.67%) students arefemale. The highest number of students enrollment
is under the Faculty of Management and lowest
number is under the Institute of Forestry.

2073/074

2074/075

2075/076

2076/077

2077/078

2078/079

2079/80

Students
No.

Students
No.

Students
No.

Students
No.

Students
No.

Students
No.

Students
No.

1.

IOE

13206

13586

26256

27577

32488

29072

73219

2.

IAAS

1824

1965

2798

1662

4239

2596

5207

3.

IOF

900

1828

1993

1142

1476

2391

2143

4.

IOST

22093

27567

37446

35018

27147

39504

46069

Technical Total

47425

18698

79378

72918

74236

83612

136363

5.

FOL

12216

9795

15776

8544

19461

26116

5618

6.

FOM

166113

177537184457

194608179871247025270120

7.

FoHSS

72778

78096

61561

57191

60616

81309

64003

8.

FOE

68895

76992

74310

82516

88649

99807

111615General Total

320002342420336104342859348417454257451356

Ratio

Total

367427392400415482415777422563537869587719Constituent Campus

138521146513157169145947161341222355215039Affiliated Campus

228906245887258313269830261312315514372680Constituent Campus

37.70027788

37.33766565

37.82811289

35.1022303

38.1733952

41.33999171

36.589Affiliated Campus

62.29972212

62.66233435

62.17188711

64.8977697

61.8266048

58.66000829

63.411

The campuses/colleges affiliated to Tribhuvan
University are spread across the country covering
76 districts. The highest number of institutions(graduate schools, central departments, andcampuses/college) are in Bagmati province,
followed by Koshi province, and Lumbini province.
Among the large number of colleges, 62 colleges
Province
Koshi
MadheshBagmatiGandaki
LumbiniKarnali
Sudur Pacchim

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are constituent campus and remainings are private
and community college affiliated to Tribhuvan
University. At present the university has 62
constituent campuses (other two are in pipeline tooperate), 40 central departments, 4 departments, 4
schools, and scattiness of constituent campus withmultiple and unitary role is depicted into this table.

Constituent Campuses
Total
12
5
26
7
7
2
3

Multiple
8
4
7
3
5
2
2

Unitary
4
1
19
4
2
0
1

The affiliated colleges must be renewed as per theirprograms and faculties as well as institutes. The
record of Tribhuvan university indicates that large
number of colleges are affiliated with Faculty ofManagement (FoM), Faculty of Education (FoE),
and faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences(FoHSS). It indicates the total list of renewed
college under Institute of Science and Technology(IoST), Faculty of Management (FoM), Faculty of
Education (FoE), and Faculty of Humanities andSocial Sciences (FoHSS) excluding the affiliatedcollege number of Institute of Medicine (IoM),
Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences(IoAASR), Institute of Forestry (IoF), Institute ofEngineering (IoE), and Faculty of Law (FoL). Within
the May 1st 2023, altogether 818 affiliated colleges
are renewed under this four faculties and institutes
in which the colleges which have management andeducation programs are of 220, Management andhumanities are of 183, and humanities and education
are of 112. Only 83 colleges are renewed which havemanagement, humanities and education programs.

Affiliated Colleges under Faculties/Institutes

Affiliated College(25 February 2024)
Faculty of Management (FoM)

688

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FoHSS)

288

Faculty of Education (FoE)

518

Institute of Science (IoST)

Total

82

Institute of Agriculture (IoAAS)

Total

961

3

3

Institute of Engineering (IoE)

10

6

Institute of Medicine (IoM)

14

13

Institute of Forestry (IoF)

1

1

Faculty of Law (FoL)

1

1

Total Affiliated College

985

49th Convocation of Tribhuvan University and number of awarded students on 18 December 2023
Institute/Faculty

Bachelor

PGDP

Master

Mphil

PhD

Total

Forestry (IoF)

261

Agriculture (IoAAS)

531

0

37

0

2

300

0

108

0

0

639

Medicine (IoM)
Law (FoL)

1736

0

262

3

9

2010

2114

0

110

0

5

2229

Engineering (IoE)

2488

0

368

0

3

2859

Science (IoST)

5492

Humanities (FoHSS)

8643

1496

8

37

7033

43

5230

60

46

14022

Education (FoE)

13830

0

2950

7

11

16798

Management (FoM)

20524

34

7258

36

7

27859

TOTAL

55619

77

17819

114

120

73749

Large number of students are enrolled in faculty ofmanagement followed by faculty of education andfaculty of humanities and social sciences. Nearly46 percent of students are studying in management
and public administration.

Dr. Prem Bahadur Thapa
Director, Planning Directorate
Tribhuvan University
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone : 4330437; 4336371
E-mail: director.pd@tu.edu.np
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Open and Distance Education Centre
Introduction

Programs and Courses Offered

Open and Distance Education Centre of Tribhuvan
University (ODEC, TU), established in 2015, isa constituent academic organization of TU thataims to provide quality higher education access to
the wide range of individuals in Nepal and abroad
through open and distance learning modes. ODEC
has the mandate to facilitate and deliver higher
education programs in all the subjects approvedby the university. Growing demand of distanceeducation both at home and abroad, conflicting
schedule to attend the face-to-face mode ofeducation for the working professionals, integrationof Information and Communication Technology(ICT) in pedagogy and TU’s policy to run dual
mode programs including blended learning toserve the mass are some of the factors that justify
the establishment of Open and Distance Education
Centre (ODEC) in TU and its efforts are in the same
direction.

ODEC currently offers master’s program in certain
subjects of Faculty of Education. In the future, all
the programs of TU will be run in dual mode as far
as practicable. Current programs that ODEC offers
include:Objectives
The objectives of ODEC are:
• To provide access and quality in higher
education to the wide range of people throughopen and distance learning modes.
• To establish and operationalize e-library(e-repository and e-resources) for distance andonline mode of higher education.
• To establish a high quality and sustainable
ICT infrastructure and develop it as a leadinge-learning provider in the country for open anddistance learning.
• To provide professional and non-academic
courses as continuing education for the adults.
• To train professionals in e-learning, e-pedagogy
and e-education.
• To conduct research, seminars, conferences witha particular focus on distance education, blended
learning, technology integration and life-longlearning.
• To collaborate with national and internationalorganizations in different areas of education,
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1) M. Ed. in English Education
2) M. Ed. in Mathematics Education
In addition to these two M. Ed. programs, ODEC
also facilitates the implementation of blended modeof education run by other TU constituent units that
include M. Phil. programs of Graduate School of
Education, M. Ed. programs of Central Departmentof Education, M. A. programs of Ratna Rajya
Campus and M. Ed. (Science) program of Mahendra
Ratna Campus, Tahachal. The pedagogy of ODEC
consists of a combination of a very short face-toface orientation followed by a continuous interaction
between students and teachers through virtual
classroom. ODEC uses Moodle as the virtual learning
platform in which students find the materials to read,comment and engage themselves in various tasks,
exercises and activities.
New Master’s Program in Digital Pedagogy
Digital Nepal Framework (2019) includes digital
integration as a core development agenda in higher
education. It can be done through smart classrooms,
online learning platform, EMIS, mobile learning
centers and others, ODEC has been doing similar
activities in TU’s higher education. The digitalizationin education has also received attention in Nepalese
educational reforms as reflected in the policy andplanning documents that include Open Education
and Distance Learning Policy 2007, Directives on
Distance Education/Open Learning Program 2007
with its third amendment (2014), Information
and Communication Technology (ICT) in
Education Master Plan 2013-2017 (Governmentof Nepal, Ministry of Education, Science andTechnology MoEST) and Higher Education Policy
Framework – 2018). Similarly, a recent Education
Policy Document, 2020 has indicated the need forreforming the existing mode of teacher education bystrengthening the pedagogical experience and focusing

on ICT and 21st century skills at all levels of education.
In this context, the traditional mode of teacher
education needs to be reviewed and/or new modes ofteacher education needs to be introduced with a focus
on digitization, virtual learning, online resources and21st century skills. Therefore, ODEC has developed
a One-Year Graduate program focusing on Digital
Pedagogy with a focus on the following competencies
C-1. Exhibit professionalism through the knowledge ofeducational theories, policies, and practices.
C-2. Demonstrate skills on the use of digital tools andtechnologies relevant to specific subject teaching
and learning management
C-3. Explore complexities of teaching and learning indiverse cultural setting and use inclusive pedagogy
integrating digital tools and technologies in a
responsive way
C-4. Analyze the curriculum in reference to curriculum
principles and demonstrate the ability to integrate
21st century skills in the implementation of thecurriculum of the specific subject.
C-5. Implement pedagogically sound practices in theclassroom and student personalized learning
management using ICTs
C-6. Employ different assessment and evaluation
techniques for formative and summative purpose
with e-assessment system
C-7. Treat students’ learning deficiency using
guidance and counselling techniques with theconsideration of learning diversity and personal
problems connected to culture, socio-economic
status, gender, and other variable responsible forcreating learning crisis.
C-8. Use research approaches in identifying educationand learning issues and prepare and execute plan
for addressing themC-9. Apply proper communication skills withconcerned stakeholders
C-10. Engage creatively, critically, constructively on
ideas with problem solving attitude and skills
C-11. Prepare and use online learning management
system with e-pedagogy and e-assessment inspecific subject teaching
C-12. Be fully acquainted on teacher’s identity andchanging world of teachers in the 21st century
and act accordingly

Research Activities
Open and Distance Education Center (ODEC) of
Tribhuvan University in collaboration with the Center
for Education and Human Resource Development(CEHRD), Ministry of Education, Science andTechnology (MOEST) Nepal, is carrying out
collaborative research entitled Students’ Participationand Learning Achievement at Secondary Level During
Pandemic and Beyond: Impact of Gender and Inclusive
Pedagogical Approaches. The aim of this research is
to develop a Nepali model of Gender and Inclusive
Pedagogy (GIP) through a series of interventionsin the classroom and continuous engagement of theteachers in schools. This research is very urgent as
inequalities in education are linked to students’ poor
participation and academic achievement at secondary
school. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic
further exacerbates these inequalities, especially in
low-income countries like Nepal. This research is
expected to introduce an evidence-based, gender andinclusion-focused teacher professional development
package to enhance teacher competency to address
equity concerns and improve students’ participationand learning achievement.
ODEC in collaboration with different universities
in Nepal and abroad is also engaged in designingand implementing three professional developmenttraining modules to foster democratic values, nondiscrimination, gender equality as well as pedagogic
tools to combat radicalism for teacher teaching at higher
education sectors to ensure that the teachers have therequired skills, methodologies, and competences to doso. This programme will promote inclusive education
through teacher training programs at all levels of
education.
Location

Purna Bahadur Kandel, PhD
Director, ODEC
www.odec.tu.edu.np
director@odec.tu.edu.np
Phone: 01 4335403
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The University Campus
Tribhuvan University is the first higher education
institution in Nepal. The University Campus (UC),located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, serves as a hub for
all faculties and institutions of Tribhuvan University
as well as the other universities in Nepal. Most of theCentral Departments of Tribhuvan University arelocated within the premises of University Campus.
Tribhuvan University has planned to develop the
University Campus as a Center of Academic Excellence(CoAE). To meet this aim of the University, the Campus
has been conducting the several academic and physicalworks to fulfill the stipulated target of CoAE. Besides
this, there are many things yet to be done to makethis University Campus to CoAE. In this piece , thebasic information of the University Campus alongwith its vision, mission, goals and objectives are given
as follows:.
VisionThe vision of the University Campus is to produce
competent, competitive, productive and conscious
citizens in order to meet the demands of national
need and international markets by ensuring inclusive
equitable and quality education opportunity to all
citizens.
MissionThe mission is to impart standard higher education at
the University Campus by developing it as a Centreof Academic Excellence (CoAE) and ensures that
the Campus will be developed as the National Hub
for teaching, research, and knowledge enterprisein the country with full institutional commitment,
collaborative efforts among researchers, academics,
government and development agencies giving
momentum in disciplinary or interdisciplinary areas ofresearch and teaching excellence. The CoAE will focus
on imparting high quality Research and Education to
its learners in different disciplines; world-class research
programs that are recognized for excellence in different
fields, and training and development services extended
to the academic institutions and the community atlarge at the national and international levels.
Goals
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private and public sectors and collaboratively
mobilize the talents to the tasks of up-scaling
high-quality education and research for enhancing
economic status and improving the quality of lifeof people.
Objectives
Some major objectives of the University Campus are
as follows.
• The generic objective of Uc is to raise the quality
in research and teaching in order to improve its
international competitiveness.
The specific objectives are:
• To undertake and maintain world-class teaching
and research in areas which are important to thenation’s holistic development.
• To develop nation-wide multidisciplinary and multisectoral research partnerships that coordinate theresearch and development priorities of all partners.
• To create an enhanced technology and knowledge
in order to improve the nation's economic andsocial development.
• To establish link with International Academic
institutions and Research centers and develop
CoAE as an internationally reputed institution.
• To provide a conducive environment for education
and research in the areas of national significance.
• To extend international collaboration for research,seminars, and conferences.
• To promote public-private partnership in the fieldof research and education.
• To inspire faculties and students get their research
articles published in internationally recognizedpeer-reviewed and citation indexed journals.
• To establish the link between university andindustry for the applic• To reform teaching and learning modality for
quality education involving both faculties and thestudents in research activities, and set uniform
modality for MPhil and PhD programs.
• To set up and strengthen research laboratories
and libraries with facilities that can cater/addressnational needs.

Policies
The main policies of the University Campus are
outlined below.
1. Develop Academic and Institutional Infrastructure
2. Transform University Campus into Centre of
National and International Repute
3. Strengthen Financial Sustainability and Ensure
Good Governance
4. Strengthen Collaboration, Cooperation,
Coordination and Competency
5. Recruit, Train and Motivate Competent Human
Resources
A. Develop Academic and Institutional Infrastructure• To develop and implement land use and physicalinfrastructure plan
• To renovate existing infrastructure• To introduce performance-based system in careerdevelopment (motivate performing teaching andnon-teaching staff)• To establish Central laboratory of Science &Technology• To add basic infrastructures• To make fascinating and clean environment in thepremises of the UC
B. Transform University Campus into Centreof National and International Repute• To produce graduates equipped withknowledge, skills with positive
attitudes, cultured sensibility
to human values• To enhance quality ofacademic administration• To develop University Campus as knowledge
enterprise• To run academic programs in blended mode
• To stimulate faculties and students to use their timein productive ways (teaching, learning, research
and working culture) while being in the Campus
C. Strengthen Financial Sustainability and Ensure
Good Governance• To mobilize internal and external financial resources• To maintain financial discipline and accountability• To design and implement monitoring & evaluation
mechanism• To protect University Complex by establishingstrong security unit
D. Strengthen Collaboration, Cooperation,
Coordination and Competency• To expand National and International linkages andnetworking• To develop linkage with local stakeholders• To develop relations with external Agencies insideand outside the countryE.
Recruit, Train and Motivate Competent
Human Resources• To recruit and promote qualified andCompetent researchers and teachingfaculties•
To recruit talentresearchers and teachers•
To maintain equity(gender, disability, caste,

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ethnic groups, backward regions)• To develop research and development capabilityof institutions and faculties• To strengthen security management in UC• To enhance academic quality of teaching faculties
and efficiency of Administrative HR
University Campus Family
There are 32 Central Departments belonging to
Humanities and Social sciences (FoHSS), Faculty of
Education (FoE), Faculty of Management (FoM) andInstitute of Science and Technology (IoST). The FoE
has 1 Central Department with 15 subject specificdepartments. FoM has 1 Central Department with 6
subject specific departments. Likewise, the FoHSS has
18 Central Departments and 8 Departments/Programsand IoST has 12 Central Departments.
Block diagram 1: Block diagram showing the brief
information regarding the Central Departments,
Departments/Programs in University Campus.

This Campus is one of the central and leading
Campuses of Tribhuvan University with modern
teaching/learning and research facilities as well as
physical infrastructures such as class room, library,laboratory, cafeteria, health center, boys’ and girls’
hostels, sport complexes, playgrounds, auditorium
hall, faculty quarters, golden jubilee garden and manyothers. The record available from different departments
and the principal’s office, the number of faculties,
administrative and utility staff are listed in Table 1.
Table 1: Number of faculties, administrative and utility
staff in central departments, departments/programs
and principal’s office.
Faculties/Staffs

No of
Total
Faculties/Staffs

Faculties

664

Administrative &utility Staffs

264

928

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Central Departments and other buildings. From thedata available of last years, the attraction in Ph. D. has
been found flourishing. Dean offices, in coordination
with corresponding Central Departments, have beenworking on it. Student details for Ph. D., M Phil,
Masters Level and PGD are listed in Table 2.
Table 2: Number of students in different levels of
University Campus
Level

Student No

PhD Students

645

MPhil Students

458

Masters Students

4458

PGD

60

Total

5621

Every organization has its fundamental structure
incorporating leading and supplementary humanresources, office sections etc. University Campus
runs under the Principal’s office. The organization of
the University Campus is briefly shown in the block
diagram 2.
Block diagram 2: Organogram of University Campus,
Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

The Principal office of the University Campus is
responsible for the coordination of administrative
and academic programs in the Campus according to
the University Vision, Mission, Goals, Objectives andRules and Regulations.
Activities
University Campus, Kirtipur is dedicated to discharge
a wide range of responsibilities such as administrative,
academic, and constructing physical infrastructures.
Besides the routine office activities, the University
Campus primarily focuses on achieving the goal ofbeing a Center of Academic Excellence (CoAE). Several
works have been carried out within this fiscal your2080/81.
Some selected activities are briefly discussed below.
A. Strategic Plan for Centre of Academic Excellencein University Campus, Kirtipur
To prepare the detail project report (DPR) of University
Campus, Kirtipur as a "Centre of Academic Excellence",
a strategic plan has been prepared. It contains theinformation of data on the status of research activities,
the condition of physical infrastructure, the numberof students, teachers, and staff and so on. For thispurpose, a two members committee had been formed
under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Hridaya Lal Koirala
with next member Dr. Amrit Kumar Shrestha. The
committee has already submitted the report in
December, 2023. This report provides the current
status of the University Campus and is helpful in thedevelopment of a future road map of CoAE.
B. Research Capacity Enhancement Program
A fiveday research training program entitled "Research
Capacity Enhancement Program" had been conductedfrom March 16, 2024 (Chaitra 4, 2080) to March
20, 2024(Chaitra 8. 2080) to assist the faculties to
explore researchable issues and develop skills in forwriting research article . 60 teachers from the different
Central Departments, Departments, Programs, Dean's
offices, and Research Centres were participated in the
program.
C. CCTV camera installation
To reduce the security threats like free livestock,
unlawful driving, the loss of personal motorcycles,
and the theft of plumbing appliances within the TU
territory, CCTV camera has been installed from TU
main gate to Principal's office. Altogether 27 c ameras
have been installed. It is believed that the installationof CCTV cameras strengthens the security of theuniversity premises. It has been controlled from
Principal's office.
D. Location map
Hundreds of visitors travel into the University Campus
premises for a number of purposes, including academic
work, official work, and visiting. Because of the large
area of TU, visitors frequently struggle to find thetargeted office. People usually ask TU central office,
University Campus, Exam control offices, TU central
library, Central Departments. In order to facilitate in

identifying the TU offices, three sites are chosen to set
up the location map so that visitors can quickly findthe offices that they want to visit. The work is in final
stage.
E. Compound wall construction, Departmental andPublic toilets construction, renovation of canteen
and waste management
To control the flood coming from the western part of
the University Campus, a compound wall has been
constructed behind the central department of English
and Central Department of Nepali . Similarly, public
toilets for male and female have been constructed on
the way from Tinkune to Central office of TU. Further,
two toilets have been renovated for Central Departmentof Political Science and Central Department of Hindi.
As the recommendation of central department ofhistory, a canteen room has been constructed.
F. Landscaping and renovation of roof of auditorium
hall
The open space in front of the clock building is abeautiful feature of the University Campus. The pictureof the clock building and its front half is frequently
utilized in news publications by newspapers andonline mass media. The land was unevenly distributed.
Now, the land has elevated with appropriate slope.
Further, the roof of auditorium hall was ruin and wasin the condition of water leakage. So, the roof of theauditorium hall has been renovated.
G.Renovation of Kanti Boys Hostel and its Canteen
Kanti Boys Hostel and its canteen were in ruin andin the stage of being damaged. Students at hostel
are obliged to make meals in their own rooms. The
rooms are just comfortable for living and studying,
not for cooking. This directly affected the students
in their academic activities and problem in waste
management. So, the hostel buildings and canteen
building have been renovated.

Prof. Dhyanendra Bahadur Rai, PhD
Principal, University Campus
Kirtipur, Tribhuvan University
Phone: Office- 4330536
Mobile: 9841805061
Email: principal@tu.edu.np
dhyanendra.rai@cdg.tu.edu.np
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Centre for International Relations
Tribhuvan University (TU), established in 1959, is theoldest public university in Nepal with a long historyof serving the country's higher educational needs.
Initially focused on traditional teaching methods, TU
is now embracing research-based learning throughcollaborations with other universities worldwide. The
Centre for International Relations (CIR), founded in1998 within the Office of the Vice-Chancellor, plays
a key role in this transformation by fostering mutual
understanding and academic exchange between TU andinternational institutions. This collaborative approach
includes joint research projects, faculty and student
exchange programs, joint and dual degree offerings,
seminars, conferences, and faculty development
programs. This focus on partnerships strengthens
TU's academic offerings and creates a more holistic
educational experience.
Tribhuvan University prioritizes international
collaboration to address the growing need for education,knowledge, and relevant skills. Through partnerships
and exchange programs with foreign universities, they
actively contribute to the development of both Nepal's
educational landscape and the international academic
community.
This commitment takes shape through various
initiatives. Tribhuvan University supports faculty andstudent mobility through scholarship programs like
Erasmus and collaborations with other foundations.
Additionally, the university actively promotesinternational research collaborations, ensuring projectsalign with academic interests and identified needs.
At the forefront of these efforts stands the Centre forInternational Relations (CIR). Leveraging its vast andcontinuously growing network, CIR acts as a bridge,
connecting Tribhuvan University to the dynamic worldof international academia.
1. Objectives of the Centre:
Tribhuvan University's Centre for International
Relations (CIR) fosters global academic excellence
through collaboration and exchange.
2. Strategic Goal:
Maintain and expand international partnerships with
universities worldwide to enhance academic quality
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3. Core Activities:• Building Partnerships: Facilitate the exchangeof ideas and talent to forge strong connections
with international educational institutions andorganizations.
• Mobility Programs: Support student and faculty
exchange programs, fostering international
collaboration and cultural understanding.
• Research Collaboration: Encourage international
researchers to collaborate with TU faculty bypromoting research visas and providing supervisory
support.
• Program Evaluation: Continuously monitor
and evaluate collaborative programs to ensure
effectiveness.
• Knowledge Sharing: Organize international
conferences, seminars, and publication exchanges
to disseminate academic achievements.
• Building Goodwill: Cultivate positive relationships
between Tribhuvan University and other academic
communities worldwide.
• Faculty & Researcher Support: Offer assistanceand guidance to supervisors hosting international
researchers and affiliated faculty.
4. University-Wide Collaboration:
Tribhuvan University's central departments andcampuses actively collaborate with international
institutions on various projects facilitated by CIR.
These projects encompass student and faculty exchange
programs, joint research ventures, conferences,seminars, and joint publications.
5. Activities :CIR coordinates and facilitates the following activities:• International Student Mobility Program
The Centre for International Relations (CIR)
actively supports international student mobility at
Tribhuvan University (TU). They provide incoming
students with essential advice and guidance
throughout their academic journey.
• Credit Transfer Opportunities:
Tribhuvan University (TU) is taking a bold step
towards becoming a regional educational leader
by implementing a credit transfer policy. This
innovative initiative allows students to transfer

credits earned at other institutions for specificprograms seamlessly. To further enhance its impact,
the Centre for International Relations (CIR) is
actively supporting the expansion of this policy toencompass a wider range of TU's academic offerings.
• Student Categories:
International students at TU can be categorised into
three (3) main groups:
i. Self-Enrolled Students: These students
independently apply and secure admission to TU
programs.
ii. Institutionally Sponsored Students: These students
receive financial support from their homeinstitutions to pursue studies at TU.
iii. Exchange Program Students: These students
participate in exchange programs establishedthrough bilateral or multilateral agreements
between TU and their home universities.
6. TU Global Initiative :In 2023, the Centre for International Relations(CIR) launched the "TU Global Initiative" to bridge
the gap between academics. This project aimed toconnect faculty, researchers, and professors fromthe diaspora who share a passion for Tribhuvan
University (TU) and a desire to contribute to its
continued success.
7. International Research Programs
Tribhuvan University: A Hub for International Researchand Education Nepal's rich tapestry of geography,
culture, and languages makes Tribhuvan University
an attractive destination for international researchersand students.
The university welcomes a steady stream of international
researchers, enriching its academic environment. These
researchers participate in various programs, including:• Regular Courses: Many researchers attend
coursework as part of their professional development.
• Degree and Non-Degree Research: Abroadresearchers also pursue degree and non-degree
research opportunities at TU.
Despite a temporary dip during the COVID-19
pandemic, researcher participation is rising again. In
2022, there were 38 international researchers engagedin academic and non-academic projects, followed
by a slight increase in 2023 (44 researchers). As the
pandemic subsides, researcher activity is picking up
pace. While the current number in May 2024 is 25,

projections indicate at least a doubling by the year's end.
Similarly, international student interest in Tribhuvan
University remains strong. Many students plan to enroll
for the upcoming academic year, seeking to delve into
diverse fields like:
Sociology		
Linguistics
Religion & Culture
Ethnicity
Economics		 Geography
Environmental Issues
Rural Development
Health & Medicine
Engineering
Culture 			Geology
Anthropology 		Psychology
Labour Studies		
Nepal Bhasa, etc.
8. Global Partnerships:
Tribhuvan University fosters a collaborative environment
through Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) withover 147 universities worldwide. These partnerships spanAsia, Australia, Europe, Africa, and North America.
9. Strategic Initiatives:
The Centre for International Relations (CIR) actively
pursues initiatives to enhance Tribhuvan University's
international engagement:• Research Regulations: A recently amended decreestreamlines and standardizes research activities forinternational researchers.
• Short-Term Programs: CIR plans to launchsummer and winter courses to attract international
students for focused academic immersion.
• Research Collaboration: Enhancing collaboration
between TU faculties on international research
projects.
• Mobility Programs: Promoting faculty and student
exchange programs with partner universities.
• Monitoring & Evaluation: Regularly assessing theeffectiveness of collaborations established through
MOUs.
• International Student Housing: Construction ofa dedicated dormitory for international students isunderway on the Kirtipur campus.
Associate Prof. Binod Joshi
Executive Director
Centre for International Relations
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Email: director.cir@tu.edu.np;
binod.joshi@tu.edu.np,
info.cir@tu.edu.np;
Phone: 4330840, 4332500 (Office)
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TU Health Centre
Tribhuvan University Health Centre (TUHC) wasestablished in 2028 B.S at Kirtipur, Kathmandu. It is
located inside the premises of University Campus,
Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur. Kathmandu.
The main objective of the health centre is to provide
primary health services to the patients, visitorsand students from different faculties and institutes,
teaching and non-teaching staff and their families.
Provision for emergency consultation during off
hours is also available. So, the services provided
at this centre are: disease treatment, general bodycheck-up, counselling regarding different health andsocial issues and also conducting minor operations.
Mission of Health Centre is to provide satisfaction to
the patients.
TUHC operates these services so as to provide
an affordable treatment for improving the overall
health condition of any patient who visits this centre
under the policy of the centre. In this regard, TUHC
provides free health services to the students, staff(teaching and non-teaching) along with their family
members.
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health problems followed by the analysis of the disease
by doctors assented by nurse and health workers.
TUHC also provides the primary health services suchas minor operation, medicine distribution etc. Any
disease diagnosed uncurbable at TUHC is further
recommended to the concerned hospitals and thedepartments with a recommendation letter.
TUHC is working in bringing more efficiency for thetreatment of the patients. Although having several
challenges, TUHC is doing its best to promote a
healthy environment within University Campus, TU
premises, implementing the motto "Health is thebiggest wealth" into practice.

Location Map

Dr. Samidha Arpit
Head and Senior Medical Officer
TUHC, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone No: (977-1) 4330667
Email: chief.hc@tu.edu.np

Student Welfare and Sports Directorate
Introduction
Tribhuvan University has established Student Welfare
and Sports Directorate to serve as an independent unit
for the welfare of the students and for promoting theirsports activities as a wing under the Rector’s office.
It also supports the students for their cultural andsocial activities for their physical and intellectual
development. The Directorate is led by Director.
Goals
Student Welfare and Sports Directorate has thefollowing goals:
1. To develop annual plan for organizing andmanaging students’ extra-curricular activities.
2. To conduct trainings, seminars and workshops focusing
on extracurricular activities and student’s welfare.
3. To promote sports activities in every campus,
and facilitate to participate in international
tournaments.
4. To prepare university sports team and provide
trainings to participate in national and international
university games.
5. To provide trainers and coaches to campuses/
colleges for facilitating the athletes.
6. To prepare guidelines for the students’ scholarshipand implement students’ health insurance program.
7. To maintain cordial relationship between national
student associations and organizations, sports
bodies of international universities, and student
exchange programme for sports activities.
8. To establish bilateral relationship between
international universities and student exchange
programme for the study and sports activities.
9. To work as the secretariat of Student Welfare
Council and Free Students’ Union election.
10. To prepare, execute and monitor effective
directorates for Free Student Union election.
11. To activate, monitor, advice and provide necessary
directions and guidelines for Student Welfare
Committee and Student Welfare Chief.
12. To extend collaboration with individuals,organizations and universities for students’scholarship and establish Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) for further support.

Activities
1. Provide scholarship for deserving students.
2. Prepare university directories for scholarships,
hostel and sports.
3. Conduct students’ election timely in different
constituent and affiliated campuses.
4. Provide and facilitate health insurance foruniversity students in constituent campuses.
5. Organize and support Extra-curricular activities
for university students.
Recent Decision
Student welfare council of all constituent campuses
under this directorate has been changed into student's
grievances hearing and career counselling unit.
Prof. Pashupati Adhikari
Director
Student Welfare & Sports Directorate
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Fax: 014330487
Email: swss@tribhuvan-university.
edu.np, director.swd@tu.edu.np
Website: www.tu.edu.np
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Information and Public Relation Division
Tribhuvan University Information Section has beenreformed on May 15, 2015 into The Information
and Public Relation Division under the office of theRegistrar, TU. It is a formal body to make publicnecessary activities and information regarding
educational, academic and administrative affairs of
the university. At the central level of the university
administration, this division is also responsible to
make press release of the important policy decisions of
TU. The main functions of this division are as follows:• To publish the monthly bulletin for theuniversity.
• To publish the TU Annual Publication.
• To publish the TU brochure.
• To publish the TU Today.
• To publish the TU advertisements andnotices.
• To provide news on important TU activities
in the national news media.
• To produce audio-visual information on TU
activities.

• To publish TU calendar and TU telephone
directory.
• To run the official website of the university.
• To promote public relation .
• To flow information.
Future Activities•		 Collecting news on academic, educational,
administrative, financial and planning mattersof the university and broadcasting the matter on
Television and the Radio.
•		 Collecting information regarding academic
and non-academic staff, and students, anddisseminating the message through different
media.
Bhim Bahadur Shrestha
Chief
P.O.Box 8212
Phone: (977-1) 4330346
Email: info@tu.edu.np
Website: tu.edu.np

Research Directorate
Vision and Mission
The Research Division of Tribhuvan University,
located within the University Central Office, wasestablished in 1974. It was later renamed andrestructured as the Research Directorate under the
Rector's Office on May 15, 2015. The Directorate
serves as the secretariat of the Research Coordination
and Development Council (RCDC), which consistsof twenty-seven members, including Deans,
Executive Directors, Department Heads, Campus
Chiefs, experienced professors, and researchorganizations of the government. The council isheaded by the Rector of Tribhuvan University.
The Directorate is an administrative apex body foracademic research and acts as a research hub, whichis responsible for regulating research activities,
formulating research policies, and coordinating
research-related tasks across all faculties, institutes,
research centres, central departments, departments,
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research performance, ensures quality, andpromotes sustainability in the research activities of
the university. Its primary policy is to promote thegeneration of new knowledge in interdisciplinary
and multidisciplinary research areas that would
be helpful in the development of the country.
Furthermore, the Directorate is committed tocreating a research-friendly environment at
Tribhuvan University through fostering excellencein research, organizing workshops and seminars,
facilitating coordination and networking among
researchers, and making students, researchers,
and faculty members of the university engaged infundamental, as well as applied and collaborative
research activities. It provides opportunities forfaculty members to carry out mini-research projects,
collaborative research, and research projects onnational priority areas. Additionally, the Directorate
coordinates research projects sponsored by externalclients. It also supports students' research activitiesthrough dissertation grants. The faculty and staff
members of the Directorate possess extensive
experience in various research fields such as Scienceand Technology, Engineering, Forestry, Agricultureand Animal Sciences, Medicine, Humanities andSocial Sciences, Management, Education, andLaw. Since its establishment, the Directorate has
been well- known for its interdisciplinary andmultidisciplinary research activities.
In the context of the changes that have broughtworld-class University, the Directorate has been
about in the University to uplift its ranking to agiven the responsibility to secure research funding
from the government and facilitate Memorandumsof Understanding (MoUs) with government
research organizations. These efforts aim to engage
TU faculty members and students in research andprovide financial support to them. Furthermore,
the Directorate also carries out responsibilities
outlined in the management system of the Research
Directorate, TU 2072 B.S.(2015).
Goals
The Directorate has the following specific goals that
aim to advance research and development activities
at TU:•

Facilitating TU faculty members, students, andother national and international agencies in
conducting various types of research, ranging frommini-research to national priority areas projects.

•

Organizing workshops and seminars on researchmethodology and concurrent government
sectoral policies.

•

Coordinating research activities with national
and international governmental and nongovernmental agencies through Memorandumof Understanding (MOU) and Government-toGovernment (G to G) research strategies.

•

Publishing TU Journal including various typesof articles (multidisciplinary)•

Establishing TU as a center of excellence throughresearch and development.

Research Activities
The Directorate has started providing different typesof research grants. These include i) Small research
grants, ii) National Priority Area Research (NPAR)
Grants, iii) Research Endowment Fund. The NPAR

grant has four categories ranging from one million to
one ten million per project.
Small Research Project: One of the key research
initiatives of the Directorate is the research capacity
building of young and newly introduced faculty
members and staff at TU by awarding mini-research
grants each year since its establishment. The number
and the amount of the grant are determined by theworking committee of RCDC. Over time, thesenumbers have been gradually increasing to adapt thechanging scenario. This grant's sum has increased to
two hundred thousand rupees during the fiscal year
2079–2080. Thirty researchers have received awards
and submitted their completed projects. Seventyone researchers have submitted proposals for therequested projects for the fiscal year 2080–2081;
these proposals are currently being evaluated.
Research Endowment Fund: For the first time in
the history of TU, an initiative has been launched in
the form of a Collaborative and Thesis/Dissertation
Grant under the Research Endowment Fundgenerated from the interest accrued on fixed deposits.
It aims to promote high-level academic research andinterdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research
to address national priority research issues in the
country. Collaborative research grants and thesis/
dissertation research grants are the two categories
of research grants that the Directorate began to issue
under the Research Endowment Fund. This covers
masters, Ph.D., and M.Phil. Degrees. This project ispart of a yearly research program that TU faculty
and students can participate in. During the fiscal
year 2078–79, grants for five collaborative research
projects, ten doctoral theses, and fifteen master's
dissertations were awarded. Following a lapse of
one year, the Directorate was requested to submit
research proposals for five collaborative research
grants, eighteen Ph.D. thesis grants, five M.Phil.
grants, and fifty master's dissertation grants for the
fiscal year 2080–2081, whose evaluation process ispresently in progress.
National Priority Areas Research: It is one of
the most important grant types introduced in thefiscal year 2077/78. This grant is managed from theresearch fund of the Government through University
Grants Commission, Nepal. This grant aims to carryout high-quality research in the priority areas of thegovernment as specified in the current Five-Year Planand other policies. It aims to carry out high-quality
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research and publication and evidence-based policy
feedback to the government. There are four different
categories, namely i) Emerging Faculty Research
Grant (EFRG), ii) Major Research Grant (MRG), iii)
Excellence Research Grant (ERG), and iv) Innovative
Research Grant (IRG). The grant amounts are one
million rupees (EFRG), two million rupees (MRG),
Five million rupees (ERG) and ten million rupees(IRG) for different categories. In total, 29 projects
were granted funding in the 2077–2078 and 2078–
2079 years. It has granted funding to thirty research
projects in the categories of EFRG, MRG, and ERG
for the fiscal year 2079–2080. Furthermore, threeprojects have received funding in the Innovative
Research Grant category.
Government to Government Research Program:
It is widely acknowledged that Tribhuvan University(TU) possesses a qualified and efficient academic
human resource capable of promoting and enhancing
innovative and policy research. However, one of
the challenges faced by TU is the limited financial
resources for research endeavours. Recognizing this,the Research Directorate has taken the initiative tosecure research funding from the government bysigning MoU’s with different wings of ministries. Asof now, TU has signed MoU’s with the following threedifferent research organizations of the Government:
Nepal Health Research Council(NHRC),
Government of Nepal: TU signed an MoU with the
Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC), Governmentof Nepal, on 31st June 2020 with the aim of safeguarding
human health from existing pandemic diseases throughscientific research. The collaboration aims to expand thescope of research and explore previously unexplored
areas within the domain of human health. To effectively
implement joint research endeavours, a six-member
MoU implementing committee, consisting of threemembers from each organization, has been formed. The
scope of the joint research work primarily focuses onboth basic and applied research, with an emphasis on
stem-cell technology, gene therapy, human genome, andgene sequencing.
Social Welfare Council (SWC), Government of
Nepal: On behalf of Trbhuvan University, Research
Directorate signed a MoU with the Social Welfare
Council (SWC) on 11th February 2021. Through this
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institutions. The objective of the MoU is to engage
TU students at the Master's degree level and abovein the monitoring and evaluation of projects
approved by the SWC and implemented in different
parts of the country. This initiative will provide TU
students with opportunities for practical exposureand enhance their knowledge in the field of social
development. On the other hand, students contributeto improve the status and work performance of morethan 50,000 organizations associated with the Social
Welfare Council.
Policy Research Institute (PRI), Government of
Nepal: TU signed a MoU with the Policy ResearchInstitute (PRI), a government policy think tank in
Nepal, on 7th April 2021 with the aim to enhance
public policies across various sectors of development
plans. The MoU seeks to contribute to informed
decision-making and policy formulation processes
by conducting science and evidence-based policy
research. The scope of cooperation and support
includes a focus on sectoral public policies, which
entails conducting research, engaging in academic
discourse and debates on public policies, organizing
workshops to share knowledge and enhance research
capacity, and hosting scientific conferences on topics
of national importance.
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
Tribhuvan University Journal (TUJ): The Directorate
publishes Tribhuvan University Journal (TUJ), which
is a multidisciplinary double-blind peer-reviewed
journal. The journal is published biannually in Juneand December. TUJ is indexed in NepJOL (https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/TUJ), and the journalarchive can be accessed on the NepJOL website. TUJ
published Volume 38, Numbers 1 (June 2023) and 2(December 2023), which included sixteen academic
articles across a range of subject areas. At the moment,
TUJ is a JPPS-compliant journal where every paper
has a DOI number. Research articles have been
received for TUJ Volume 39, Number 1 (June 2024),
and the review procedure is presently in progress.
Research and Statistical Bulletin: To facilitate thedissemination of research conducted by various
researchers and organizations within the university,
the Research Directorate publishes a Research Bulletin
and a Statistical Bulletin including a comprehensive
statistical profile of diverse university activities.
This includes information on personnel, enrolment,
budget, examinations, and research reports and books.

Research Workshops
Research Interaction Workshop: The Research
Directorate has been organizing research andinteraction workshops on a regular basis. In thiscontext, it organized a half-day workshop in June
2022 at Rector's Office with the faculties enrolled
under the fast-tract program in TU. The newly
appointed faculty members based on academic
merit participated and discussed the researchpolicies and research funding opportunities at TU.
Similarly, a half-day research interaction workshop
was organized at Hotel Yellow Pagoda, Jamal on
March 18, 2022. The workshop was attended by
distinguished authorities of Tribhuvan University,
including the Vice-Chancellor, Rector, and Registrar.
Additionally, there were forty delegates present,
Executive Directors of Research Centers, membersof including deans, members of the Expert Group,
the Research Policy Formulation Draft Committee,
members of the Ethical Review Guidelines Draft
Committee, and members of the National Priority
Area Research Procedure and Guideline Formulation
Draft Committee. The workshop's agenda focusedon discussing the challenges faced during the launchof the National Priority Areas Research initiative.
The difficulties faced by researchers, reviewers,
focus was particularly on addressing the concerns
and the overall administrative and documentation
process. The workshop revised the working
procedure to ensure smoother implementation
and broader coverage of the research initiative. The
Directorate has organized a two-day workshop at
the Central Library on September 21 and 22, 2023,
with the theme "Improving Journal Management."
Thirty participants from different departments andcampuses who oversee the editing of their journals
received training from three experts.
Regional Level Research Methodology Workshop:
With the objective of disseminating skills andknowledge of research methodology at the regional levelof the country, several workshops are being launched toorient and equip both teachers and staff members of thecampuses with various components of research.
This year, the TU Grassroot Community of Scholars(TU-GCS) was encouraged to initiate a 3-monthresearch capacity-building workshop. The workshop
aimed to help young and novice researchers andfaculties of TU and beyond in successfully writing
research proposals and manuscripts for publicationin standard journals. The workshop was conductedvirtually on a volunteer basis, serving as an example
of successful experimentation of a volunteer model ofprofessional development networking and support inacademia.
Policy Workshop
A policy workshop was jointly organized by the
Research Directorate, the secretariat of RCDC, and
the Policy Research Institute (PRI) on April 20,
2021. The workshop was attended by all 27 membersof RCDC from TU, along with the members of
the research expert group. The main objective of
the workshop was to critically analyse the various
dimensions of the National Research Policy 2077,
which was drafted for the first time by the National
Planning Commission (NPC), and discuss its
successful implementation. During the workshop,
three key expert speakers, Prof. Dr. Pitamber Sharma,
Prof. Dr. Pushkar Bajracharya, and Prof. Dr. Pramod
K Jha, along with the members of RCDC, presented
twenty-two points/comments as inputs, suggestions,and feedback for the improvement of the policy
and to make it executable. These suggestions werelater submitted to Prof. Dr. Puspa Raj Kadel, theHonorable Vice-Chair of the National Planning
Commission.
POLICY DOCUMENT PREPARATION
Tribhuvan University Research Policy: A fivemember Research Policy Formulation Draft
Committee was formed, headed by Emeritus
Prof. Dr. Ram Prasad Chaudhary. The committee
consisted of members Prof. Dr. Rejina Maskey, Prof.
Dr. Mahanand Chalise, Prof. Dr. Pushpa Kamal
Subedi, and Executive Director of the Research
Directorate Prof. Dr. Ishwor Koirala as the member
secretary. The committee has submitted the draft
policy to the Chair of the Research Coordination
and Development Council (RCDC) and the Rectorof Tribhuvan University. Furthermore, it was sent to
the members of the Research Expert Group for theircomments and suggestions. The policy now requires
broader consultation among stakeholders before its
finalization.
Formation of Ethical Review Board andPreparation of Ethical Review Guideline: Tribhuvan
University formulated the Research Ethics Review
Operational Procedure, which was approved by the
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TU Executive Council in 2078 BS, and established
an Ethical Review Board (ERB) in 2079 BS following
the provisions outlined in the operational procedure.
ERB is established under the Office of the Rector of
TU and has its secretariat in Research Directorate.
ERB-TU consists of seven members appointed by the
TU Executive Council. The current board members
are as follows:
Chairperson - Prof. Dr. Kedar Prasad Rijal, Central
Department of Environmental Science, TU
Member - Prof. Dr. Sushan Acharya, Central
Department of Education, TU
Member - Prof. Dr. Shiva Raj Adhikari, Central
Department of Economics, TU
Member - Prof. Dr. Mohan Raj Sharma, Institute ofMedicine, TU
Member Dr. Meghnath Dhimal, Nepal HealthResearch Council, Government of Nepal
Member Ms. Shuva Laxmi Shakya, Deputy Mayor,
Kirtipur Municipality
Member Secretary - Prof. Dr. Ishwar koirala, Director,
Research Directorate, TU
Problems and Way Forward
In the ever-changing scenarios, the Research
Directorate's role and responsibilities have expanded
due to the active functioning of RCDC as the apex
body of TU Research. Consequently, the Research

Directorate, serving as the secretariat of RCDC,
needs to be reoriented and fully equipped in terms ofadministrative and financial aspects to effectively carryout all research activities, publications, and workshops
in a timely, efficient, and sustainable manner. Currently,
the Directorate lacks essential resources, such as fastinternet connectivity, IT-friendly research faculty andstaff, and most importantly, infrastructure (digitalequipment) necessary for a research-friendly, Central
Level University Research Coordinating Agency(CLURCA) to handle its expanded responsibilities.
Likewise, the Directorate needs to increase the annual
funding budget. In this digital era, it is crucial for the
Directorate to have its own Video Conferencing Hall,
equipped with instruments, and a Website Portal for
disseminating all research activities and publications
to a global audience. Furthermore, the Directorate
still needs to work to enhance the research culture in
the university and to upgrade the quality of the TU
Journal.
Prof. Ishwor Koirala, PhD
Director, Research Directorate
Rector’s OfficeKirtipur, Kathmandu Nepal
Phone: 977-01-4331867
Fax: 977-01-4331964
Email: research@tribhuvan-university.edu.np

Monitoring Directorate
Monitoring Directorate, a newly established organ,
was established after Tribhuvan University Executive
Council passed TU Monitoring Directorate Regulation,
2073 on 5th Jestha 2074. After that, the Monitoring
Committee Management System (MCMS), 2054 has
been repealed. However, the tasks performed previously
as per the MCMS, 2054 is considered as acted by
Monitoring Directorate.
The Directorate office, which is constituted under the
Chairperson of the Rector, comprises the Registrar asa Vice-chairperson, Deans (ex-officio members), sevenmembers among TU teachers, two Deputy Directors
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secretary. To perform the regular work, there is a5-member Task Performance Committee under theconvenorship of the Executive Director.
It monitors and directs the works: academic,
administrative, financial and other of different
institutes, faculties, research centers, constituent andaffiliated campuses of TU. It recommends to the ViceChancellor and to the Executive Council for the further
development and improvement of the above mentioned
works that supports to regularize/implement TU Act,
Rule, Regulation and decisions. Besides these, it also
facilitates the contact and relation between the central
office of TU and its concerned bodies/sectors.

In order to accomplish the above objectives, its
functions are categorized as follows:•

To monitor whether the activities of institutes,
faculties, research centers, constituent andaffiliated colleges of TU, teachers and staff areas per the Law, Act, Bylaws and Decisions of
TU and Executive Council or not;•To grant the permission to the teachers andstaff of TU to work in other organization indifferent shift;•

To monitor the presence of students and theirresults;•

To monitor the physical facilities of theinstitutes, faculties, research centers andcampuses; and•To follow the directions of the Vice-Chancellor
and the Executive Council.

Bishnu Prasad Khanal
Executive Director
TU Monitoring Directorate
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: +977-1-4331841
Fax: +977-1-4331964
Email: director.md@tu.edu.np

Coordination Division
Situated at the central office of Tribhuvan University,
Co-ordination Division is one of the important
divisions of the university. It is administered under
the Rector's Office at Kirtipur. This division is
mandated to carry out various activities to enhance
the quality of teaching, learning and research of TU.
The main responsibility of the division is to enhancequality education and to update their human power
according to the global standard.
It has the following specific function:• To give pre-approval and approval for study
leave to teacher and staff as per the rules andregulations of TU;•

To promote its human resource development
and welfare for teacher and staff by providing
scholarship programmes for higher education
and research;•

To manage and conduct pre-service and inservice training programmes and visit toforeign universities for administrative staff;•

To carry out the necessary procedures fornomination of candidates for scholarshipprovided by TU and different donors;•

To nominate teachers for higher studies andtraining in academic institutions abroad;•To administer applications of permanentteachers for sabbatical leave;•

to carry out necessary procedures for student
scholarships established by different donors;•

To proceed necessary correspondence for visa
to foreign students, experts and volunteers;•

to assist the donors who are willing to offer
prize and certificate to those students who
have obtained highest grade and those whohave written excellent thesis; and•To assist central authorities, speciallythe Rector, in carrying out above statedprogrammes and activities including day-today affairs.

The division lies under the umbrella of Rector's Office.
There are four units in this division. We provide
deputation for teachers, faculties, professors andportfolios of our university forpaper presentation
at international forums,meetings, seminars andtrainings and evaluation of participants of different
international projects according to the provisions
mentioned in MOU documents.
Dipak Tiwari
Acting Chief
Coordination Division
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
P.O. Box 8212
Tel: 977-1-4331044
Email: chief.cd@tu.edu.np
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Tribhuvan University Central Library
Introduction

FunctionsTribhuvan University Central Library (TUCL)
was established in 1959 AD in Tripureshwor,
Kathmandu. When the construction of the current
library building at Kirtipur was completed in 1967,
the library collection was moved to Kirtipur from
Tripureshwor. Due to the massive Earthquake 2015
and the growing number of books and clientele,
the new building was essential. So, the new librarybuilding has been constructed recently just besidethe existing building, now onwards the library canprovide services from both buildings.

To attain the above objectives, TUCL supports theuniversity’s teaching, learning and research activities
by procuring relevant documents in accordancewith the university’s curricula and rendering various
services to satisfy the clienteles’ needs. Generally, thelibrary performs the following functions:

It now has more than four hundred thousand
volumes of documents comprising mostly textbooks,
reference books, theses/dissertations, and backvolumes of bound periodicals. It is the largest library
in Nepal in regards to collections, professional
services and area it occupied. Even though TUCL
also serves the government ministries, foreign
researchers, diplomatic missions and the public
communities.
Objectives
The sole objective of TUCL is to help its motherinstitution i.e. Tribhuvan University in attaining
her objectives. Besides it, being the biggest andconsidered as the most reliable library in the nation,
TUCL shoulders responsibility of attaining thefollowing objectives too, its other objectives are as
follows:

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To preserve the intellectual heritage of thenation,•To promote resource sharing, networking andexchange of databases,•

To provide documentation and information
services and bring out relevant publications,•

To help for developing T.U. libraries andpromote scholarly standards, guidelines andbest practices,•

To promote professional expertise in
information management for the librariansof all the colleges under the umbrella ofTribhuvan University.
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Technical processing-to facilitate in organizing
and browsing the documents,• User education - to make the library clienteles
aware of its collection, organization andborrowing rules, services being rendered,• Publications of serials lists, annual reports,
bibliographies etc.,• Maintaining in house databases,• Preserving the materials acquired and othermaterials of historical significance, and• Conducting in-service trainings, seminars andother information dissemination activities etc.
Our Collection•

Our collection has been curated through a
combination of purchases, gifts, donations, andacquisitions from repositories. To facilitate easy accessand navigation, we have categorized our materials into
distinct sections. The general collection, intended forborrowing by library members, comprises various
types of books. Additionally, we maintain separate
collections for reference books, textbooks, abstracts,bound volumes of periodicals and audiovisualmaterials. The uniqueness and distinctiveness of ourlibrary collection are underscored by these features.
Nepal Collection
The ‘Books on Nepal’ section encompasses publications
from within and outside the country, including
dissertations and theses submitted by master’s degree
students, as well as MPhil and PhD scholars affiliatedwith Tribhuvan University and its constituent colleges.
ISBN Depository
In our depository collection, we retain two copies ofeach newly published book, deposited by writers andpublishers as an ISBN copy.

TU Archive, Rare Books and Manuscripts
This section houses old documents of archival
importance related to Tribhuvan University, as
well as other documents of historical significanceand ancient manuscripts. The preservation ofthese manuscripts involves the use of acidfree cardboard boxes, made possible throughcollaboration with the University of Hamburg,
Center for the Study of Manuscript Cultures(CSMC), Germany.
UN Depository Collection
Since 1964, TUCL has functioned as the ‘United
Nations Organization Depository Library’ for Nepal.
Here, we store documents published by the United
Nations, its various agencies, and other international
bodies, contributing to the dissemination of valuable
information.
Periodicals Collection
TUCL has a large collection of Journals, Magazines
and Newspapers published in Nepal and abroad. For
example, we have a collection of Gorkhapatra and
The Rising Nepal since 1969 (2025 B.S). Similarly,
the library has a collection of many other Nepali
daily newspapers and Nepali and foreign magazines
and Journals. It is maintained in hard-bound forms
month/year-wise depending on the frequency of its
publications.
Special Corners
Some countries have designated specific corners to
showcase the unique aspects of their culture. In these
designated corners, rare items, literature of historicalsignificance, history books, documents and materials
related to geography are curated. Currently, we
already have dedicated corners for American studies,Japanese studies, and Trans-Himalayan studies(featuring Chinese books). Additionally, we have an
India Studies Corner at new building premises.
Extensive Services
In addition to the regular library duties, TUCL has
also been entrusted with some responsibilities by TU
and other international organizations, as follows:
Plagiarism Detection
TU has provided the central-level authority to
TUCL for the comprehensive management of anti-

plagiarism software and services. In accordancewith university guidelines, TUCL will provide
plagiarism software user IDs upon the requestof all units within TU and its affiliated units.
Plagiarism detection software login URL: https://app.ithenticate.com/en_us/login
ISBN Agency of Nepal
TUCL has also been serving as the ISBN
(International Standard Book Number) National
Agency since January 2000. Now we have provided
this service manually as well as online. The process
to get the ISBN through online, please visit this URL:
http://206.189.184.64/
Nepal Journal Online (NepJOL)
NepJOL is a unique online e-resources databasecreated and maintained by TUCL in collaboration
with INASP, UK, and was launched in 2007. The
database encompasses a wide range of disciplines,featuring indigenous Nepalese journals. For more
information regarding joining your journal in
NepJOL, the submission process and to access thearticles, please visit this URL: https://www.nepjol.info/
E-resources
TUCL provides services to its users by subscribing
to international electronic databases througha remote access system, which is offered freeof charge to all faculty, students, staff, andresearchers at TU. Users from TU are required
to use their official TU e-mail, while users fromother institutions can access in collaboration
with TUCL. We have recently subscribed to the
EBSCO host Database, which covers a wide rangeof multidisciplinary subjects from various leading
publishers. TUCL has subscribed to JSTOR and
Project MUSE databases, which are accessible only
through an IP-based system.
Additionally, TUCL has signed Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) with the National Digital
Library of India (NDLI) and the Asian Development
Bank for access to e-resources. Similarly, otheropen access databases such as DOAJ, DOAB, UN
Digital Library, etc., have also been incorporated
into the remote access system. These facilitates
for easy access for users to e-books, theses anddissertations, periodical journals, old questions,audio/video lectures, presentations, newspapers,
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remotexs.co/user/login.
Institutional Repository

Membership

TUCL has successfully developed a new format for adigital library using D-space software. Electronic Thesis
and Dissertation (ETD), E-books, Journals, Magazines,
Research papers, and various other electronic resources
are stored in this digital library. All units of TU, as
well as other interested institutes, have the option of
freely uploading their resources. Users can view anddownload free the required resources from https://elibrary.tucl.edu.np

Regular Membership•

All the bona fide students,
the permanent and teachingassistants of the University Campus Kirtipur,
the permanent teachers of TU constituent
campuses and the administrative staff of TU
can be members of the library.

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Teaching assistants on the University
campus need to deposit a refundable amountNRs.1500.00 (One thousand five hundred) to
be a member of the library.

•

Students need to submit a recommendation
letter from their respective departments torenew their membership every semester.

Library Orientation
Library orientation programs are conducted for the
Master’s degree first semester students immediately after
their enrollment in their respective departments and to
MPhil and PhD research scholars also. Similarly, online
orientation programs are also conducted to facilitate
easy access of resources.

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the thesis should also produce a
recommendation letter from theirrespective department as proof of
their eligibility for membership.
•

To obtain a clearance certificate one has toreturn all the books borrowed along with card.

Private Membership
Any Nepalese citizen can be a private member of thelibrary. Non-Nepalese nationals need to produce anofficial recommendation letter from their employer
or a photocopy of their valid visa/passport alongwith a refundable deposit of NRs. 3000/- to be amember of the library. In the case of Nepali nationals,
NRs.1500/- (refundable) has to be deposited. The
monthly fee for these private members is NRs.100/. If paid in advance, the library subsidizes theamount of the total annual fee to NRs.
600/- for a period of one year. Similarly,
the readers who are already members or
want to get private membership should pay
extra NRs. 200 charged for online resources annually.
Temporary Membership
If an individual wants to use the library resources for a
few weeks only, he/she could be granted a temporary
membership. The temporary membership charge
is NRs. 100.00 for a period of 15 days. Temporary
members get one reference card only, which is to be
used inside the library.
Reference Membership
If an individual wants to use the library regularly, one
can obtain a reference membership. The reference
membership charge is NRs. 600/- for a six-month
period and NRs. 1000/- for a year. Reference cardholders do not have the privilege to borrow books
from the library.
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Privilage and Conditions of Loan
Membership Types

Books Allowed

Loan Period

University Campus Teachers

7 books

90 days

Permanent Teachers of TU Constituent
campuses

3 books

90 days

Research Scholars

4 books

90 days

University Campus Teaching Assiatant

4 books

90 days

Admin. Staff of TU

2 books

3 weeks

Students of the TU Campus

2 books

3 weeks

Private Members

2 books

3 weeks

Temporary Members

Can’t borrow, but can use books inside the library only.

If MPhil and PhD students outside TU want to bemembers of the library, they need to obtain private
membership.
Arrangement of Books
For the arrangement of books on the shelves, theworld-renowned Dewey Decimal Classification(DDC) system has been used. According to thislibrary classification system, each book is assigned
a specific numerical notation symbol representing
the thought content of the book, or genre in thecase of literature. The notation symbol numbers
range from 000-999 with their decimal subdivisions
corresponding to their subject of specificity. Alongwith this notation, the author symbol and date of
publication are also added to further specify thebook for ease of shelving and retrieval process. This
notation symbol number is then affixed on the spineof each book and the books are shelved according tothis sequence number.
Notation ranges

Subjects

000- 099

Computer science,
information & general works

100-199 		

Philosophy and psychology

200- 299		

Religion

300- 399		

Social sciences

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400- 499			Languages
500- 599			Science
600- 699			Technology
700- 799			

Arts and recreation

800- 899			Literature
900- 999			

History and geography

Finding and Borrowing the Books
TUCL has maintained both the traditional manual
catalogue cards and a computer database to help its
clienteles to browse their desired documents. The
electronic database is accessible through the Online
Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) terminals installedat different locations of the library. The OPAC canalso be accessed through the library’s website (www.
tucl.tu.edu.np)
To find a particular book of your interest, first ofall, please consult the catalogue. Search can bemade either by author or title or by subject. Card
catalogues have been arranged alphabetically as
in a dictionary. Then obtain its ‘Call number’ (acombination of the notation symbol, author symbol
and date of publication) written in the upper left
corner of the catalogue card or get the call number
from the computer database record. Then go to thedesignated book-shelves exploring the notation
sequence numbers affixed on the spine of the books.

To borrow a book, please bring it to the ‘Circulation
counter’ along with your ‘E-card’, and then get thebook checked-out. Similarly, while returning abook, please produce the book at the circulation
counter.
General Rules and Regulations•

While entering the library, one should deposit
one’s belongings like bags, briefcases etc. at theproperty counter. The Property counter will
provide a token to recollect such items later.

•

The users are requested not to put any valuable
items in their bags etc. The library does nottake any responsibility for the loss of any suchitems left behind.

•

If an issued book is found mutilated/damaged
while at the time of returning, the library will
not accept the book and the borrower will beheld responsible for its compensation.

•

A reserved book will neither be renewed nor
issued to any other reader and user.

•

Overdue charge shall be levied NRs. 1/- pervol. per day for all categories of members.
•

Food, drinks, smoking etc. are not allowed
inside the library.

•

Library users/visitors should switch-off theircell-phones while in the library.

•

The user should produce one’s reference card
to use the library resources of the special andclose sections of the library.

•

The librarian has the right to terminate
membership when any member is foundindulged in any type of improper andoffensive behavior against any other library
member, against the library staff and library
property.

•

A library card is necessary to enter into thelibrary for study purposes.

Future plans
While retaining its glory of being big in collection
as well as the varieties of services rendered to its
clienteles, TU Central library has yet to do a lot in the
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future in order to run itself in a modern way to meetthe ever-increasing demands of the ICT literate on
modern society. For this, it has become imperative
to introduce new equipment and mechanisms andalso do something in capacity building of its staff
to help the library clientele and staff to save theirtime during the technical and service rendering
procedures. A lot has been achieved in the last f/y interms of Physical, Content and Outreach programs
and some are still being done and some are yet to
be started afresh. Some of the plans that need to bematerialized/achieved in the future are:•Updating the TUCL’s computer database bymeans of Retrospective conversion of the oldcard catalogues thereby totally replacing thecard catalogues by computer databases,•

Strengthening our E-Resources facilities, viz,
NepJOL, NeLIC databases and E-books,•

Introducing and replacing the barcode system by RFID (Radio Frequency
Identification technology,•

Strengthening the professional expertise of
TU Central library’s librarians by means offinding opportunities to attend national andinternational trainings/conferences,•

Gathering the list of all the libraries of
TU’s constituent campuses disseminating
the information about their collection,
staff strength, services rendered and theirrequirements for further improvement,•

Digitizing the TU archives, the rare books
collection and other fragile documents,•

Finding resources to establish an audio
recording studio to produce audio books for
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Cataloguing the entire books of ISBNdepository collection,•

Digitizing the Village profiles,•

Digitizing the entire theses and dissertations,•

Installing the advance security system,•

Updating the plagiarism checking software,•

Safeguarding the manuscript collection.

A part from the above plans, building andstrengthening relationship with national andinternational organizations etc. are also in the list
to be done in addition to day-to-day administrationand smooth running of the library.
Library Hours (Sunday – Saturday)•

Summer 6:00 am – 7:00 pm, Saturday 10:00
am – 5:00 pm•

Winter 6:00 am – 6:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am– 4:00 pm•

The reading rooms outside the main building
remain open 24/7.

Location Map

Sagar Raj Subedi
Acting Chief
TU, Central Library
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: 01-4331317, 4331318,
4330834, 4333077
Email: chief@tucl.tu.edu.np
info@tucl.tu.edu.np

Office of the Controller of Examinations
Introduction
Office of the Controller of Examinations (OCE), TU
was established in 2016 B.S. (1959 A.D.) Initially, it
functioned as an Examination Section at buildings
of TU at Tripureshwar, Kathmandu. It was shifted
to Jamal, Kathmandu, as a separate Division of
Examination in 2028 (1972). It rose to a fullfledged Office of the Controller of Examinations in2038(1982). Finally, it moved to its own buildings at
Balkhu, Kathmandu.
The thirteen-member-Examination Improvement
and Co-ordination Committee, chaired by Rector,
makes policies regarding the improvement of
examinations. The Central Examination Steering
Committee, led by Registrar, supervises all activities
of examinations. The OCE is headed by theController of Examinations, who is appointed by theVice-Chancellor of the university. The Controllerof Examinations is responsible for the overallmanagement and administration of the OCE, andhe/she is assisted by a team of Deputy Controllers
and other support staff.
Responsibility and duties
The OCE is responsible for designing theexamination system for all academic programs
offered by the university. This includes determining
the examination schedule, setting the duration andformat of the exams, and deciding on the number
and type of questions to be included in the question

papers. The OCE also ensures that the examination
system is fair, transparent, and objective, and that itmeets the academic standards and requirements of
the university.
The OCE prepares the question papers for
all academic examinations conducted by theuniversity. The question papers are designed totest the students’ knowledge, understanding, andskills in the respective subjects. The OCE ensuresthat the question papers are of high quality andare relevant to the course curriculum conducting
all academic examinations in a fair, transparent,
and secure manner. This includes ensuring that theexam centers are equipped with adequate facilities
and resources, that the examiners are trained andqualified, and that the examination process is freefrom any malpractice or cheating.
The OCE is responsible for evaluating the answer
scripts of all academic exams conducted by theuniversity. The answer scripts are evaluated byqualified examiners who are appointed by the
OCE. The OCE ensures that the answer scripts areevaluated objectively and impartially, and that theevaluation process is transparent and fair publishing
the results of all academic examinations conductedby the university. The results are published on theuniversity’s website and are also made available tothe students through their respective colleges or
institutions. The OCE ensures that the results areaccurate and error-free, and that they are publishedwithin a reasonable timeframe.
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The OCE is responsible for issuing certificates andtranscripts to successful candidates. The certificates
and transcripts are important documents thatcertify the students’ academic achievements andqualifications. The OCE ensures that the certificates
and transcripts are issued in a timely and efficientmanner, and that they meet the academic standards
and requirements of the university. To organize
convocation ceremony to confer the certificateson graduates, Post-graduates, M.Phil. and Ph.D.
graduates. The OCE keeps the record of examinations
with high level of security.
Conclusion
The Office of the Controller of Examinations plays acrucial role in managing the academic examinations
and results of Tribhuvan University. The OCE has tomanage a large number of students, ensure the quality
and relevance of the examination system, prevent
cheating and malpractice, meet strict deadlines,

manage technical issues, and address student
complaints and grievances. Despite these challenges,
the OCE strives to maintain the academic standards
and integrity of the university and provide quality
education to its students. To organize convocation
ceremony to confer the certificates on graduates,
Post-graduates, M.Phil. and Ph.D. graduates. To keep
the record of examinations.
Pushpa Raj Joshi
Controller
Office of the Controller of
Examinations
Balkhu, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: 977-1-4274924, 977-1-4284167
Email: controllor@exam.tu.edu.np
Website: www.tuexam.edu.np

Convocation
Tribhuvan University holds two types of convocations: regular and special. Regular convocationis held every year for conferring Bachelor’s, Master’s, Master in Philosophy (M.Phil.) and Ph.D
degrees. The convocation is addressed by a scholar of national or international distinction. In special
convocations, Honorary Degrees are conferred on nationally and internationally distinguishedscholars.

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General Administration Division
The integrated mobilization of physical, financial,and human resources towards the achievementof organizational objectives is major function ofGeneral Administrative Division of TU. Generaladministration consists of the accumulationof physical resources, their mobilization, andeffective management.
Tribhuvan University is a large organizationin Nepal with the objective of producing
highly educated human resources required invarious fields and conducting research to foster
innovation. Different administrative divisions
have been established in the TU central officeunder the registrar's office to support for thethe achievement of TU's goals. Among them,
the General Administration Division is one of
the most important administrative divisions.
The procurement of consumables, constructionof buildings, maintenance of physical assets,
store and asset management, security andtransportation management, and utility service
management are the main responsibilities of theGeneral Administration Division.

To manage these administrative tasks, six internal
units have been established under the General
Administration Division: Internal Administration
Unit, Procurement Unit, Property Management
and Construction Unit, Maintenance and EventManagement Unit, Store Unit, and Transportationand Security Unit. This division is headed by afirst-class gazetted officer, and all units are headed
by gazetted officers. All officers are responsible
for performing the designated tasks according to
TU rules and regulations.

Raju Kumar Shrestha
Chief
General Administration Division
Central Administration Building
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
P.O.Box 8212
Phone No: 01-4330367, 4330814
Email: chief.gad@tu.edu.np

Office of the Chief Legal Adviser
The office of the chief of the legal adviser is anindependent umbrella organization of the TU locatedcentrally with its own identity and image in thepremise of the Vice-Chancellor’s office. Establishedin 2034 B.S. as one of the important wings of T.U., itworks as a sole attorney of the university, advocating
for the umbrella bodies. This assumes supreme
authority in legal matters over four faculties, fiveinstitutes, sixty campuses, departments and researchCentres-CEDA, CNAS, CERID and RECAST. In
addition, it makes aware its esteemed bodies including
heads of different faculties, teachers and staff about
the duties and responsibilities they have to carry
one and the different organizations of T.U. for theenforcement and enactment of the T.U. principles.

Besides, it recommends the authorities to take legal
actions if any member of the organization violates
rules and regulations. Above all, this organization
advocates for teachers, staff and other constituent
bodies if necessary. In short, the Chief of the Legal
Adviser’s Office represents the university as its legal
authority and pleads as an advocate at the court onbehalf of the university.
Narayan Prasad Khanal
Chief Legal Adviser
Vice-Chancellor’s officeKirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: (977-1) 4331840
Fax: (977-1) 4331964
Email: chief.la@tu.edu.np
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Financial Administration Division
Introduction
The Financial Administration Division (FAD), situatedat Kirtipur, Kathmandu is in the central financial
authority of Tribhuvan University, under the officeof the Registrar charged with the responsibilities ofbudgeting and accounting system along with managing
the overall financial performance of the university.
Moreover, the critical role of the division lies in the morerational allocation of the resources; better managementof expenditure; enhanced mobilization of both internaland external resources; strengthening the fund capacity.
Additionally, this division makes regular financialtransactions, and coordinates and controls the economic
activities to maintain the financial discipline of theentire university.
Objectives:
This division has the main objective to perform goodfinancial governance in the university to oversees
and evaluate the overall financial performance of theuniversity. The specific objectives are:• to manage the budgetary system to ensure that thesource has been efficiently mobilized and utilized
as per the vision of the University.
• to explore the financial sources and to strengthen
the funds for financial sustainability.
• to establish a Financial Control Mechanism (FCM)
for maintaining financial discipline.
• to maintain Integrated Financial Information
Management System (IFIMS) with particularfocus on e-administration technology.
Program and Service Rendered:monitoring of the Financial and Fiscal policy of theuniversity• Maintains the financial disciplines and controls revenue
leakage;• Manages the pension, gratuity, medical facilities, andretirement benefits• Formulates financial control mechanisms to regulate
the financial activities of Tribhuvan University• Designs and implements relevant accounting forms
to maintain transparency.
• Standardizes accounting systems as well as accounting
technology• Boosts the financial strategies for strengthening the
economic condition of TU• Manages and allocates different scholarship schemes
for students• Launches Programs for human resources development• Promotes the financial well-being of its constituent
campuses/offices• Disseminates financial reports in an integrated manner.
• Coordinates with the Office of the Auditor General,
Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, University
Grant Commission, and concerned donor agencies
and institutions
Organizational Structure:
Statement of intent and implementation:

The Financial Administration Division is one of thecore administrative divisions, responsible for the overall
financial administration of Tribhuvan University. This
Division specifically performs the following activities:• Oversees and evaluates the overall financial
performance of the university.
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Plans for the allocation of financial resources•

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This division has ensured the management ofqualitative financial performance in accordance withthe goal of the university. Most importantly, it focuses
on meeting the objectives of this division.

Employee Satisfaction and Clients Satisfaction:
FAD is consistently making efforts to motivate its
employees to enhance their skills and efficient services
via training, workshop, seminar, and meetings. It also
believes on clients' satisfaction is the key factor tostrengthen the financial system.

Kumar Prasad Humagain
Chief
Financial Administration Division
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: 977 -1-4331839
Email: chief.fad@tu.edu.np

Secretariat of TU Senate and Executive Council
The TU Senate and Executive Council Office
was established as a part of the Office of the Vice
Chancellor at Tribhuvan University.
Main Objectives: The primary objective of the TU
Senate and Executive Council Office is to act as asecretariat for the Tribhuvan University Senate andExecutive Council.
Specific Objectives: The specific objectives of theoffice include:• To prepare agendas for the TU Senate meetingsand send decisions to the concerned agencies fornecessary action.
• To make necessary preparations for holding themeetings of the TU Executive Council and prepare
meeting minutes.
• To evaluate employee performance and ensureclient satisfaction.
Services Rendered: The office provides the following
services:• Preparation of agenda and meeting minutes for
the TU Senate and Executive Council.
• Coordination and implementation of decisions
made by the TU Senate and Executive Council.

• Evaluation of employee performance and client
satisfaction.
Policy: Statements of Intent and Implementations:
The TU Senate and Executive Council Office follows
the policies and regulations set by the Tribhuvan
University Senate and Executive Council.
Evaluation System: Employee's Performance andClients Satisfaction: The TU Senate and Executive
Council Office evaluates employee performanceand ensures client satisfaction through regularperformance evaluations and feedback mechanisms.
Prospective Enhancements: The TU Senate andExecutive Council Office is constantly seeking toenhance its services and operations by adopting
new technologies and improving its performance
evaluation mechanisms.
Baikuntha Prasad Thapaliya
ChiefPhone: +977-1- 4331838
Email: chief.ec@tu.edu.np;
info.ec@tu.edu.np
Website and Link: https://tu.edu.np/
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Audit DivisionThis Division under the office of Registrar, Tribhuvan
University, conducts internal audit of the financialtransaction of all the units of Tribhuvan University.
It is a central administrative division at the Central
Office, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.
The key role of this division is to perform internal audit,
to provide management services to the University andto consolidate system management independently forobjective evaluation of internal controls over all businessactivities. It gives priority to reviewing the validityof financial and other management information, incompliance with applicable laws and policies, effective
and efficient operations.
Objectives• To provide independent and Quality Audit
Services to the organization• To assist in compliance with the existing laws
• To evaluate the suitability and reliability ofinternal control system of the organization• To provide necessary suggestions for solving andimproving problems• To check whether the rules, regulations and laws
have been followed or not• To shrink for make a single decision• To coordinate the activities of external auditors•presenting the audit reports published byAuditor General Office of Government of
Nepal to the authority with recommendations
to remove irregularities•

preventing irregularities•

Installing programmes for Non-compliance
Database Management System (NDMS)•

formulating Auditing Manual and Auditing,Directories•

recommending necessary action for violatingin financial transaction•

conducting Financial Accounting, Administrative
and auditing training /workshop periodically•provides clearance for retired persons•

Detect financial irregularities and report to the
management to help speedily action.

•

Investigating reported occurrences of fraud,embezzlement, theft, waste, misappropriations
as and when required.

Organizational Structure of Audit Division
There are two units in the audit division.
•

Internal Audit Unit•

Beruji Settlement Unit

• To prepare easy environment for final audit• To remove the irregularities raised by the auditor
general• To solve the problems before it gets complicated• To keep non-compliance (beruju) records• To ensure good governance in financial activities
in TU.
Functions94•

performing internal audit of regular units
as well as special projects for the TU
management•

investigating and making inquiries into various
complaints
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Pushpa Narayan Shrestha
Chief
Audit Division
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
P. O. Box 8212
Phone: 977-1-4330884, 4332086
Fax: 977-1- 4331964
Email: chief.ad@tu.edu.np

Personnel Administration Division
Introduction•

There is an Employees Administration Divisionin the central office under the Registrar’s Office.
The Staff Administration Division works under theRegistrar. The Staff Administration Division is thecentral body responsible for managing the teachersand employees working in various campuses, offices,
central departments and other subordinate offices
under Tribhuvan University.

•

Teacher Staff Post Creation and Management Sections
To recommend the creation of necessary posts
for teacher and staffs in different campuses andoffices of the university as per requirement• To recommended the executive council for thefulfillment of vacant post of teachers and staffs
on time• To arrange for appointment and posting ofteachers staffs recommended by TU service
commission• To manage appointment for new and promoted
teachers staffs.
• To arrange the transfer to teachers and staffs
necessarily• To maintain the proper record of teachers andstaffs working at different offices under university• To do other necessary works concerning withteachers staffs.
Position and Gratuity Section•• To give information to the concern teacher
staff about their retirement six months before
retirement date
• To maintain proper record of teacher staffs
appointment, transfer, promotion, punishment,
leave and other as per requirement• To arrange to provide pension, Gratuity and otherbenefits as per TU Rules and regulations• To maintain digital record keeping of management
teachers and personnel’s• To do other miscellaneous works as per therequirement
Internal Administration Section•

To perform transfer of personnel, contract period
extension of staffs those who are working incentral office and different central departments

To maintain the monthly attendance record of
the staffs• To maintain the leave records of the staffs• To provide identity card to the teachers and staffs• To perform other miscellaneous works as per therequirement
Contract Teachers Management Section
To make an arrangement for appointing teachers
on contract or part time basis for all the bodies of
TU• To extend the period of contract of teacher those
who are moving on contract as per requirements• To make an arrangement of paid or unpaid
deputation from TU to other institutions;• To make an arrangement to provide Gratuity andlease of foreign teachers• To manage internal deputation of contract
teachers• To make an arrangement of deputation of staff
other than those working in the central office andto carry out miscellaneous works
Action and Reward Section• To make action against teachers who violate
norms and code of conduct• To carry out the procedure to give Medal for longservice and for Educational prize• To conduct other miscellaneous works as per
requirements
Registration and Transit Section•

To register and send letter to be processed fromthe division

Academic and Administrative Support Personnel
Tribhuvan University has 5656 teachers and 4516 staffs’
employees working as teaching, administrative andsupporting staff in different offices of the university
Yogendra Prasad Dahal
Chief
Personnel Administration Division
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: (977-1) 4330439
email: chief.pad@tu.edu.np
P.O.Box 8212
Fax : (977-1) 4330315.

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TU Press
TU Press functions under the Registrar's
Office, and is situated inside the boundary of
University Campus, Kirtipur. It has been taking
the responsibility of printing various materials
of TU Controller of Examination, TU Central
Office, TU Service Commission, TU Teaching
Hospital, Institutes and Faculty Dean's Office,Central Departments, Research Centres and all TU
Campuses within Kathmandu Valley. Among them,more than 70% printing works order comes from
Office of the Controller of Examination, TU, likeanswer books and examinations forms of different
levels. It also prints different kinds of forms. Besides
that, the press prints text books, curriculum,
different kinds of Journals of Institutes, Faculties,
Central Departments, Campuses and Professors'
Association of TU. The press also prints Research
Journals, Bulletins, Calendar, and Pocket Telephone
Directory, Brochures, TU Annual Publication, TU
Today and necessary academic and administrative
documents of TU.
To provide printing facilities to costumer, there arethree buildings, six printing machines, five of themare offset machines and one letter press, one quality
automatic binding machine, one quality automatic
sensible cutting machine, one general cutting machine,
one soundless generator, one 20X30 size digital Plate
Making Machine, four Electrical Stitching Machine
two perforating machine, some small hand stitchingmachines and many kinds of equipments.

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Construction of new building of TU Press is inprocess under National Reconstruction Authority,
Central Project Implementation Unit. Considering
the lack of quality printing machines in the TU Press,
the process of purchasing quality offset machines has
been taken forward.
Future plans of TU Press are as follows:• To deliver quality printing services.
• To develop it in a competitive manner.
• To minimize the cost price of printing.
• To establish it as a standard university press.
Man Bahadur Bhatta
Chief
TU Press
Phone : 977-1- 4331320, 4331321
Email : chief.press@tu.edu.np

Information Technology Innovation Centre
Introduction

The Organizational Structure of ITIC

Originally Information Technology Centre at
Tribhuvan University was established in 2016 withthe objective of providing information technology
service to the University in teaching learning
process as well as in decision making. With the same
objective and robust vision IT center was renamed as
IT Innovation Center (ITIC) in 2021 with decisionfrom TU executive council.
As Information Technology Innovation center, we areintended to solve any technology related problem ofTribhuvan University. The main objectives of ITIC are:1.

ICT Infrastructure development of Tribhuvan
University;
2. Work as Center ISP for the university
3. Work as main Data center of the university;
4. Managing E-Learning and email system offaculties, staffs, and students;
5. Provide ICT consulting services.
This is the age of information technology. Effective
education at higher level is not possible without
the proper access of information technology. TU
comprises different faculties, institutes, departments
and research centers through which it has been
providing higher education in different disciplines
since 1959AD. ITIC is providing strong internet
connection of 300 Mbps, to each TU central office,Central departments, Universities premises and officeof Examination Controllers, on sharing. Informationand technology innovation centre is playing a vital rolein teaching and learning method of higher education.
ITIC is supporting e-learning platform by hosting
different type of related software in ITIC data center.
ITIC is also providing ICT consulting services to TU.
Also center has been working as central ICT unit of
TU and manage email system as well as support virtual
learning platform. With the intension of producing
student of Research based education system, ITIC has
made Memorandum of Understanding with Nepal
Research and Education Network (NREN). For thescalability of data center ITIC have taken access to
the government cloud provided by Department ofInformation Technology (DoIT).

In order to provide quality education at higher
level, intranet, internet and wireless network facilities
should be provided effectively. This centre isplanning to establish its own wireless networking
in three phases. In the first phase, the wirelessnetworking will be accomplished at TU Central
Office, University Campus premises and Office ofExamination Controllers. In the second phase, thecampuses within in the Kathmandu valley will beconnected by the wireless networking. In the third
phase, remaining campuses all over the country
will be connected to the wireless network.
To enhance the quality of service provided by thecenter, we take survey of consumers and feedback
provided by them are consider in further planningmaking process for the betterment of the service.
For the advancement of the university, Information
Technology Innovation Centre will always play agreat role by bringing latest information technology
to the university in the days ahead.
Prof. Subarna Shakya, PhD
Director
Information Technology
Innovation Centre
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: (977-1) 4330788
Email: chief.itic@tu.edu.np
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Centre for Quality Assurance and Accreditation
INTRODUCTIONThe University Grants Commission (UGC) of Nepal
has introduced the system of Quality Assurance andAccreditation (QAA) since 2007 for Higher Education
Institutions (HEIs). The growing participation of HEIs
in adhering to the QAA process reflects the country's
widening scope of the QAA system. The QAA has alreadybeen a core concern and a priority in higher education
development at Tribhuvan University (TU). Realising theimportance of the QAA, TU established the Centre for
Quality Assurance and Accreditation (TU-QAA Centre)
in 2017 to assure quality and facilitate accrediting its
constituent campuses, central departments, and schools.
Quality Assurance (QA) mainly focuses on standards
encompassing various key aspects of the entire Higher
Education (HE) framework. These aspects include
institutional capacity within HE, academic curricula,teaching methodologies, research requirements, student
assessment, and examination systems, as well as otheracademic infrastructures and environments.
Quality assurance has a broad scope and focuses onacademic programmes, HEIs developments and quality
enhancement initiatives. Implementing the QAA process
is the mandatory policy at Tribhuvan University of
Nepal. It aims to maximise or improve the overall qualityof academic programmes and institutional capability
by increasing value and gaining a high institutional
image. Quality assurance is also a key component of theinternationalisation of higher education; thus, the TUQAA Centre is involved in international collaboration(e.g. Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union).
The HEIs play a vital role in internationalisation fordeveloping a globally competent skilled workforce andenabling a more collaborative world.
Goals: The goals of QAA are: (a) to enhance student
success by improving teaching and learning mechanisms
and provide the knowledge and competencies required for
professional development (b) to achieve standards of thecentral departments, constituent campuses, and schools(c) to enhance the reputation and credibility of academic
institutions by accreditation which can attract students,
faculty, funding, and other resources to the institution.
Objectives: The main objective of QAA is to promoteacademic excellence and advancement through quality
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Some specific objectives are: (a) to promote and upgrade thequality of HE (b) to develop existing academic programmes
to the level of international standard to meet the needfor globalisation of education and labour market (c) tomaximize QA or improve overall quality on academic
programmes and institutional capacity in boosting theachievement of student and institutional output.
QAA IN TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY
Programs like Medicine, Engineering, and Law at
Tribhuvan University are audited and accredited bytheir respective professional councils to ensure qualityof education. However, faculties and institutions suchas Science and Technology, Agriculture and Animal
Science, Forestry, Education, Management, Humanities,
and Social Sciences, along with other central departments
and constituent campuses, lack professional councils andtheir graduates unaudited and unaccredited. Moreover,the goodwill and identity of the institutions need to
be encouraged and assured. Thus, the QAA Centre(TU-QAAC) of Tribhuvan University is facilitating
the auditing process for the accreditation of its higher
educational institutions. In this context, Nepalese
education and its universities should be upgraded. To
implement a quality education system, the practices andrecognition of quality assurance and accreditation playa vital determining and decisive role. Because of thesefacts, the QAA Centre at TU has developed a frameworkof guidelines and prerequisites essential for QAA.
QAA Procedure
QAA procedure consists of a four–stage process,which is a combination of self-study and peer review.
The University Grants Commission formulated thesix major criteria: (1) governance and leadership (2)curriculum management (3) research (4) knowledge
generation and extension/outreach (4) physicalresources (5) student support ser vices and wellbeing (6) Human Resource. Currently, the UGC has
also started the implementation of new indicators of
the QAA system. In general, the four stages of QAA
procedures are as follows:
Submission of a Letter of Intent (LoI)The HEIs willing to participate in the QAA process haveto submit a Letter of Intent (LoI) in the specified format
along with the information and determine eligibility.
QAAD, UGC Nepal has developed manuals andguidelines for eligible institutions to complete the selfassessment process. Eligibility criteria and documents
to be submitted with the LoI Form are available on the
UGC website (https://www.ugcnepal.edu.np/).
Preparation for the Submission of Self-Study Report
Preparation of SSR is an internal exercise for theparticipating institutions expected to be performed
with honesty, self-trust and confidence. It aims toallow the institutions to measure their effectiveness andefficiency, and identify core strengths and weaknesses.
The eligible institutions of TU have to prepare the SelfStudy Report (SSR). Upon submission of the SSR reportto the Centre for Quality Assurance and Accreditationof Tribhuvan University, the centre will evaluate the
SSR report by the Expert Team through the internal
pre-visit to respective HEIs. Subsequently, the centre
will advise the HEIs to finalize the SSR report throughthe internal evaluation process and recommend thefinalized SSR for submission to the University Grants
Commission of Nepal.
Peer Review
Upon receipt of the formal SSR report from theparticipating institution, the Quality Assurance andAccreditation Council (QAAC) of UGC Nepal forms aPeer Review Team (PRT). This team is responsible for
evaluating the QAA process by examining the SSR and
conducting a field visit to the institution. During thisvisit, the team inspects evidence patterns to validate
the SSR through observation and interaction with
relevant individuals within the concerned institution.
Final Decision for Accreditation
The QAAC-UGC, Nepal reviews the PRT report andrecommends to UGC for the accreditation status. The
final decision is made by the UGC.
Institutional Arrangement of QAA System in
Tribhuvan University• Executive Board of TU• Internal Quality Assurance Committee of TU (TU-IQAC)• Centre for QAA of TU (TU-QAAC)• QAA Expert Committee/Roster of QAA Experts
Dr. Prem Bahadur Thapa
Director, Centre for Quality
Assurance & Accreditation
Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: (977-1) 4331431
Mobile: (977) 9851211503
Email: director.qaa@tu.edu.np/
info.qaa@tu.edu.np

Accredited Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) of Tribhuvan University, Nepal
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Tribhuvan University Alumni Association Nepal
Introduction

Who are eligible for membership?

Tribhuvan University Alumni Association Nepal(TUAAN) is an association of students who
graduated from Tribhuvan University (TU). TUAAN
is established under the “TU Alumni Association
Directives – 2074” which was approved by the TU
Executive Council under the chairmanship of theVice-chancellor on November 28, 2017. TUAAN
aims to unite and develop network with all the TU
graduates, build up continuous interaction, and work
towards the welfare of TU, society, and the country.
The office of TUAAN is located at the TU Memorialbuilding in Kirtipur, Kathmandu.

An individual who has received a degree of
either D. Lit., Post Doc, PhD, M. Phil, Master, orBachelor from Tribhuvan University is eligible formembership of TUAAN. However, individual witha Proficiency Certificate degree before its phaseout from Tribhuvan University is also eligible forthe membership. TUAAN offers four categories ofmembership to individuals: general member, life
member, founder member, and honorary member.
Individuals who have served on the executive
committee during the period of registration of
TUAAN are awarded founder membership. Similarly,
an individual who has contributed significantly to thefield of any discipline can be awarded as an honorary
member. With the nominal charge, the TUAAN
office shall provide a membership identification card.

The VMGO of TUAAN
The vision of TUAAN is “Helping to enhance thelifetime relationship of all alumni with Tribhuvan
University and work together for the benefit of eachother” with the mission “To work for the welfare ofalumni and the TU”. The main goal of TUAAN is “topromote the welfare and effectiveness of Tribhuvan
University through the optimum utilization ofalumni resources for the sustainable development
and empowerment of TU”. The TUAAN has specificobjectives to provide a forum for members of TU
alumni throughout the world to interact and sustain
a sense of belongingness through mutually beneficial
contacts and to provide avenues for drawing upon theknowledge and expertise of the alumni for furthering
the TU as a center of excellence. It also aims to generateacademic, physical, and financial resources to establish
and promote the core principles of TUAAN.

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Publications
TUAAN has developed its own website (http//:www.
tuaan.edu.np). It plans to have its own publications,
online or print papers, newsletters, and journals.
TUAAN published its first “Alumni Smarika” in 2023
during the fourth annual meeting. The publication isavailable and those who are interested to read it can
get a copy from the TUAAN office, located at the TU
Memorial building on the 1st floor.
Programs and Activities
TUAAN aims to bring all the members under one roof
with academic and social activities for the benefit of
the nation. It invites all TU graduates to come together
and join hands for optimum utilization of the alumni

resources and work for strengthening TU. TUAAN
plans to extend its activities from sub-committees
and extend membership in different continents,
America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. It alsoplans to build its own multi-purpose building withthe support of TU alumni throughout the world.
Financial Management
The major source of fund of TUAAN is themembership fee. Other sources are the amounts
received as grant assistance or donation from alumni,
any person or organization and amount of loan or
cash or goods, and donation obtained from thegovernment of Nepal, foreign grants and assistanceand consultancy and other services fee. TUAAN has
its own account in Nepal Bank Limited at Kirtipur
branch. One can contribute to TUAAN by depositing
the amount directly to the current account no.
04500106501633000002. Similarly, current bankaccount no. 00501010006620 is maintained at Global
IME bank Ltd. Kirtipur branch which also can beused to contribute to TUAAN.
Structure
As per the directive, a general assembly of TUAAN
elects the executive committee consisting of 27
members that constitute five officials (Chairperson,
Vice Chairperson, General Secretary, Secretary, andTreasurer) and 22 members for four years tenure.
TUAAN held its fourth annual general meeting on
21st Poush 2079 (5th January 2023) at Smiriti Bhawan
of Tribhuvan University (TU Memorial Building),
Kirtipur and elected new executive committee for the
next term. List of the committee members with theirdesignation is as follows:
SN

Name

Position

1

Mr. Pradeep Kumar
Shrestha

President

2Prof. Dr. Sunity Hada
Shrestha

IP-President

3

Prof. Dr. Ridish Kumar
PokharelVicechairperson

4

Dr. Dhiraj Pradhananga

GeneralSecretary

5

Dr. Nanda Kishor Kumar

Secretary

6

Dr. Kushmila Acharya

Treasurer

7

Dr. Bhola Nath DhakalMember8

Prof. Dr. Chandra Lal
Shrestha

Member9

Ms. Gita Chhetri

Member10

Mr. Hari Raj Atreya

Member11

Mr. Hikmat Bahadur Raya

Member12

Mr. Indresh Thakur

Member13

Ms. Khuma Sharma Dhital

Member14

Dr. Kishor Atreya

Member15

Prof. Krishna Prasad
AcharyaMember16

Prof. Dr. Krishna Raj Tiwari

Member17

Dr. Loknath Dulal

Member18

Mr. Narayan Joshi

Member19

Prof. Dr. Narayan Prasad
Chapagain

Member20

Mr. Rajesh KhanalMember21

Dr. Ram Chandra PokharelMember22

Mr. Ravi Chandra Parajuli

Member23

Prof. Dr. Ram Kailash Yadav

Member24

Prof. Dr. Santosh Rayamajhi

Member25

Dr. Shree Prasad Ghimire

Member26

Ms. Sita KhanalMember27

Mr. Surya Bahadur Adhikari Member

28

Dr. Thakur Silwal

Member

The newly elected executive committee held its firstmeeting on the 27th of February 2023 (Falgun 15,2079) at the CNAS building and discussed the future
course of action. The meeting also discussed thepossibility of mobilizing the executive members in
different activities and decided to form different subcommittees headed by the executive members. The
second executive meeting finalized the name of the
sub-committees such as the press and publicationcommittee, membership drive committee, and fundmobilization committee.
Pradeep Kumar Shrestha
President
Website: www.tuaan.edu.np
Email: tualumni@tribhuvanuniversity.edu.np;
tuinfo2018@gmail.com
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Central Departments
S.N.

Central Departments

Institute/Faculty

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23.
24
25
26
27
28
39
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

Central Department of Education , Kirtipur
Education
Central Department of Anthropology, Kirtipur
Humanities
Central Department of Buddhist Studies, Kirtipur
Humanities
Central Department of Economics , Kirtipur
Humanities
Central Department of English , Kirtipur
Humanities
Central Department of Fine Arts, Kirtipur
Humanities
Central Department of Geography , Kirtipur
Humanities
Central Department of Hindi , Kirtipur
Humanities
Central Department of History , Kirtipur
Humanities
Central Department of Home Science, Bagh Bazar, Kathmandu
Humanities
Central Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Exhibition Road
Humanities
Central Department of Library and Information Science, Kirtipur
Humanities
Central Department of Linguistics , Kirtipur
Humanities
Central Department of Maithili, Janakpur
Humanities
Central Department of Nepal Bhasha, Patan Dhoka
Humanities
Central Department of Psychology , Kirtipur
Humanities
Central Department of Nepali , Kirtipur
Humanities
Central Department of Nepali Culture, History and Archeology, Kirtipur
Humanities
Central Department of Political Science, Kirtipur
Humanities
Central Department of Population , Kirtipur
Humanities
Central Department of Rural Development, Kirtipur
Humanities
Central Department of Sanskrit , Kirtipur
Humanities
Central Department of Sociology, Kirtipur		Humanities
Central Department of Law, Exhibition Road
Law
Central Department of Management , Kirtipur
Management
Central Department of Public Administration, Balkhu, Kathmandu
Management
Central Department of Botany, Kirtipur
Science
Central Department of Bio-technology, Kirtipur
Science
Central Department of Chemistry , Kirtipur
Science
Central Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, Kirtipur
Science
Central Department of Environmental Science, Kirtipur
Science
Central Department of Food Technology, Dharan
Science
Central Department of Geology , Kirtipur
Science
Central Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Kirtipur
Science
Central Department of Microbiology, Kirtipur
Science
Central Department of Mathematics , Kirtipur
Science
Central Department of Physics, Kirtipur
Science
Central Department of Statistics, Kirtipur
Science
Central Department of Zoology, Kirtipur
Science
Central Department of Public health, Maharajgunj
Medicine

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Department of Conflict peace and Development Studies, Kirtipur		 Humanities
Department of Gender Studies, Balkhu					Humanities
Department of International Relation and Diplomacy, Kirtipur		 Humanities
Department of Social Work, Kirtipur					Humanities

Departments

Schools					Programs

12
3
4

1 Master in Counselling Psychology, Kirtipur
2 Master in Labour Studies, Kirtipur
3 Master in Sport Science, Kirtipur
4 Master in Tourism and Hospitality, Kirtipur
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Graduate School of Education, Kirtipur
School of Forestry and Natural R. Management, Kirtipur
School of Management, Kirtipur
School of Mathematical Sciences, Kirtipur
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Constituent Campuses of TU
Province 1
1 Mahendra Ratna Multiple Campus, Ilam
Education					
Humanities					Management					
Science		
Agriculture (Horticulture)

Bachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor
Bachelor

2 Mechi Multiple Campus, Jhapa
Humanities					Management					
Science

Bachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor

3. Gauradaha Agriculture Campus, Gauradaha, Jhapa Agriculture

Bachelor

4 Mahendra Morang Adarsh Multiple Campus,
Humanities
Biratnagar				Management					
Science					Education

Bachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor

5 Degree Campus, Biratnager
				

Humanities
Management
Science

MasterMasterMaster

6 Nursing Campus, Biratnager

Medicine

Bachelor

Engineering
7 Purwanchal Campus, Dharan			Bachelor
MasterHumanities
8 Mahendra Multiple Campus, Dharan					Management
			
		
Law
		
Education

Bachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor
Bachelor

Science
Bachelor
9 Central Campus of Technology, Dharan
		Master
10 Dhankuta Multiple Campus, Dhankuta
Humanities		Managment		
Science		
Education
			Bachelor
MasterBachelor
Bachelor
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11 Tehrathum Campus, Chuhandanda
Humanities					
Education

Bachelor
MasterBachelor

12 Bhojpur Multiple Campus, Bhojpur
Humanities		Management		
Education
			Bachelor
Bachelor
Bachelor
Master

13 Mahendra Bindeshwori Campus, Rajbiraj
Humanities
			
		
Law
		
Science		Management		
Education
			Bachelor
MasterBachelor
Bachelor
Bachelor
Bachelor
Master14 Surya Narayana Satya Narayana Morveta Yadhav Science
Multiple Campus, Siraha
Education					
Humanities		Management

Bachelor
Bachelor
MasterBachelor
Bachelor

15 Ramshwaroop Ramsagar Multiple Campus,
Humanities
Janakpur				Management					
Science					Education
			Bachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterHumanities
16 Thakur Ram Multiple Campus, Birgung					
Education
					Management					
Science

Bachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor

17 Birgunj Campus (Nursing), Birgunj

Medicine

Bachelor

18 Hetauda Campus (Forestry), Hetauda
Forestry			Bachelor
Master19 Rampur Campus (Agriculture), Khairahani

Bachelor

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Agriculture

Engineering

Bachelor

21 Birendra Multiple Campus, Bharatpur
Science					
Humanities					Management					
Education

Bachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor

Science
22 Bhaktapur Multiple Campus, Bhaktapur		
Humanities					Management
			Bachelor
Bachelor
MasterBachelor
Master

Education
23 Sanothimi Campus, Bhaktapur			Bachelor
MasterScience24 Patan Samyukta Campus, Patan Dhoka					
Humanities					Management
			Bachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterEngineering
25 Pulchowk Campus (Central), Pulchowk
			Bachelor
MasterManagement
26 Nepal Commerce Campus, Min Bhawan
			Bachelor
Master27 Thapathali Campus (Engineering), Thapathali
Engineering			Bachelor
MasterManagement
28 Jana Prasashan Campus, Balkhu
			Bachelor (BPA)
Master (MPA)

29 University Campus, Kirtipur
Humanities		Management		
Education
			
			
		
Science

MasterMasterMaster
PGD
MasterMaster

Education
30 Mahendra Ratna Campus, Tahachal			

Bachelor
Master

Ayurved
31 Ayurved Campus, Kirtipur			Bachelor
Master20 Chitwan Engineering Campus, Rampur

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32 Public Youth Campus, Dhobichaur
Management
			Bachelor
MasterHumanities
33 Saraswoti Multiple Campus, Lainchaur					Management
			Bachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterScience
34 Amrit Campus, Lainchaur			Bachelor
Master

35 Central Campus (Medicine), Maharajgung
Medicine						

Bachelor
Bachelor
MasterMedicine
36 Nursing Campus, Maharajgunj
			Bachelor
Master37 Lalitkala Campus, Bhotahiti
Humanities			Bachelor
Master38 Trichandra Multiple Campus, Ghantaghar
Humanities					
Science			Bachelor
MasterBachelor
Master

39 Padmakanya Multiple Campus, Bagbazar
Humanities					Management					
Science

Bachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor

40 Shankerdev Campus, Putalisadak
Management
			Bachelor
MasterHumanities
41 Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus, Pradarshani Marg			

Bachelor
Master42 Nepal Law Campus, Pradarshani Marg
Law			Bachelor
Master43 Bishwa Bhasa Campus, Pradarshani Marg

Humanities

Non-level

44 Gorkha Campus, Gorkha
Education
					Management		
Science

Bachelor
MasterBachelor
Bachelor

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45 Lamjung Campus, Sundarbazar

Agriculture

Bachelor

46 Paschimanchal Campus, Pokhara
Engineering			Bachelor
Master47 Pokhara Nursing Campus, Pokhara
Medicine			

Bachelor
Master48 Pokhara Campus (forestry), Pokhara
Forestry			Bachelor
Master49 Prithvinarayan Multiple Campus, Pokhara
Humanities					Management					
Science					Education
			
		
Law

Bachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor

50 Dhaulagiri Campus, Baglung
Humanities					
Education
					Management					
Science

Bachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor

51 Tribhuvan Multiple Campus, Palpa
Humanities					Management					
ScienceLaw				
Education
			Bachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor
Bachelor
Bachelor
Master52 Butwal Multiple Campus, Butwal
Law		
Education
					Management

Bachelor
Bachelor
MasterBachelor		
Humanities					
Science

Bachelor
MasterBachelor

53 Paklihawa Campus (Agriculture), Paklihawa

Bachelor

Lumbini Province

Agriculture

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54 Bhairahawa Multiple Campus, Bhairahawa
Humanities
			
			
		
Management					
Education
					Science

Bachelor
PGD
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor
MasterBachelor

55 Mahendra Multiple Campus, Dang
Humanities
Bachelor					Master			Management 		Bachelor					Master			Science		Bachelor
			
Education 		Bachelor					Master			
Law		Bachelor
Humanities 		Bachelor
56 Mahendra Multiple Campus, Nepalgunj					Master			Management 		Bachelor					Master			
Law		Bachelor			Science 		Bachelor
			
Education		Bachelor					Master
57		Nursing Campus, Nepalgunj

Medicine 		Bachelor

Karnali Province
58 Surkhet Campus, Birendranagar

Education 		Bachelor

				Master			Managment		Bachelor
Education 		Bachelor
59 Jumla Campus, Jumla					Master			Management 		Bachelor

Sudurpashchim Province

60 Doti Multiple Campus, Doti
Humanities 		Bachelor					Master			
Education 		Bachelor		
Management		Bachelor		
61 Dadeldhura Campus, Dadeldhura
Humanities
Bachelor				
Master			
Education
Bachelor				
Master		
62 Siddhanath Science Campus, Mahendranagar

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Management
Science

Bachelor
Bachelor