Institute of Engineering

Tribhuvan University
Institute Of Engineering
Established 1972 AD
Chancellor Prime Minister of Nepal
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Hira Bahadur Maharjan
Location Lalitpur, Nepal
Website http://ioe.edu.np

The Institute of Engineering (IOE) (Nepali: ईन्जिनियरिङ अध्ययन संस्थान), founded in 1930 is the first technical school of Nepal. It was reformed in the present shape in 1972 as an organ of Tribhuvan University. Besides producing low and tertiary level technicians, IOE runs professional diplomas, under graduate, postgraduate and Ph.D. programs. The institute has four constituent and ten affiliated campuses in the country.

History

The history of engineering education in Nepal can be traced to 1930, when a Technical Training School was established. The engineering section of the school offered only trades and civil sub-overseers programs. In 1959, the Nepal Engineering Institute, with the assistance of the government of India, started offering civil overseer courses leading to a Diploma in Civil Engineering. The Technical Training Institute established in 1965, with the assistance from the Government of Federal Republic of Germany, offered technician courses in General courses in General Mechanics, Auto Mechanics, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Drafting.

In 1972, the Nepal Engineering Institute at Pulchowk and the Technical Training Institute at Thapathali were brought together under the umbrella of Tribhuvan University to constitute the Institute of Engineering. The Nepal Engineering Institute and the Technical Training Institute were renamed as Pulchowk campus and Thapathali Campus respectively.

The technician programs in Electrical, Electronics, Refrigeration/Air-conditioning Engineering were started at Pulchowk campus, with the assistance from UNDP/ILO. The Architecture Technician program was started by the IOE in its own effort. With the assistance of the World Bank and UK, later, the existing technician level courses were strengthened and a Bachelor's Degree level course in Civil Engineering was started. Similarly, with the assistance of the World Bank, the Swiss Government, and the Canadian Government, Bachelor Degree level courses in the Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical engineering and Architecture were started in the Pulchowk campus.

In 1998 IOE started a Bachelor's Degree program in Computer Engineering. In 1996, Pulchowk campus, with support from the Norwegian Government, started M.Sc. Courses in Urban Planning, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Water Resources Engineering. Pulchowk Campus has also started M.Sc. courses in Renewable energy and Geothermal Engineering, Information and communication and Power systems Engineering effective from December, 2001. The diploma level programs at the Pulchowk Campus have been transferred to other three IOE campuses.

The Thapathali Campus offers Bachelor's degree programs in Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and in Architecture.It offered Diploma level courses in the Civil,Computer,Electronics and Communication,Mechanical and Automobile, Architecture up to 2012 AD

The Purwanchal Campus in Dharan, which began operating from 1984, was built with the financial assistance from Asian Development Bank and the technical assistance from the UK. This campus offered courses at the trade and technician levels.And it offered Diploma level courses in the Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Refrigeration/Air-conditioning Engineering up to 2012 AD. In 2000 a Bachelor's Degree program in Agricultural Engineering was started.Now it offers Bachelor's Degree in Engineering(B.E) in Agricultural, Civil,Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics & Communication and Computer and bachelor degree in architecture(B.Arch) .

The Pashchimanchal Campus in Pokhara of IOE became operational from 1987, with the assistance from the World Bank and UNDP/ILO. Initially trades and technician courses were offered. It offered Diploma level courses in Civil, Electrical, Electronics, Automobile and Mechanical Engineering up to 2012 AD. In 1999 a Bachelor's Degree program in Civil Engineering was started. Now it offers Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics & Communication, Computer and finally Geomatics Engineering(started in 2012).site:[1]

Organizational structure

In the light of objectives stated, Institute of Engineering is dedicated to producing engineering leaders for future generations who are altruistic,capable of independent learning and thinking, and eager to contribute the society. There are numbers of colleges and centres dedicated to this cause and running under Institute of Engineering:

Constituent campuses

Pulchowk Campus: is the central campus of the Institute of Engineering and is located in the heart of Lalitpur City. This campus offers courses for undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. degrees.It is offering bachelor degree in engineering (B.E) in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering and electronics &communication engineering and bachelor degree in architecture (B.Arch).

Pashchimanchal Campus (AKA Western Region Campus): lies in the northern part of Pokhara, a beautiful city and tourist destination in western Nepal. The campus has stopped new admissions for further batches in diploma in engineering in all six disciplines,the last 2 academic years are running for this level.Bachelor level courses run in 6 engineering disciplines: Civil, Electronics and Communication,Mechanical,Electrical,Geomatics and Computer Engineering.

Thapathali Campus: is a constituent campus in the heart of Kathmandu city. It is offering bachelor level courses in six engineering /Architecture disciplines: Industrial engineering, Automobile engineering, Electronics and Communication engineering, Mechanical engineering, Civil engineering and B.architecture. Few batches of Diploma is still running in Thapathali Campus. New Admission for diploma has been closed and for this year 2015 intake in Mechanical engineering is halted.

Purwanchal Campus (AKA Eastern Region Campus): is situated in Dharan of Eastern region of the country. It offers bachelor level courses in six engineering/Architecture disciplines: Agriculture,Electronics and Communication,Computer,Mechanical,Electrical,Civil engineering(B.E) and B.Architecture (B.Arch) .The campus offered diploma courses in six different forms but now the campus has stopped taking any new forms further.still previous batches are completing their courses.

Affiliated colleges

The Institute of Engineering has given affiliation to ten privately managed colleges. They are as follows:

Centres

The Institute of Engineering has the following centres:

Centre for Applied Research and Development (CARD)

The Centre for Applied Research and Development (CARD) is an autonomous research and development centre within the IOE. The objective of the CARD is to carry out the primary mandate of the Institute of Engineering (IOE) to educate students and to impart new knowledge by creating a research environment. CARD has made an effort to establish a research culture and develop leadership at the IOE. It supports all kinds of scholarly activities: fundamental research, applied research and development contract research in government, non-government and international agencies. It capitalizes on the wide range of multidisciplinary in house expertise and capabilities of the IOE.

Centre for Energy Studies (CES)

The Centre for Energy Studies (CES) was established on 21 January 1999 by the Executive Council of TU on the strong recommendation of the International conference held in Kathmandu on "the Role of Renewable Energy Technologies for Rural Development" in October 1998. The objective of the center is promote and develop renewable energy technologies through study, research, human resource development and information dissemination for sustainable development.

CES has provided assistance to run courses on Master of Science in Renewable Energy Engineering (MSREE) and Master of Science in Technology and Innovation Management (TIM). "Zero Energy House (ZEH)" and Energy Park (EP) are established already in the premises of Pulchowk Campus. Both ZEH and EP are being used as living laboratories for research students and demonstration sites for all concerned in the application and development of renewable energy technologies.

Consultancy Services (IECS)

The Institute of Engineering has established a unit for rendering consultancy services in multidisciplinary engineering areas. The unit provides services in project development, design, supervision, quality control, monitoring and evaluation of projects, conservation works. The IECS generally handles consultancy of multidisciplinary nature. The Chief of IECS makes an arrangement for providing consultancy services to the clients.

Besides, the central unit of IECS, IOE has Consultancy Units in Thapathali, Purwanchal and Paschimanchal Campuses.

Continuing Education Division (CED)

The Continuing Education Division (CED) is a unit within the IOE. The objective of this unit is to provide short term training courses. This division has conducted training programs on computer, GIS (in association with GIS society), Engineering applications (in association with IIT’s, Universities from USA and Canada). The Continuing Education Division conducts training programs open to the public.

Curriculum Implementation and Material Development Unit (CIMDU)

The objective of this unit is to help the institute departments with academic trainings and seminars. The unit co-ordinate the activities concerning development of courses and lab manuals by IoE faculty. The unit assists in the curriculum reform process of the Diploma, Bachelor and Master level.

Centre of Pollution Studies (CPS)

The Centre of Pollution Studies (CPS) is an autonomous center. The center conducts and manages study/research regarding pollution.

Centre for Disaster Studies (CDS)

The Centre for Disaster Studies was established in 2003. Nepal loses life and property as a result of natural disaster every year. The major natural disasters are landslide and flood. The centre works for the management of disaster in the country. It does this by offering short courses, carrying out research and consultancy works in the beginning. The center assists Master’s level courses in Disaster Risk Management in the IoE.

Centre for Information Technology (CIT)

The Centre for Information Technology (CIT) is a unit within the Institute of Engineering (IOE). CIT provides Information Technology facilities to the faculty, staff and students of the IOE. It has its own VSAT terminal, optical fiber backbone for internet connectivity and computing facilities within Pulchowk campus premises. CIT provides internet access to faculties, staff of TU and the students of IOE at a reasonable rate.

Industry Liaison Council (ILC)

The unit looks after industrial relations for connecting academia to industry. This unit explores the market condition for IOE graduates. The engineering human resource demand of the industries is worked out by the council. It also suggests necessary revisions in the courses.

Admission

Entrance Examinations

Entrance examinations are conducted by Tribhuvan University,Institute of Engineering on a yearly basis for freshmen, undergraduate and postgraduate intake. The entrance exam for the undergraduate intake is tough and more than 15,000 students from all over Nepal vie for to secure their seats in the college. Getting into Pulchowk Engineering college is the toughest, as the higher ranked students are more likely to choose it. It only takes about 432 students, from about 15,000 candidates, which roughly estimates the acceptance rate to be 2.67℅.The lower ranked students in the pool are likely to choose other affiliated colleges or universities. Getting into Pulchowk Engineering College is by far the toughest engineering entrance in the country.

Reservation policy

10% reserved for female and 1 seat is available for TU staff

Programs

Diploma Program

This will be handed over to the Centre for Technical Education and Vocational Training.

Undergraduate program

For BE/B.Arch, IOE takes entrance exam in 2 parts. 1st part is computer based. If you fail in 1st exam then you are disqualified for second exam. Second exam is paper based. In 1st exam negative marking is done by 25%.

But since 2015, it has been decided by IOE that the exam will take place in a single part (not into 2 parts) and the exams will totally be taken in computer and will carry 140 marks with 100 questions and no negatinve marking.


In Pulchowk Engineering Campus, Lalitpur the following programs are available:

In Pashchimanchal Campus, Pokhara the following programs are available:

In Purwanchal Campus, Dharan the following programs are available:

In Thapathali campus the following programs are available:

Postgraduate and doctoral program

The Institute of Engineering (IOE) has been running a full-time, two years (four-semesters) Master program in Technology and Innovation Management (TIM) since July 2010 in collaboration with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. This Master program consists of a package of courses covering areas for managing and mapping technology and innovation management and entrepreneurship. Graduates from the program will be able to work for firms in the knowledge economy either as entrepreneurs starting new companies or as entrepreneurs generating and managing business opportunities within existing corporations.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wrc.edu.np

External links

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