Tribhuvan University

Coordinates: 27°40′55″N 85°17′11″E / 27.68184°N 85.28646°E / 27.68184; 85.28646

Tribhuvan University

त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय
Tribhuvan University logo (blue and red hexagram)
Type	Public
Established	1959 (2016 B.S.)
Chancellor	Prime Minister of Nepal
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Dr. Tirtha Raj Khaniya[1]
Academic staff	7,049 professorial faculty 5607 other faculty[2]
Students	604,437[3]
Location	Kathmandu, Nepal
Campus	Kirtipur
Website	tribhuvan-university.edu.np

Tribhuvan University (TU, Nepali: त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय) is a public university in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest university in Nepal.^[4] In terms of enrollment, it is the ninth largest university in the world. The university offers 2,079 undergraduate and 2,000 postgraduate programs across a wide range of disciplines. As of March 2017, the university has 60 constituent campuses and 1,084 affiliated colleges across the country.^[5] Since it is government financed, it is less expensive than private universities.

History

Established under the TU Act in 1959, Tribhuvan University is the oldest and largest university in Nepal. The university was named after late King Tribhuvan. In its early years, all the postgraduate classes were held at Tripureshwor Campus. The administrative office was also located in Tripureshwor. It was only in 1967 that the university was relocated to its main campus in Kirtipur – an ancient town about 5 km south-west of the city of Kathmandu. The university at Kirtipur, which spreads over an area of 154.77 hectares, constitutes the Central Administrative Office and the Central Campus.^[6]

TU marked its golden jubilee in 2009 organizing programmes.

Academics

Tribhuvan University Administrative Building

Since its inception, the state-owned university has expanded its programmes. There are five technical institutes and four general faculties. The university offers 115 courses for the technical proficiency certificate level. TU offers 1079 courses at Bachelor's level and 1000 courses at Master’s level. It offers Ph.D. degrees in the technical institutes and faculties.

TU ran its programmes only through its constituent campuses before 1980. With the increasing number of students wanting higher education, it was not possible to accommodate all the students in the constituent campuses. This situation led to the establishment of colleges in the private sector because the constituent campuses alone could not meet the demand. From 1979–80, TU started providing affiliation to private colleges. As of April 2016, 1,084 private and public colleges were affiliated with TU.^[7]

In the 2014–2015 academic session 4,05,341 students were enrolled in TU academic programmes. 1,48,141 (36.55%) students study in its 60 constituent campuses including 38 central departments, while 2,57,200 (63.45%) students study in 1,053 affiliated colleges.^[8]

TU has 7,841 teaching faculty and 7,413 non-teaching staff including the support staff in its constituent campuses. The number of total employees is 15,254.^[9]

Technical institutes

The university administers its science and technology programs, such as BSc, BE, MBBS, etc., through its technical institutes. There are five technical institutes at the university, each taking care of a specific domain within the field of science and technology education.

• Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science
• Institute of Medicine
• Institute of Engineering
• Institute of Science and Technology
• Institute of Forestry

Faculties and associated central departments

There are four faculties and a total of 38 associated central departments at the university:^[6]

• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Central Department of Anthropology
  • Central Department of Botany
  • Central Department of Buddhist Studies
  • Central Department of Chemistry
  • Central Department of Computer Science and Information Technology
  • Central Department of Culture
  • Central Department of Economics
  • Central Department of English
  • Central Department of Environmental Science
  • Central Department of Biotechnology
  • Central Department of Fine Arts
  • Central Department of Food Technology
  • Central Department of Geography
  • Central Department of Hydrology and Meteorology
  • Central Department of Geology
  • Central Department of Hindi
  • Central Department of History
  • Central Department of Home Science
  • Central Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
  • Central Department of Library Science
  • Central Department of Linguistics
  • Central Department of Maithili
  • Central Department of Mathematics
  • Central Department of Microbiology
  • Central Department of Nepali
  • Central Department of Nepal Bhasha
  • Central Department of Physics
  • Central Department of Political Science
  • Central Department of Population Studies
  • Central Department of Psychology
  • Central Department of Rural Development
  • Central Department of Sanskrit
  • Central Department of Sociology
  • Central Department of Statistics
  • Central Department of Zoology
• Faculty of Management
  • Central Department of Public Administration
  • Central Department of Management
• Faculty of Education
  • Central Department of Education
• Faculty of Law
  • Central Department of Law

Constituent campuses

The following is a partial list of constituent colleges of the university:^[10]

Eastern Development Region

• Mahendra Ratna Multiple Campus, Ilam
• Mechi Multiple Campus, Jhapa
• Damak Multiple Campus, Jhapa
• Mahendra Morang Adarsha Multiple Campus, Biratnagar
• Snatakottar (Postgraduate) Campus, Biratnagar
• Nursing Campus, Biratnagar
• Purwanchal Campus, Dharan
• Mahendra Multiple Campus, Dharan
• Central Campus of Technology, Dharan ^[11]
• Dhankuta Multiple Campus, Dhankuta
• Tehrathum Multiple Campus, Chuhandanda,Terhathum
• Bhojpur Multiple Campus, Bhojpur
• Mahendra Bindeshwori Multiple Campus, Rajbiraj
• S.S.M.Yadhav Multiple Campus, Siraha

Central Development Region (Out of Kathmandu Valley)

• Dumarwana Multiple Campus,Dumarwana [Bara]
• Ramshwaroop Ramsagar Multiple Campus, Janakpur
• Thakur Ram Multiple Campus, Birgunj
• National Academy Campus, Birgunj
• Hetauda Campus, Hetauda
• Central Campus, Rampur
• Birendra Multiple Campus, Bharatpur
• Birgunj public college, Birgunj

Central Development Region (Inside Kathmandu Valley)

• Bhaktapur Multiple Campus, Bhaktapur
• Sanothimi Campus, Bhaktapur
• Patan Samyukta Campus, Patan Dhoka
• Pulchowk Campus, Pulchowk
• Nepal Commerce Campus, Min Bhawan
• Thapathali Campus, Thapathali
• Jana Prasashan Campus, Jamal
• University Campus, Kirtipur
• Mahendra Ratna Campus, Tahachal
• Ayurved Campus, Kirtipur
• Public Youth Campus, Dhobichaur
• Saraswoti Multiple Campus, Lainchaur
• Amrit Campus, Lainchaur
• Central Campus, Maharajgung
• Nursing Campus, Maharajgunj
• Lalitkala Campus, Bhotahiti
• Trichandra Multiple Campus, Ghantaghar
• Padmakanya Multiple Campus, Bagbazar
• Shankerdev Campus, Putalisadak
• Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus, Pradarshani Marg
• Nepal Law Campus, Pradarshani Marg
• Bishwa Bhasa Campus, Pradarshani Marg

Western Development Region

• Gorkha Campus, Gorkha
• Lamjung Campus, Sundarbazar
• Paschimanchal Campus, Pokhara
• Pokhara Nursing Campus, Pokhara
• Pokhara Campus, Pokhara
• Prithvi Narayan Campus, Pokhara
• Tribhuvan Multiple Campus, Palpa
• Butwal Multiple Campus, Butwal
• Paklihawa Campus, Paklihawa
• Bhairahawa Multiple Campus, Bhairahawa
• Dhaulagiri Campus, Baglung

Mid-Western Development Region

• Mahendra Multiple Campus, Dang
• Mahendra Multiple Campus, Nepalgunj
• Nursing Campus, Nepalgunj
• Surkhet Campus, Birendranagar
• Jumla Campus, Jumla
• Musikot Multiple Campus, Rukum

Far-Western Development Region

• Doti Multiple Campus, Doti
• Dadeldhura Campus, Dadeldhura
• Siddhanath Science Campus, Mahendranagar
• Kailali Multiple Campus, Dhangadhi
• Jagannath Multiple Campus, Baitadi
• Krishna Snatak Campus, Darchula
• Gokuleshwor Multiple Campus Darchula
• Mahakali Multiple Campus, Kanchanpur

Organization

TU is government financed but still an autonomous organization.^[2] The head of the government, the prime minister, is its chancellor.^[12]

• Chancellor: Prime Minister of Nepal (Sher bahadur deuba)
• Pro-Chancellor: Minister of Education (Dhaniram Poudel)
• Vice Chancellor: Prof. Dr. Tirtha Raj Khaniya
• Chairman: Prof. Chaitanya Prasad Sharma
• Rector: Prof. Dr. Sudha Tripathi
• Registrar: Mr. Dilli Ram Uprety

Council

Tribhuvan University has five decision-making bodies:

• The University Council is the supreme body that makes decisions on policies, budget, rules and regulations and the formation of special committees and commissions.
• Executive Council implements operational decisions while the University Council accepts donations to the university. It makes decisions on grants, affiliation to private campuses and appointments of university officials.
• The Academic Council makes decisions on policies and practices regarding curriculum, teaching, examinations and research.
• The Research Coordination Council makes policies on TU research activities, approves guidelines for researchers and coordinates the functions of university level research organizations.
• The Planning Council has an advisory role of preparing plans (long- and short-term), developing annual programs and evaluating programs implementation.

Facilities

• Tribhuwan University International Cricket Ground
• Central Library

Societies

• Nepal Chemical Society
• Nepal Mathematical Society
• Nepal Physical Society

References