Type Public Affiliations Tribhuvan University Founded 1918 Principal Hari Prasad Thapalia | Established 1918 AD Phone +977 1-4225743 Affiliation Tribhuvan University | |
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Location Ghantaghar, Kathmandu, Nepal Website www.trichandracollege.edu.np Address दरबार मार्ग सडक, Kathmandu 44605, Nepal Similar Shanker Dev Campus, Tribhuvan University, Purwanc Campus, Educatio, St Xavier's College | ||
Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, more colloquially known as Tri-Chandra College, is a constituent campus of Tribhuvan University located in Ghantaghar, Kathmandu. Found in 1918 by Chandra Shumsher, it is the oldest institute of higher learning in Nepal.
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Etymology
The current name Tri-Chandra is a trunceated combination of two words: Tribhuvan for Mahārājādhirāja Tribhuwan Bir Bikram Shah and Chandra for Rana Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher. The college was originally named Tribhuvan Chandra Intermediate Campus but later renamed and shortened to its current name.
History
Nepal’s first institution of higher education, Tri-Chandra College, was established in 1918. The college introduced science at the Intermediate level a year later, marking the genesis of formal science education in the country. However, up until the advent of democracy in 1951, the college was not accessible to the general public, but only to a handful of "noble" members of Rana regime. The main purpose of imparting science at that time was to prepare the students for further studies in technical subjects, such as medicine, engineering, agriculture, forestry, etc., in India. The science teaching at Tri-Chandra was upgraded to the Bachelor level (BSc) in 1945. Tri-Chandra was originally affiliated to the University of Calcutta, then to Patna University before finally being constituted into Tribhuvan University since 1959.
Academics
The college offers numerous programs across science and humanities. In science, it runs BSc and MSc programs; while in humanities, it offers BA and MA programs.
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty of Sciences
Notable alumni
Some of the well-known graduates of the college are: