Tribhuvan University

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Type Public Students 604,437 Campus Kirtipur Chancellor Prime Minister of Nepal Total enrollment 389,460 (2011)		Established 1959 (2016 B.S.) Location Kathmandu, Nepal Phone +977 1-4331076 Founded 1959
Website tribhuvan-university.edu.np Address TU Rd, Kirtipur 44618, Nepal Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Tirtha Raj Khaniya Academic staff 7,049 professorial faculty; 5607 other faculty Notable alumni Madhav Kumar Nepal, Rookmangud Katawal, Arjun Narasingha, C K Raut, Ek Nath Dhakal Similar Institute of Medicine - Nepal, Kathmandu University, Purbanchal University, Pokhara University, Ratna Rajya Laxmi Ca

Tribhuvan University (TU, Nepali: त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय) is a public university in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest university in Nepal. 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. Since it is government financed, it is less expensive than private universities.

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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.

TU marked its golden jubilee in 2009 organizing programmes.

Academics

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.

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.

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.

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:

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:

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

Dhankuta Multiple Campus, Dhankuta

Tehrathum Campus, Chuhandanda

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. The head of the government, the prime minister, is its chancellor.

Chancellor: Prime Minister of Nepal (Pushpa Kamal Dahal)

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

Tribhuvan University Wikipedia

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