Tribhuvan University is the
oldest university of Nepal. It was established in 1959 AD. It is named after
the late King Tribhuvan.
This University provides
more than 4400 courses available to the students.
Since its creation, the
state - owned university has expanded its faculties and programs. There are
five technical institutes and four general faculties. It offers courses from
the undergraduate level , graduate level , Master Level and even the Ph.D
level.
The certificate of this
university provides and creates many opportunities for the students in Nepal
and in Asia. Tribhuvan University is a non-profit making institution funded by
the Government of Nepal. On the following date of Janaury 8, 2013, the
government of Nepal had officially agreed for the declaration of the Tribhuvan
University as the central University of Nepal.
Main Objectives of TU:
The university was
established with fulfillment and achieving of the following objectives:
1.
Preparation
of Capable Human Resources for the overall development of Nepal,
2.
To impart
higher education for the students,
3.
To
protect and develop the national culture and tradition,
4.
To
Involve in extensive , empirical and timely creation of knowledge and research
in the fields of arts, science technology and vocation.
Academic Programs:
In the
55th year of its establishment, the university
family remains committed and dedicated to making the university a source and
centre of quality education, setting up a culture of learning in the country
and promoting the notion of national and global peace and harmony. This year,
the Tribhuvan university has made a decision to start semester system at the
Central Departments. All the departments, except the Central Department of Law,
have already started first semester classes. This systemic change has been introduced
to enforce an academic calendar, to make students full time students dedicated
to their studies, to reduce financial burden on students and their parents by
making the students complete the degree in time, to respond to the growing
concern of the stakeholders about enhancing the academic quality of university
education through academic rigour, to revitalize the fame, popularity,
credibility and contribution of the university as the oldest centre of higher
learning and the central and leading university of Nepal.
From the forthcoming academic session, the
university will extend the semester system outside the central departments.
This is really going to prove a daunting task for such a large university
spread all over the country. However, if the nation prioritizes education and
gives desirable financial support to the university, TU will definitely move
ahead on the path of achieving academic excellence and will be able to supply
capable manpower to meet the growing challenges of the time.
Since its inception, TU, the state owned
university, has expanded its programmes indifferent disciplines. There are 5
technical institutes and 4 general faculties. TU offers proficiency certificate
level courses only in nursing. It has a wide range of course offerings in
Bachelor’s and Master’s levels. TU offers M. Phil. and Ph.D. degree in
different disciplines both at the Technical Institutes and Faculties.
TU ran
its programmes only through its constituent campuses prior to 1980. As the
number of the students willing to acquire higher education was increasing day
by day, it was not possible for the university to accommodate all the students
in the constituent campuses. This situation led to the establishment 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 fifty three (1053) private colleges spread all over the
country have so far received affiliations
from TU.
from TU.
In the current academic session (2014-2015)
altogether 4,05,341 students have been enrolled at various levels of 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 1053 affiliated colleges. It clearly reveals that affiliated colleges
do have more students than the constituent campuses.
TU has 7966 teaching faculty and 7230
non-teaching staff including the support staff in its constituent campuses. The
total number of employees is 15196 including 124 new posts of the Manmohan
Cardiothorasic Centre.
