Dhankuta Multiple Campus
{{Short description|A campus affiliated with TU}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Primary sources|date=May 2023}}
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Dhankuta Multiple Campus ({{langx|ne|धनकुटा बहुमुखी क्याम्पस}}) is one of the constituent campuses of Tribhuvan University located in Dhankuta district of eastern Nepal. The campus was established in 1955/56. It is recognized by University Grants Commission (Nepal){{Cite web| last = Collegenp| title = Dhankuta Multiple Campus, Dhankuta| accessdate = 13 March 2021| url = https://www.collegenp.com/college/dhankuta-multiple-campus-dhankuta/}}
History
The campus was inaugurated by King Mahendra in May 1956. When the campus started, there were only six students and it was called a degree college. It offered degrees on intermediate and bachelor level in humanities and social sciences. In 1973, the campus was converted to a multiple campus based on the National Education System Plan of 1971. Faculty of Education was added on the same year.{{Cite web| title = धनकुटा बहुमुखी क्याम्पसले विभिन्न कार्यक्रमका साथ ६६ औं स्थापना दिवस मनायो| work = Saptakoshionline| accessdate = 13 March 2021| date = 31 July 2020| url = https://saptakoshionline.com/56788/}} {{Dead link|date=May 2023}}
Infrastructure
The campus has 100 acres of land that was donated by Bhakta Bahadur Basnet.{{Cite web| title = Introduction| work = Dhankuta Multiple Campus| accessdate = 13 March 2021| url = http://dmcampus.edu.np/introduction/| archive-date = 17 January 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210117195233/http://dmcampus.edu.np/introduction/| url-status = dead}} It is run by 61 professors and 42 administrative staff.{{Cite web| title = 66th Anniversary of Dhankuta Multiple Campus| work = Gothalo Khabar| accessdate = 13 March 2021| url = https://www.gothalokhabar.com/news/630| archive-date = 1 October 2020| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201001071833/https://www.gothalokhabar.com/news/630| url-status = dead}}