Tribhuvan University#Facilities

{{Infobox university

| name = Tribhuwan University

| native_name = त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय

| native_name_lang = ne

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(blue and red hexagram)

| established = {{start date and age|1959|6|25|df=y}}

| type = Public

| endowment =

| budget = Rs. 15 billion (USD $130 million) (2019–20)

| chancellor = Prime Minister of Nepal

| vice_chancellor = Keshar Jung Baral

| rector = Khadga K.C.{{cite web|url=http://www.tribhuvan-university.edu.np/page/5_5dd4e523dc74a| title = About Tribhuvan University}}

| chairman =

| faculty = 7,049 professorial faculty
5607 other faculty{{cite web|url=http://www.tribhuvan-university.edu.np/home/tribhuvan.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20071006012638/http://www.tribhuvan-university.edu.np/home/tribhuvan.htm|title=Tribhuvan University|date=6 October 2007|archive-date=6 October 2007|website=Tribhuvan University|access-date=30 March 2019}}

| students = 604,437{{cite web|url=http://tribhuvan-university.edu.np/about-us/| title = Tribhuvan university}}

| free_label = FSU chairman

| free = Deepak Raj Joshi (NSU)

| city = Kathmandu

| country = Nepal

| campus = Kirtipur

| website = {{URL|http://www.tribhuvan-university.edu.np|tribhuvan-university.edu.np}}

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Tribhuvan University (TU; {{langx|ne|त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय}}) is a public university located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest and the largest university in Nepal. It offers 1,000 undergraduate and 500 postgraduate programs across a wide range of disciplines.{{Cite web |title=UGC |url=https://www.ugcnepal.edu.np/frontpage/20}} Additionally, the institution has 62 constituent campuses and over 1,080 affiliated colleges across the country.{{Cite news|last=Ghimire|first=Binod|date=2020-09-25|title=Tribhuvan University to hold exams after festivals|work=The Kathmandu Post|url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2020/09/25/tribhuvan-university-to-hold-exams-after-festivals|access-date=2020-09-25|quote=The country's largest university has 61 constituent and over 1,100 private and community affiliated colleges.}}

History

Established on 25 June 1959 (or 11 Ashar 2016 BS),{{Cite book|title=प्रज्ञान प्रतियोगितात्मक सामान्यज्ञान|last=K.C.|first=Tanka|publisher=Pragyan Prakashan|year=2009|location=Kathmandu, Nepal|pages=77|language=ne|trans-title=Pragyan Competitive General Knowledge}} Tribhuvan University is the oldest and largest university in Nepal.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-02 |title=Tribhuwan University is ranked as the World's No 1 Largest University with the highest number of students which is 460,632, as per World Times Higher Education |url=https://indiaeducationdiary.in/tribhuwan-university-is-ranked-as-the-worlds-no-1-largest-university-with-the-highest-number-of-students-which-is-460632-as-per-world-times-higher-education/ |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=India Education {{!}} Latest Education News {{!}} Global Educational News {{!}} Recent Educational News |language=en-US}} The university was named after the late King Tribhuvan. In its early years, all the postgraduate classes were held at Tripureshwor Campus, where the administrative office was also located. It was only in 1967 that the university was relocated to its main campus in Kirtipur – an ancient town about 5{{nbsp}}km south-west of the city of Kathmandu. The university site, spread over 154.77 hectares, constitutes the Central Administrative Office and the Central Campus.{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://tribhuvan-university.edu.np/about-us/|website=tribhuvan-university.edu.np|publisher=Tribhuvan University|access-date=6 October 2016}}

Academics

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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 PhD degrees in the technical institutes and faculties.

Tribhuvan University ran its programmes only through its constituent campuses before 1980. With the increasing number of students seeking 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 to 1980, TU started providing affiliation to private colleges. As of April 2016, 1,084 private and public colleges were affiliated with TU.{{Cite news|url=http://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/1000-colleges-temporarily-affiliated-tribhuvan-university/|title=Over 1,000 colleges only temporarily affiliated to Tribhuvan University - The Himalayan Times|date=9 April 2016|newspaper=The Himalayan Times|language=en-US|access-date=24 January 2017}}

In the 2014–2015 academic session 405,341 students were enrolled in TU academic programmes. 148,141 (36.55%) students study in its 60 constituent campuses including 38 central departments, while 257,200 (63.45%) students study in 1,053 affiliated colleges.{{cite web|url=http://tribhuvan-university.edu.np/about-us/|title=About Us - Tribhuvan University of Nepal|work=tribhuvan-university.edu.np|access-date=25 May 2015}}{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}

Student enrollment and educational quality

Tribhuvan University is the leading University in Nepal. Many colleges are affiliated with Tribhuvan University. In 1971, all the community colleges were part of Tribhuvan University. The university has the largest number of full-time enrollments in the world. The 49th graduation ceremony of Tribhuvan University was on 18 December 2023, in Kathmandu, Nepal. The registrar of Tribhuvan University said more than 73000 students were graduating at that time. The significant number of graduates made Tribhuvan University hold a Guinness World Record.{{Cite news |date=Dec 18, 2023 |title=TU sets world record with over 26,000 attendees at convocation ceremony |url=https://eznvcc.vccs.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/tu-sets-world-record-with-over-26-000-attendees/docview/2902854074 |url-status= |work=Republica; Kathmandu}}

Although the education system of Tribhuvan University has produced many graduates, many of them still need to get jobs in the market. They cannot find jobs in Nepal, so they go abroad to look for financial opportunities. Nepal's Public colleges are government-funded, and community colleges are privately funded. Both types of colleges are university-oriented and implement the university curriculum and university exam system. The university's education and services, such as business education, employment, training, and vocational education, are not up to date with new technology and career preparation.{{Cite book |last1=Gaulee |first1=Uttam |url=https://www-taylorfrancis-com.eznvcc.vccs.edu/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781351139205-16/assessing-nepal-higher-education-uttam-gaulee-krishna-bista?context=ubx |title=Higher Education in Nepal |last2=Bista |first2=Krishna |date=Sep 5, 2019 |publisher=Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge |year=2019 |isbn=9781351139205 |location=London |publication-date=2019 |pages=214–229|doi=10.4324/9781351139205-16 }}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribhuvan-university.edu.np/about-us|title=about us}}{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}

Rankings

Tribhuvan University is ranked in the top 1201-1500 universities in the world as per the Times Higher Education World University Rankings in 2024, published by the Times Higher Education (THE) magazine. It is ranked among the 251-300 best universities of Asia.{{cite web |title=Tribhuvan University |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/tribhuvan-university |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |access-date=17 May 2019 |language=en |date=10 April 2019}} It is ranked at 6676 in the world and 2nd in the country as per the 4icu Organisation of University Ranking.{{cite web |title=Tribhuvan University World Ranking 2020 |url=https://www.4icu.org/reviews/3399.htm |website=4icu.org |publisher=2005-2020 uniRank ™ |access-date=8 March 2020}}

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.

Faculties and associated Central Departments

There are four faculties and a total of 40 associated central departments at the university:{{Cite web|title=Tribhuvan University of Nepal - Central Departments|url=https://tribhuvan-university.edu.np/central_department |access-date=2021-06-24|website=Tribhuvan University}}

Hostels at Tribhuvan University

Hostels are available for up to five hundred students at Tribhuvan University; four are for male students, and four are for female students. An identification hostel card was provided to make the hostels more organized. Students who come from poor families or remote areas are given the privilege to live in the hostels.{{Cite news |date=Oct 14, 2015 |title=Identity cards for TU hostellers in the offing |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1722145904 |work=Himalayan Times; Kathmandu |publisher=Athena Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd. |id={{ProQuest|1722145904}} |publication-place=Kathmandu}}

The free student union at Tribhuvan University

Tribhuvan University also has a free student union as another facility. This free student union has established the rights and interests of students who come to study at the university and to solve students' problems. The committee of the students' union has to be elected at the university. The university students who are affiliated with different political parties vote for their supporter leaders. The student union election is held every two years. Regardless of winning by embracing the idea of any party, the student union works to solve problems for all students.{{Cite news |date=Feb 26, 2004 |title=Nepal student union elections held amid tight security |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/459884597 |work=BBC Monitoring South Asia |publisher=BBC Worldwide Limited |location=London|id={{ProQuest|459884597}} }}File:Tribhuvan University of Nepal-IMG 9587.JPG

Constituent campuses

TU has 62 constituent campuses;

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Bhojpur Multiple Campus

|Bhojpur

| rowspan="12" |Koshi

Dhankuta Multiple Campus

|Dhankuta

Mahendra Ratna Multiple Campus

|Illam

|Ilam

Mechi Multiple Campus

|Bhadrapur

|Jhapa

Gaurahadaha Agriculture Campus