Tribhuvan University

Incorporated in TU Act in 1956 Tribhuvan University (TU) was established in 1959 as a pioneer and single University of the entire country. Since its inception it has crossed various milestones of development and by the age of sixty years it has becom lopment and by the age of sixty years it has become one of the largest universities in the world in terms of the number of students and its coverage of higher education in Nepal and beyond. At present, under the umbrella of TU 5 Institutes, 4 Faculties, 4 Research Centers, 3 other Centers, 3 Directorates, and 8 Divisions are running and functioning as per their specialties and subspecialties. After the restoration of Democracy in Nepal in 1990, the Government of Nepal adopted the policy of multi-central universities in Nepal which opened up new avenues for several universities that were established in eastern, western, and far western region of Nepal running in their own capacities. Furthermore, after the promulgation of New Constitution of Nepal, 2015, more spaces were given to open provincial universities as a result of which different provincial universities are also in pipeline. Therefore, in this changing scenario of power decentralization and the open higher education policy of the Government of Nepal, Tribhuvan University also has to transform accordingly and it is the right time to re-organize and restructure itself in many aspects. Although multiple universities were established and are functioning as per their own capacities in different provisions of the country, TU is still considered as number one choice for students/guardians for enrollment for higher education. Even today TU incorporates more than 80% of total enrollment of students and covers the largest volume of higher education in the country. Identification and proper utilization of properties of TU along with improvement of physical infrastructure and involvement of more faculties in research activities, improvement in academic standard, strict implementation of fixed academic calendar, reform in evaluation systems, and providing quality education as per the need of the country as well as the need of national, regional and global market are the major challenges of TU at present context. In order to accomplish the goals of TU set in Vision, 2030 and establish TU as a Center of Academic Excellence following reforms are mandatory to which we are committed: Tribhuvan University (TU; Nepali: त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय) is a public university located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest and the largest university in Nepal. The college offers 1000 undergraduate and 500 postgraduate programs across a wide range of disciplines. Additionally, the institution has 62 constituent campuses and over 1080 affiliated colleges across the country. 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. 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. 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.