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Established on 25 June 1959 (or 11 Ashar 2016 BS), [6] Tribhuvan University is the oldest and largest university in Nepal [7]. 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.
Until 1985, Tribhuvan University was the only university in the country. The second university to be founded was Mahendra Sanskrit University. The inception of this university was soon followed by Kathmandu University in 1990, and Purbanchal and Pokhara Universities in 1995 and 1996, respectively. Many schools and colleges are run privately but ...
Situated at Pulchowk of Lalitpur metropolitan city, Pulchowk Campus is the central campus of Institute of Engineering. Established in 1972 AD, the campus is second oldest engineering institution of Nepal after Thapathali Campus. The campus offers bachelor degree, master degree and doctoral degree programs in various disciplines.
Kathmandu University became the first university to host the university-level TEDx event in Nepal. The first iteration of this event/conference was conducted on December 23, 2019, under the tagline ‘Connecting Dots,’ in the central campus premises at Dhulikhel, Kavrepalanchok.
The initial formal endeavor of establishing an Open University in Nepal can be traced to 1999, when the government became a signatory of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Consortium to Open and Distance Education. [5]
Purbanchal University (PU) is a public university located in Koshi Province, Nepal. [1] It was established in 1993 as the second university in Nepal after the restoration of multi-party democracy by the Government of Nepal. With more than 26,128 students, Purbanchal University stands as the second largest university in Nepal.
Nepal's first institution of higher education, Tri-Chandra College, was established in 1918 by Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. The college introduced science at the Intermediate level a year later, marking the genesis of formal science education in the country. In 1924, it became a full four year institution with an enrollment of just 30. [2]
The history of engineering education in Nepal can be traced to 1930, when a Technical Training School was established in Kumari Chowk, Kathmndu. The engineering section of the school offered only trades and civil sub-overseers programs.