Kathmandu University Technical Training Center

Kathmandu University (KU) is an autonomous, not-for-profit, self-funding public institution established by an Act of Parliament in December 1991. It is an institution of higher learning dedicated to maintaining the standard of academic excellence in various classical and professional disciplines. The mission statement of the University is “ to provide quality education for leadership ”. The vision is “ to become a world-class university devoted to bringing knowledge and technology to the service of mankind ”. The University aspires to serve the nation by fulfilling the needs of the society through the motto of taking knowledge and skills “from the campus to the community.” The University’s broadly perceived signature features include autonomous administration, financial self-sustenance, regular maintenance of the academic calendar, sustained trust of the international academic community, optimum contact between faculties and students and student-friendly environment, among others. Similarly, the University’s graduates are widely known for attributes such as substantive exposure to the industry and the community, research competence, technological literacy, moderate to high-level communicative competence, teamwork and leadership spirit and global compatibility. The Senate is the apex body of the University. It comprises University authorities, dignified educationists, government secretaries, donors, mayors of local municipalities, teacher representatives, student representative, and representatives from affiliated institutions and industries. The Prime Minister, who is the Chancellor of the University, chairs the Senate. The Minister of Education is the Pro-Chancellor. The Executive Council and Academic Council develop internal policies and programs to run the University. The University’s Board of Trustees, which comprises renowned personalities including the founding fathers, is entrusted with the responsibilities of advising long-term plans and generating and managing of resources. The University operates through seven Schools: (i) School of Arts, (ii) School of Education, (iii) School of Engineering, (iv) School of Law, (v) School of Management, (vi) School of Medical Sciences and (vii) School of Science. At present, the University offers more than 200 long-term and short-term academic programs and courses from intermediate to Ph.D. levels. As of June 2023, the University has produced 41,275 graduates. Student fees cover 60% in KU’s financial management. The same percentage of student fees goes into salary and allowances. Other sources cover 40%, whereas the government support is 10%. A total of about 10% of the students studying in the University at various levels receive scholarships apart from educational loan facilities and other sponsoring schemes from different organizations. KU runs academic programs most of which are credited for being introduced for the first time in the country. Business Administration, Pharmacy, Environmental Science, Biotechnology, Human Biology, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Geomatics Engineering, Development Studies, Social Work, Technical Education, Media Studies, Civil Engineering with Specialization in Hydropower, Landscape Management and Heritage studies, Doctor of Medicine (DM) in Gastroenterology, DM in Neurology and MS by Research in Glaciology count among the pioneering programs in Nepal. The University marked the year 2016 as its Silver Jubilee Year. On the occasion of the Silver Jubilee celebrations, Prof. Dr. Ram Kantha Makaju Shrestha, the then Vice-Chancellor, brought forward a vision document, Silver Jubilee Initiatives – Vision 2030 , which pledges thrust for quality, innovation, equity, identity, impact and global engagement. These initiatives, founded on the University’s key achievements for 25 years in quality education, will remain instrumental towards achieving the status of a world-class university. Listen to KU Anthem: Listen to National Anthem: Our Mission

An op-ed on “ काठमाडौँ विश्वविद्यालयमा मिडिया अध्ययनका डेढ दशक ” (translation: One and a half decades of Media Studies at Kathmandu University) by Dr. Nirmala Mani Adhikary, Associate Professor at the School of Arts was published on the Gorkhapatra Online on January 1, 2022.

The article focuses on the Bachelor of Media Studies program, a four-year undergraduate program of the Department of Languages and Mass Communication under the School of Arts.

To read the op-ed, please visit: https://gorkhapatraonline.com/opinion/2022-01-01-54317

Fall (July-September) is the normal annual intake time for all the Undergraduate and most Graduate programs of Kathmandu University. Exceptions are with some Graduate and Post-graduate programs, where a concerned School/Department decides on the intake time considering internal needs.

The standard admission process in the University includes some or all of the following screening criteria:

Details of eligibility criteria for enrollment individual programs are available in the webpage of each School. Please follow the links below:

Kathmandu University (KU) has been providing various scholarships to its meritorious and needy students in order to promote quality education for leadership. Several financial Support Schemes in KU have helped to maintain high academic standard. As generating supports from all sections of society is the basic principle involved in financing the development and operating costs of the University, our policy is to encourage all sectors to contribute to the scholarship fund to be utilized for financially weak but meritorious students. In order to fulfill its aim and objectives, KU has presently been operating following school-wise scholarship programs.

It is focused for meritorious and needy (economically weak) students successfully enrolled in KU UNG programs. For each 30 fee paying students, student will be admitted on full or partial scholarship (equivalent to the fee of one student). This scholarship is provided to the first year students at the time of admission, first time on need basis and then based on their academic performance after annual review. They need to maintain a minimum total GPA of 3.0 to continue in each academic year. Also, it will not be regular for students who have to appear compartmental exams and who do not maintain discipline.

Under this category, an educational loan will be provided to the selected students enabling them to meet 25% to 50% of total fees charged by the University. This educational loan depends on available funds in each UNG program of SOS as per KU rule. The student must sign a contract paper with the University (as a bond paper) for its refund. Other conditions are same as that in KU scholarship. The number of educational loans offered in this scheme depends upon the available educational loan fund which in turn is dependent on the return/payment of the loan received by students in the earlier years.

This scholarship is focused for M.Sc. / M.S. by research, M. Phil. and Ph.D. students of SOS based on their academic performance or expertise. In this category, a student is provided teaching assistantship to waive the tuition fee.