Purbanchal University

Purbanchal University School of Engineering & Technology (PUSET), formerly known as Science & Technology Campus, was established in 2056 BS in Biratnagar. It was established as a constituent campus of Purbanchal University and is the only one of its kind in the Eastern Region, imparting full-fledged information technology based curriculum for undergraduate and graduate students.

It was the pioneer campus to start BCA (Bachelor of Computer Application), a three-year full-time multidisciplinary undergraduate program in the year 2056 BS. It is the first campus to introduce BIT (Bachelor of Information Technology), a four-year full-time multidisciplinary undergraduate program. The student of the campus passing BCA gets the best placement in the country and abroad in the prestigious corporate houses and other organisations. They are also involved in pursuing higher degrees in national and international universities. The first batch of the MCA (Master of Computer Applications), the two-year program was launched in the year 2060 BS as the pioneer program of the nation.

PUSET launched BE a (Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering), a four-year program in the year 2060 BS. The campus decided to follow the standard norms of Nepal Engineering Council.

PUSET is near Biratnagar Airport. The campus is spread in 2x2 bighas of land covered with partial garden and playground. PUSET further launched BE Electronic & Communication at its premises in 2061 BS.

PUSET College has produced some best IT experts and software developers. Notable people include Laxmi Khatiwata, CFO of Simplify 360, which company works for fortune 100 companies of USA and other parts of world. Some notable graduates are working in Facebook, Google, Alexa, Wipro, etc. include Khagendra Barel, Shuban Singh Karki, etc. PUSET campus, although being a government campus, delivers best knowledge in computer, IT and electronics and communication.

Tribhuvan University

Tribhuvan University (TU) is a public university in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest of the five universities in Nepal. Enrolment in 2013-2014 was eighth largest in the world.

The university provides undergraduate and graduate education. More than 4,400 courses are offered, of which 500 are for intermediate-level courses (equivalent to higher secondary school), 2,079 are for undergraduate and 2,000 are for postgraduate programs. The university has 85 integral colleges and more than 600 affiliated colleges throughout the country. Since it is government financed, it is less expensive than private universities.

History

Tribhuvan University was named after late King Tribhuvan. Established in 1959, i.e. 2016 B.S., it is the oldest and largest university in Nepal.

Academics

TU marked its golden jubilee in the year 2009 organizing various programmes. In the 52nd year of its establishment, the university family remains committed and dedicated to making it a source and centre of quality education to set up a culture of learning in the country and to promote the notion of national and global peace and harmony.

Since its inception, the state owned university, has, expanded its programmes in different disciplines. 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 Bachelors level and 1000 courses at Master’s level. It offers Ph.D. degree in different disciplines both at the Technical Institutes and Faculties.

TU ran its programmes only through its constituent campuses prior to 1980.With the increasing number of students willing to acquire higher education; it was not possible for the university 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 of the university alone could not meet the demand of the nation. From 1979–80, TU started providing affiliation to private colleges to conduct various programmes at different levels. Eight hundred twenty six private colleges spread all over the country have so far received TU affiliations.

In the current academic session (2014-2015) altogether 4,05,341 students have been enrolled at various levels of TU academic Programmes. 1,48,141 (36.55%) students study in its 60 constituent campuses including 38 central departments, while 2,57,200 (63.45%) students study in 1053 affiliated colleges. It clearly reveals that affiliated colleges do have more students than the constituent campuses.

TU has 7841 teaching faculty and 7413 non-teaching staff including the support staff in its constituent campuses. The number of total employees is 15254.