Universities in Nepal

SubjectsAgriculture & Environmental Studies · Veterinary Medicine

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 2010 (chartered as Nepal's specialised agriculture + forestry university). Nepal's specialised agricultural + forestry university. Founded 2010 in Rampur Chitwan (Terai agricultural region). ~5,000 students. Critical for Nepal's agrarian economy + forest conservation (Nepal has substantial protected forest and biodiversity).

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1993 (chartered as autonomous health sciences university by Nepal-India intergovernmental cooperation; named after BISHWESHWAR PRASAD KOIRALA — Nepal's first elected PM 1959, democracy pioneer). Major Nepali autonomous health sciences university in Dharan. Founded 1993 by NEPAL-INDIA INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION (similar to Pakistan-China KEMU). Named after BISHWESHWAR PRASAD KOIRALA (1914-1982) — Nepal's first democratically elected Prime Minister 1959, democracy pioneer who spent 8 years in royal prison. ~3,000+ students. Major Pakistani MBBS destination — verify PMC current status.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 2010 (chartered to serve far-western Nepal; named after geographic position). Far-western Nepal's public university. Founded 2010 in Mahendranagar near Indian border. ~8,000 students. Serves remote western mountain + Terai regions.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Natural Sciences · Mathematics & Statistics

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1972 (heritage to Tri-Chandra College Engineering 1930 — Nepal's OLDEST engineering education; reorganised as TU Institute of Engineering Pulchowk 1972). Nepal's premier engineering institute under TU. Heritage to TRI-CHANDRA COLLEGE ENGINEERING founded 1930 (Rana-era pre-democracy) — NEPAL'S OLDEST ENGINEERING EDUCATION. Reorganised as TU IOE Pulchowk Campus 1972. ~6,000+ students. Strong civil + mechanical + electrical engineering.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 2002 (private medical college in Janakpur affiliated to TU). Private medical college in Janakpur (Sita's birthplace per Ramayana). Founded 2002. ~800 students. Pakistani MBBS context — verify PMC.

SubjectsLaw · Social Sciences

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 2000 (private law school affiliated to PU; Nepal's premier independent legal education). Premier Nepali private law school. Founded 2000, affiliated to Purbanchal University. ~1,500 students. Premier Nepali legal training including constitutional + human rights focus (relevant given Nepal's 2015 Constitution post-Civil-War + 2008 republican transition).

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Medicine & Health Sciences · Engineering & Technology

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Email

admissions@ku.edu.np

Phone

+977 11 415 100

Founded 1991 (chartered by KU Act 1991 as Nepal's FIRST PRIVATE university; English-medium quality alternative to TU). NEPAL'S FIRST PRIVATE UNIVERSITY. Founded 1991 by KU Act 1991 — symbolic of Nepal's 1990 democratic transition allowing private HE. Located in Dhulikhel (~30km east of Kathmandu). ~18,000+ students. ENGLISH-MEDIUM, high-quality alternative to TU's mass enrolment. 7 schools including KU School of Medical Sciences (Dhulikhel Hospital affiliation). Major Pakistani MBBS destination at KUSMS — verify PMC current status.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1994 (chartered as KU's medical school; affiliated with Dhulikhel Hospital — community-medicine model). Major Nepali private medical school within KU. Founded 1994. Located at Dhulikhel Hospital (community-medicine model). ~1,000+ students including international (Pakistani, Indian, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi MBBS cohort). Pakistani MBBS context applies — verify PMC.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 2007 (private medical college affiliated to Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine). Private medical college in Lalitpur affiliated with TU Institute of Medicine. Founded 2007. ~750 students. Pakistani MBBS destination — verify PMC.

SubjectsTheology & Religious Studies · Languages & Linguistics · Arts & Humanities

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 2004 (chartered as Buddhist studies university in LUMBINI — UNESCO World Heritage site, BIRTHPLACE OF GAUTAMA BUDDHA c. 563 BCE). EXTRAORDINARY SPIRITUAL UNIVERSITY at LUMBINI — UNESCO World Heritage Site (1997), BIRTHPLACE OF GAUTAMA BUDDHA (Siddhartha Gautama, c. 563 BCE). Founded 2004 as specialised Buddhist studies university. ~2,000 students. CRITICAL PAKISTAN CONNECTION: Buddhism flourished in GANDHARA (modern Pakistani Peshawar/Taxila/Swat valley) for centuries — Taxila was a major Buddhist learning centre 5th c BCE to 5th c CE, contemporary with Nepali Buddhist development. Pakistani Gandhara Buddhist art (Greco-Buddhist) influenced South Asian Buddhism. LBU preserves this transnational South Asian Buddhist heritage. Includes monks from Asian Buddhist countries.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Natural Sciences · Mathematics & Statistics

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 2020 (chartered as Nepal's specialised STEM university; named after MADAN BHANDARI — Nepali Communist Party leader who died 1993 in suspicious helicopter crash). Nepal's specialised STEM public university. Founded 2020. Named after MADAN BHANDARI (1951-1993) — Nepali Communist Party (Unified Marxist-Leninist) leader, key democratic socialist figure. DIED 16 MAY 1993 in suspicious helicopter crash near Dasdhunga — circumstances still debated. Founded during current center-left government period. ~2,000 students.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 2010 (chartered to serve mid-western Nepal — one of poorest, most remote regions). Mid-western Nepal's public university. Founded 2010. Located in Birendranagar (Surkhet) Karnali Province — Nepal's POOREST and MOST REMOTE region, predominantly mountainous + hilly. ~10,000 students. Critical for regional development. Karnali was 1996-2006 Civil War Maoist insurgency core area.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 2002 (chartered as Nepal's premier postgraduate medical institution attached to Bir Hospital — oldest hospital in Nepal founded 1889). Nepal's premier postgraduate medical institution. Founded 2002 attached to BIR HOSPITAL (founded 1889 by Bir Shamsher Rana — OLDEST HOSPITAL IN NEPAL, predates Tribhuvan University by 70 years). MD/MS/super-specialty training. ~500 postgraduate trainees.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 2016 (chartered as Nepal's distance-education university). Nepal's distance-learning national university. Founded 2016. Critical for Nepal's vast geography — Himalayan remote villages can access HE without Kathmandu relocation. ~5,000 distance students. Especially important for Nepali diaspora (Pakistan, Saudi, Gulf countries, India working communities).

SubjectsTheology & Religious Studies · Languages & Linguistics · Arts & Humanities

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1986 (chartered as Mahendra Sanskrit University; renamed Nepal Sanskrit University 2007 after monarchy abolished). Nepal's premier Sanskrit + Hindu studies university. Founded 1986 as Mahendra Sanskrit University (after King Mahendra). RENAMED Nepal Sanskrit University 2007 post-monarchy abolition. ~5,000 students. Premier Sanskrit + Vedic + Hindu philosophy training.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1997 (private medical college affiliated to TU). Private medical college in Nepalgunj. Founded 1997. ~1,000 students. Pakistani MBBS context — verify PMC.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 2003 (private medical college affiliated to TU; eastern Nepal). Private medical college in Biratnagar. Founded 2003. ~1,000 students. Pakistani MBBS context — verify PMC.

SubjectsTheology & Religious Studies · Languages & Linguistics · Arts & Humanities

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1953 heritage (PASHUPATI MULTIPLE CAMPUS founded 1953 attached to PASHUPATINATH TEMPLE — Nepal's holiest Hindu temple, UNESCO World Heritage; Sanskrit + Hindu studies). Major Sanskrit and Hindu studies institution attached to PASHUPATINATH TEMPLE — Nepal's HOLIEST HINDU TEMPLE (dedicated to Lord Shiva), UNESCO World Heritage Site 1979. Heritage to 1953 founding under Rana-era. ~2,000 students. Premier Pashupati Sanskrit + Veda + Hindu philosophy training. Important to Nepali Hindu cultural identity (Nepal was world's last Hindu kingdom until 2008 secular republic transition).

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 2008 (chartered as autonomous medical university affiliated with Patan Hospital; rural-medicine focused). Major autonomous medical university in Lalitpur (formerly Patan). Founded 2008. DISTINCTIVE RURAL-MEDICINE MISSION — trains physicians for Nepal's remote mountain villages (largest unmet medical need). ~700 students. Patan Hospital 150+ year heritage as Nepal's oldest hospital.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Medicine & Health Sciences · Tourism

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Email

admissions@pu.edu.np

Phone

+977 61 504 046

Founded 1997 (chartered as Pokhara University serving western Nepal; affiliated medical colleges including Manipal MAJOR Pakistani MBBS destination). Western Nepal's flagship public university. Founded 1997. Located in Pokhara — Nepal's 2nd-largest city, gateway to Annapurna trekking + Phewa Lake. ~80,000+ students across PU + 60+ affiliated colleges. CRITICAL Pakistani MBBS context: PU has affiliated MANIPAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (MCOMS) Pokhara — one of the LARGEST Pakistani MBBS destinations in South Asia (Manipal Group is Indian-owned but operates Nepal campus). Hundreds of Pakistani MBBS students annually. PMC RECOGNITION STATUS for Nepal medical colleges has been INTERMITTENT — students MUST verify current PMC status directly.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Engineering & Technology · Medicine & Health Sciences

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Email

admissions@purbu.edu.np

Phone

+977 21 481 248

Founded 1995 (chartered as Eastern Nepal's flagship public university). Eastern Nepal's flagship public university. Founded 1995. Located in Biratnagar (Province 1 capital, Nepal's industrial centre near Indian border). ~60,000+ students across PU + 130+ affiliated colleges including medical, engineering. MADHESI-PAHADI ethnic context: Biratnagar is in Madhesi (Terai plains) region — ethnic tensions with hill Pahadi people are ongoing Nepali political reality.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Theology & Religious Studies

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 2017 (chartered serving Janakpur — sacred Hindu pilgrimage city, birthplace of Sita/Janaki per Ramayana). Major Madhesh Province university in Janakpur. Founded 2017 (relatively recent). EXTRAORDINARY HERITAGE: Janakpur is sacred Hindu pilgrimage site as BIRTHPLACE OF SITA (Janaki) per RAMAYANA — wife of Lord Rama. Janaki Mandir is among Nepal's most important Hindu temples. Madhesi-majority region; serves Madhesi students who historically felt underrepresented in Pahadi-dominated TU. ~3,000+ students. "RAJARSHI JANAK" = King Janak (Sita's father from Ramayana).

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Natural Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Law · Computer Science & IT · Medicine & Health Sciences · Engineering & Technology

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Email

admissions@tu.edu.np

Phone

+977 1 4330 433

Founded 1959 (chartered 25 June 1959 by King Mahendra; named after King TRIBHUVAN BIR BIKRAM SHAH — Nepal's king 1911-1955; NEPAL'S OLDEST and LARGEST university; world's 17th-largest university by enrolment). NEPAL'S OLDEST AND LARGEST UNIVERSITY. Founded 25 June 1959 by King Mahendra (post-1951 democratic transition). Named after KING TRIBHUVAN BIR BIKRAM SHAH (1906-1955) — Nepal's monarch 1911-1955 who supported democratic transition. ~600,000+ students across affiliated colleges (WORLD'S 17TH-LARGEST by enrolment). 60+ constituent campuses + 1,000+ affiliated colleges nationwide. Tribhuvan houses Nepal's Faculty of Medicine (TUIOM) — Institute of Medicine in Maharajgunj Kathmandu. Major Pakistani MBBS student presence at TU-affiliated medical colleges — verify PMC recognition before enrolment.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1972 (chartered as TU's medical institute; NEPAL'S OLDEST and FLAGSHIP medical training). NEPAL'S OLDEST and FLAGSHIP medical training institute. Founded 1972 under TU umbrella. Affiliated with TU Teaching Hospital Maharajgunj. ~3,000 students. Premier Nepali physician training pipeline. MBBS + postgraduate.

SubjectsMedicine & Health Sciences · Natural Sciences · Pharmacy

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University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-15.

Founded 1998 (private medical college near Lumbini; affiliated to TU). Private medical college in Bhairahawa near Lumbini. Founded 1998. Affiliated to TU. ~1,200+ students. Significant Pakistani + Indian + Bangladeshi MBBS cohort. Verify PMC current status.