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Tribhuvan University
Institute of Engineering
Established1972 AD
ChancellorPrime Minister of Nepal
Vice-ChancellorDharma Kant Baskota
DeanShashidhar Ram Joshi
Address
Harihar Bhawan, Lalitpur
,
Lalitpur
,
Nepal
Websitehttps://ioe.edu.np/

The Institute of Engineering (IOE) (Nepali: ईन्जिनियरिङ अध्ययन संस्थान), established in 1930, is one of the five technical institutes under Tribhuvan University, Nepal's largest academic institution.[1] The current dean of the IOE is Shashidhar Ram Joshi.[2]

IOE runs undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D. programs. It previously ran Diploma courses till 2012. The institute has five constituent and ten affiliated campuses in the country. Its constituent campus are namely Pulchowk Campus, Thapathali Campus, Paschimanchal Campus, Purbanchal Campus and Chitwan Engineering Campus.[3][4]

History

Formation

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. In 1959, the Nepal Engineering Institute was established with the assistance of the government of India which started offering civil overseer courses leading to a Diploma in Civil Engineering. The Technical Training Institute established in 1965 at Thapathali, with the assistance from the Government of Federal Republic of Germany which offered technician courses in general courses in General Mechanics, Auto Mechanics, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Drafting.[5]

In 1972, the Nepal Engineering Institute at Pulchowk and the Technical Training Institute at Thapathali were brought together under the umbrella of Tribhuvan University to constitute the Institute of Engineering. The Nepal Engineering Institute and the Technical Training Institute were later renamed as Pulchowk campus and Thapathali Campus respectively.[1]

Establishment of constituent campuses

Later, Pashchimanchal Campus in Pokhara of IOE became operational from 1987 while Purwanchal Campus in Dharan which began operating from 1984.[6] Recently, Chitwan Engineering Campus was established in Rampur, Chitwan in 2019.[7][8]

Constituent campuses and affiliated colleges

Constituent campuses (7)

Name Established City District Province Type Area (acres)

approx.

Remarks
Operational
Pulchowk Campus 1972 Pulchowk, Lalitpur Lalitpur Bagmati Public 60 Central campus
Thapathali Campus 1966 Thapathali, Kathmandu Kathmandu Bagmati Public 4 Oldest engineering campus in Nepal
Pashchimanchal Campus 1981 Lamachaur. Pokhara Kaski Gandaki Public 39.22
Purwanchal Campus 1976 Tinkune, Dharan Sunsari Koshi Public 55.7
Chitwan Engineering Campus 2019 Rampur, Bharatpur Chitwan Bagmati Public 26
Non operational
Ghorahi Campus 2022 Bharatpur, Ghorahi Dang Lumbini Public 16.713 Non operational/project office established[10]
Khaptad Campus 2023 Dipayal Silgadhi Doti Sudurpashchim Public 15.71 Non operational/project office established[11]

Affiliated colleges (10)

Admission

Entrance examinations

Entrance examinations are conducted by Institute of Engineering yearly for undergraduate and postgraduate intake. The entrance exam for the undergraduate intake is said to be tough where more than 15,000 students from all over Nepal vie for to secure seats. Getting into Pulchowk Engineering College is the toughest followed by Thapathali Campus, as the higher ranked students are more likely to choose them While Pulchowk Campus takes just 480 students from approx. 15,000 candidates, Thapathali Campus takes 336 which roughly estimates the acceptance rate to be 5.44% jointly. The lower ranked students in the pool are likely to choose other affiliated colleges. Getting into constituent campuses of IOE is by far the toughest engineering entrance in the country.[12]

Reservation policy

IOE has reservation criteria fulfilling which reservation quota can be claimed.[3]

Programs offered

Bachelor programs

Pulchowk Campus Thapathali Campus Pashchimanchal Campus Purwanchal Campus Chitwan Engineering Campus
Regular FF Total Regular FF Total Regular FF Total Regular FF Total Regular FF Total
Bachelor programs Aerospace 12 36 48
Agricultural 12 36 48
Automobile 12 36 48 12 36 48
Chemical 12 36 48
Civil 108 84 192 36 108 144 36 108 144 36 108 144
Computer 36 60 96 12 36 48 12 36 48 24 72 96
Electrical 36 60 96 12 36 48 12 36
Electronics and Communication 24 24 48 12 36 48 12 36 48 12 36 48
Geomatics 12 36 48
Industrial 12 36 48
Mechanical 24 24 48 12 36 48 12 36 48 24 72 96
Architecture 24 24 48 12 36 48 12 36 48 6 18 24

Postgraduate and doctoral program

Master degree courses are running only in central campus Pulchowk as follows

See also: Pulchowk Campus
Departments Running Master Programs Proposed Master Programs
Departments of Sciences & humanities • Climate change

• Applied Mathematics • Material Science

• Engineering Geology
Department of Mechanical Engineering • Renewable energy engineering,

• Technology and Innovation management • Energy system planning and Management • Mechanical Systems Design and Engineering

Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering • Information and Communication Engineering

• Computer system and Knowledge Engineering

• Bio-informatics
Department of Electrical Engineering • Power System Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering • Structural engineering

• Environment engineering

• Geo-technical engineering

• Water resources engineering

• Sustainable water sanitation health and development

• Transportation engineering

• Disaster Risk Management

• Construction Management

• Hydropower Engineering

Department of Architecture & Urban Planning • Urban Planning • Architecture

• Sustainable Energy Development

Master's degree courses are running only in Thapathali campus are as follows

Departments Running Master Programs Started since
Department of Mechanical Engineering • Mechanical Engineering Design and Manufacturing 2016
Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering • Informatics and Intelligent Systems Engineering 2020
Department of Civil Engineering • Earthquake Engineering 2014

Ph.D. Research:

Ph.D. Research are undergoing in all departments only at Central Campus, Pulchowk.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "History of IOE - Institute of Engineering | Tribhuvan University". ioe.edu.np. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  2. ^ "इन्जिनियरिङ अध्ययन संस्थान दलीय भागबन्डाको अखडा". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  3. ^ a b "About|IOE" (PDF).
  4. ^ "त्रिभुवन विश्व विद्यालय इन्जिनियरिङ अध्ययन संस्थानको आंगिक क्याम्पस चितवन इन्जिनियरिङ क्याम्पस, रामपुरको शुभारम्भ कार्यक्रमका झलकहरु | भरतपुर महानगरपालिका". bharatpurmun.gov.np (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  5. ^ "Institute of Engineering | Tribhuvan University". Edusanjal. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  6. ^ "Institute of Engineering - Pashchimanchal Campus". www.wrc.edu.np.
  7. ^ Nepal, Shaligram (2019-08-04). "चितवनको रामपुरमा ईन्जिनियरिङ क्याम्पस सुरु » Chitwan Samachar". Chitwan Samachar. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  8. ^ "Vice Chancellor of TU inaugurates the opening ceremony of Chitwan Engineering Campus, Rampur". www.collegesnepal.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  9. ^ "Constituent Colleges".
  10. ^ सुरु, प्रिया स्मृती गजमेर :: इन्जिनियरिङको आंगिक क्याम्पस सञ्चालनको प्रक्रिया. "इन्जिनियरिङको आंगिक क्याम्पस सञ्चालनको प्रक्रिया सुरु". इन्जिनियरिङको आंगिक क्याम्पस सञ्चालनको प्रक्रिया सुरु. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  11. ^ "डोटीमा स्थापना हुन लागेको प्रदेश स्तरको इन्जिनियरिङ क्याम्पसले आधिकारिकता पायो". Nepal Press. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  12. ^ "इन्जिनियरिङमा आकर्षण बढेपछि तीन आंगिक क्याम्पस थप्ने त्रिविको तयारी (भिडियो रिपोर्ट)". kantipurtv.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  13. ^ "IOE, TU Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University". www.collegesnepal.com. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  14. ^ "PhD in Engineering - Tribhuvan University". Edusanjal. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
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