Pulchowk Campus (Nepali: पुल्चोक क्याम्पस) is one of the five constituent campuses under Institute of Engineering of Tribhuvan University. Situated at Pulchowk of Lalitpur metropolitan city, Pulchowk Campus is the central campus of Institute of Engineering. Established in 1972, 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.
Students who have passed an entrance exam conducted by IOE are allowed to apply for admission. About 8000-10000 students give the entrance exam all over Nepal. It is one of the toughest entrance exam of Nepal. Students are admitted by priority selection according to their score in IOE entrance exam. The campus has 624 seats at Bachelor level and 480 seats at Masters level.
History Pulchowk Campus traces its roots back to 1931 when it began as a technical school in Basantapur, Kathmandu, initially focusing on textile worker training. By 1943, it introduced a three-year civil engineering sub-overseer program. The campus underwent shifts in location, eventually settling in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur in 1955.
In 1966, it was renamed the Nepal Engineering Institute, relocating again to Ananda Niketan in Pulchowk, where it extended the overseer program to three years. The institute's evolution continued with the addition of an electrical program in 1971, which later reverted to a two-year duration in 1976.
With educational reforms in 1972, the Institute of Engineering was formed under Tribhuvan University, integrating with the engineering institute in Thapathali. Since then, Pulchowk Campus has been offering programs including certificates, bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. degrees across engineering disciplines like Architecture, Electronics, Mechanical, Aerospace and more.
The campus runs programs in Urban Planning, Environmental Engineering, Renewable Energy, and others.
Courses offered
Bachelor programs ProgramsIntakeRegularFull-feeTotalCivil Engineering (BCE) 10884192Computer Engineering (BCT) 366096Mechanical Engineering (BME) 242448Electrical Engineering (BEL) 242448Electronics, Communication & Information Engineering (BEI) 242448Aerospace Engineering (BAS) 123648Chemical Engineering (BCH) 123648Bachelor of Architecture (BAR) 242448Total264312576 Source:
Masters programs ProgramsDepartmentIntakeRegularIOE ReservedFull feeSponsoredTotalInformation and Communication Engineering Electronics and Computer engineering516820Computer System and Knowledge Engineering516820Computer Engineering (Specialization in Data Science and Analytics)516820Power System EngineeringElectrical engineering516820Power Electronics and Drives Engineering516820Structural EngineeringCivil engineering516820Water Resources Engineering516820Environmental Engineering516820Geotechnical Engineering516820Transportation Engineering516820Disaster Risk Management516820Construction Management516820Hydropower Engineering516820Renewable Energy EngineeringMechanical engineering516820Technology and Innovation Management516820Energy Systems Planning and Management516820Mechanical Systems Design and Engineering516820Material Science and EngineeringApplied Science516820Climate Change and Development516820Applied Mathematics516820Urban PlanningArchitecture516820Energy for Sustainable Social Development516820Energy Efficient Buildings516820Architecture516820Total12024144192480
Notable alumni Notable alumni of the campus include: Kul Man Ghising, former managing director of NEA, President of Ujyalo Nepal Party Shrinkhala Khatiwada, Architect, model, Miss Nepal World 2018 Sabita Maharjan, computer scientist, professor at the University of Oslo CK Raut, President of Janamat Party Arvind Sah, Co-founder of Khalti, MP for Bara-3 Sagar Dhakal, MP for Gulmi-1
See also Institute of Engineering Thapathali Campus Pashchimanchal Campus Purwanchal Campus Chitwan Engineering College
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