Tribhuvan University

Tribhuvan University (TU) is a state funded college in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal. Built up in 1959, TU is the oldest of the five colleges in Nepal. Enrolment in 2013-2014 was eighth biggest on the world.The college gives undergrad and graduate training. More than 4,400 courses are offered, of which 500 are for middle of the road level courses (equal to higher optional school), 2,079 are for undergrad and 2,000 are for postgraduate projects. The college has 85 indispensable schools and more than 600 subsidiary universities all through the nation. Since it is government financed, it is less costly than private colleges.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.


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.
Faculties and associated Central Departments
There are four Faculties at the University:
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Central Department of Buddhist Studies
Central Department of Chemistry, TU
Central Department of Culture
Central Department of Economics
Central Department of English
Central Department of Biotechnology
Central Department of Fine Arts
Central Department of Geography
Central Department of Geology
Central Department of Hindi
Central Department of History
Central Department of Home Science
Central Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
Central Department of Library Science
Central Department of Linguistics
Central Department of Maithili
Central Department of Nepali
Central Department of Nepal Bhasha
Central Department of Political Science
Central Department of Population Studies
Central Department of Psychology
Central Department of Rural Development
Central Department of Sanskrit
Central Department of Sociology
Central Department of Anthropology
Faculty of Management
Central Department of Public Administration
Central Department of Management
Faculty of Education
Central Department of Education
Faculty of Law
Institutes
There are five Institutes at the University:
Institute of Agriculture & Animal Sciences (IAAS), Rampur, Chitwan
Institute of Medicine
Institute of Engineering (IOE), Pulchowk, Lalitpur
Institute of Science & Technology (IOST), Kathmandu
Institute of Forestry (IOF), Pokhara, Kaski
Organization

TU is government financed but still an autonomous organization.The head of the government, the prime minister, is its chancellor.
Chancellor: Prime Minister of Nepal
Pro-Chancellor: Minister of Education
Vice Chancellor: Prof. Dr. Tirtha Raj Khaniya
Chairman: Prof. Dr. Ishwar Chandra Dutta
Rector: Prof. Guna Nidhi Nyaupane
Registrar: Dr. Chandra Mani Poudel