The list of Nepalese Universities

How many universities are there in Nepal? Till December 2023, there are 17 universities in Nepal and many more are still on the verge of establishment.

The name list of Nepalese universities is as follows

SN	University	Estd.	Remarks
1	Tribhuvan U	2016 BS	First university of Nepal
2	Nepal Sanskrit U	2043 BS	2nd University
3	Kathmandu U	2048 BS	First Pvt University
4	Purbanchal  U	2051 BS	4th University
5	Pokhara U	2054 BS	5th “
6	Lumbini Buddhist U	2061 BS	6th
7	Mid-west U	2067 BS	7th
8	Nepal Agriculture and Forest U	2067 BS	8th
9	Far-western U	2067 BS	9th
10	Nepal Open U	2073 BS	10th
11	Rajarshree Janak U	2074 BS	11th
12	Madan Bhandari U of Science and Technology	2079 BS	12th

 

Above 12 universities are established by the Central (federal) government. After the republican system, province government can also offer approval to establish new university. Below are the universities as sanctioned by the provincial governments.

SN	University	Estd.	Province
13	Manomohan Technical U	2076 BS	Koshi
14	Gandaki U	2076 BS	Gandaki
15	Madhesh Agricultural U	2078 BS	Madhes
16	Madhes U	2079 BS	Madhes
17	Lumbini Technological U	2079 BS	Lumbini

 

These seventeen universities are already operational. Furthermore, federal government is trying to establish two more universities and provincial governments are trying to establish three more universities.

Autonomous Health Institutes

SN	Institute	Estd	Remarks
1	BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS)	1998 AD
2	National Academy of Medical Sciences	2002 AD
3	Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS)	2008 AD
4	Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS)	2011 AD
5	Madhesh Institute of health Sciences (MIHS)	2021 AD

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