Tribhuvan University consists of various faculties and institutes, including the Institute of Engineering. The Institute of Engineering comprises five constituent campuses and ten affiliated private colleges. Pulchowk Campus holds the position of central campus of the Institute of Engineering. Established in 1972 (2029 B.S.), the Pulchowk Campus is located in the heart of Lalitpur City at Pulchowk. It was originally established to produce trade-level manpower to meet the nation’s engineering needs. Since 1973 (2030 B.S.), the campus offered diploma-level (intermediate, three-year duration) courses in various engineering disciplines, although these diploma courses have since been phased out. Pulchowk Campus has been offering bachelor’s degree programs in various engineering disciplines since 1984 (2041 B.S.).
Prior to 1984 (2041 B.S.), Pulchowk Campus primarily focused on training low- to mid-level engineering professionals in the fields of Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Architecture. However, in response to the increasing demand for higher-level engineering professionals, both nationally and globally, the campus introduced a four-year bachelor’s program in Civil Engineering in 1984. This was followed by bachelor’s programs in Electrical Engineering and Electronics Engineering in 1994 (2051 B.S.), Mechanical Engineering and Architecture in 1995 (2052 B.S.), and Computer Engineering in 1998 (2055 B.S.). These Bachelor of Engineering (BE) programs were the first of their kind in Nepal.
Today, Pulchowk Campus offers bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. programs in various engineering disciplines, with English as the medium of instruction at all academic levels.
Pulchowk campus is well equipped with necessary laboratories with great strength of faculties and staff. Separate buildings for academic and administrative purposes have become the center of excellence of engineering education in Nepal.
Pulchowk Campus has been awarded the “Best Constituent Campus Award” by the Nepal Government, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in 2019 and 2023.
Pulchowk Campus was Accredited by the University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal in 2020.
