Pulchowk campus
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| Affiliated | Tribhuvan University |
| Wing of | Institute of Engineering |
| Established | 1972 |
| website | http://www.pcampus.edu.np |
Central Campus commonly renowned as Pulchowk(Also Pulchok) Engineering Campus (Nepali: पुल्चोक क्याम्पस / केन्द्रीय क्याम्पस) is one of the four constituent campuses of the Tribhuvan University, Institute of Engineering in Nepal. This is central campus of Institute of Engineering(IOE) in the heart of Lalitpur city. This campus offers Bachelor’s course, Master’s courses and Doctoral programmes. The campus, well equipped with laboratories and with great strength of faculties and staffs, has become the centre of excellence of engineering education in Nepal.
Every year IOE conducts an entrance examination for Bachelor of Engineering (BE)/bachelor in architecture (B.Arch) degrees. Students from all over Nepal who wish to study engineering/architecture appear for this exam and only the students in merit basis get the chance to study on the Pulchowk Campus.
Pulchowk Campus is in a prime location in Kathmandu valley extending from Chakupat area to the Krishna Galli road of Lalitpur. Institute of engineering (IOE), Pulchowk Campus occupies about 480 ropanis of land.
History of engineering education in Nepal can be traced since 1942, when Technical Training School was established. Engineering section of the school offered only trades and civil sub-overseers programs. In 1959, Nepal Engineering Institute, with the assistance of the government of India, started offering civil overseer courses leading to Diploma in Civil Engineering. The Technical Training Institute established in 1965, with the assistance from the Government of Federal Republic of Germany, offered technician courses in General courses in General Mechanics, Auto Mechanics, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Drafting.
In 1972, the Nepal Engineering Institute at Pulchowk and the Technical Training Institute at Thapathali were brought together under the umbrella of the Tribhuvan University to constitute the Institute of Engineering and the Nepal Engineering Institute and the Technical Training Institute were renamed as Pulchowk Campus and Thapathali Campus respectively.
Since then, the Institute of Engineering has expanded considerably. The technician programs in Electrical, Electronics, Refrigeration/Air-conditioning Engineering were started in the Pulchok Campus, with the assistance from UNDP/ILO. The Architecture Technician program was started by the IOE in its own effort. With the assistance of the World Bank and UK, the technician level courses were strengthened and bachelor's degree level course in Civil Engineering was started. Similarly, with the assistance of the World Bank, the Swiss Government, and the Canadian Government, Bachelor's degree level courses in the Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical engineering and Architecture were started in the Pulchok Campus. From academic year 1998/99 IOE started bachelor's degree program in Computer Engineering. In 1996 Pulchok Campus, with support from the Norwegian Government, started M.Sc. courses in Urban Planning, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Water Resources Engineering Pulchowk Campus has also started M.Sc. courses in Renewable energy and Geothermal Engineering, Information and communication and Power systems Engineering effective from December 2001.
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