UGC A Bimonthly Newsletter of University Grants Commission (UGC), Nepal Volume 6, Issue 1 (Shrawan-Kartik, 2074) 2017 TOPICS PAGE Chairman Attends the Second Mapping of Higher Convocation of SAU Education Institutions in Nepal 2 s the Chairperson of SAU a guest of honor along with noted Governing Board, the academics, high ranking diplomats and Formation of Committees Chairman of UGC Nepal other dignitaries from around the South for Intensive Study 2 A attended the second convocation of Asian region. Many members of RMC Feasibility Study South Asian University held on Monday, Governing Board, Executive Council, th Visit 3 12 June, 2017 in New Delhi. The Academic Council, and Finance Ambassador of of Nepal to India, Mr. Committee along with academics and Accreditation of Deep Kumar Upadhyaya, had chaired other dignitaries had attended the Community Campuses 3 the convocation as a visitor’s nominee. convocation. The Hon’ble Minister of State for Prof. Koirala received the Chief Selection of Best Campus for the Education Award 3 External Affairs, Government of India, Guest and the Chairperson and the Mr. M.J. Akbar has graced the occasion visitor’s nominee in the Convocation. As PRT Assessment 3 as the Chief Guest. Mr. Amjad Hussain the Chairperson of Governing Board, he B. Sial, the recently elected Secretary requested the Visitor’s nominee declare Pre-Visit Assessment 4 General of SAARC was also present as the convocation open. The students of Formation of PRT 4 Results Publication 4 Editorial Board Patron Prof. Parashar Pd. Koirala, Ph.D. → Chairperson, UGC page 2 Advisor Approval of Programs and Budgets Prof. Dev Raj Adhikari, Ph.D. Member-Secretary, UGC he Board Meeting of the 81.63% has been allocated for the Editor University Grants operation. Rs. 6.645 billion has been th Devendra Rawal TCommission held on 9 allocated for Tribhuvan University, August 2017 has made the decision which amounts to 67% of the total Publisher to approve the budget and programs higher education budget. The Information, Education & Communication (IEC) Section for the fiscal year 2017/18 (2074/75) Commission has also allocated Rs. University Grants Commission with the total amount of Rs. 0.65 billion for regular and physical (UGC) 9.917915 billon for the operation and facility development grants to Mailing Address capital development of higher community colleges across the P.O. Box 10796 education sector. Out of this budget, country. The grants will be provided E-mail: [email protected] Rs 1.823 billion has been allocated to the community campuses on the Tel: 6638548, 6638549, 6638550 for the capital development of higher basis of formula funding and other Fax: 6638552 education institutions in the country. set criteria. Website: www.ugcnepal.edu.np It is 18.36% of the total budget while page 2 → UGC 1 A Bimonthly Newsletter of University Grants Commission (UGC), Nepal Volume 6, Issue 1 ShrawanKartik, 2074 Chairman Attends... Mapping of Higher Education two batches were awarded degrees on this occasion. Altogether 185 Institutions in Nepal students-21 from Afghanistan, 28 niversity Grants Commission has initiated a project of mapping from Bangladesh, 1 from Bhutan, 1 from Maldives, 16 from Nepal, 11 all the higher education institutions (universities, including from Pakistan, 3 from Sri Lanka and Uconstituent, community and private campuses) in Nepal. The 104 from India-received Masters objective of the project is to show the location and the distribution of Degrees. Other 9 students received higher education institutions using GIS methodology. The mapping M. Phil Degrees-one each from Sri further aims to show the exact campus location,total number of Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan students, programs, geographical terrain, access roads, institution’s and 6 from India. Among them, 11 contact information and campus buildings. received SAU Gold Medals for their To facilitate the project, the Commission has recently formed an excellent academic performances. expert team of six members led by the Member Secretary of the One Nepalese student, Mr. Binit Commission Prof. Dr. Dev Raj Adhikari. Prof. Dr. Narendra Raj Gurung, also received the Gold Medal in MA Sociology. Khanal, Department Head, Central Department of Geography, TU; Prof. Dr. Bhim Prasad Subedi, TU; Prof. Dr. Padam Chandra Poudel, Approval of... TU; Mr. Dinesh Bajracharya, EMIS Specialist, and Mr. Dul Raj Likewise, UGC has approved Chimariya, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer of UGC. the different programs and activities under the Higher Education Reform Project Formation of Committees for (HERP) with the estimated cost of Rs. 0.9974 billion for the fiscal Intensive Study year 2017/18. The Commission has been implementing HERP niversity Grants Similarly, the government of since 2015 with the soft loan support of the World Bank. The UCommission Nepal has Nepal has formed another aim of this project is to support reforms in the selected institutions recently formed a High Level committee to suggest for the for improving the quality, Committee for the intensive relevance and efficiency of higher amendment of the existing Acts education and to assist study of the structure, related to all the Universities underprivileged students for governance and financing of equitable access to higher and Health Science Institutes in education. The total cost of the higher education as per the Nepal. The five member project is NRs. 6.5 billion. federal structure of the country. UGC allocates grants to higher committee coordinated by UGC education institutions for their The 7 member committee, smooth operation and to help them Chairman Prof. Dr. Parashar achieve academic excellence, as it coordinated by Prof. Dr. is provisioned by its Act (1993). Triratna Manandhar, is to Prasad Koirala is also mandated UGC disburses grants to higher education institutions broadly submit the report of the study to submit the report of the study under two categories: operation by November, 2017. Prof. Dr. as well as the draft of amended grants and capital development grants. UGC funding to Keshar Jung Baral, Prof. Dr. acts by November, 2017. Prof. universities are provided in the Ramesh Prasad Bhattarai, Prof. form of block grants and formula Dr. Abhi Subedi, Prof. Dr. based grants. Block grants are Dr. Shuilu Manandhar, Prof. Dr. Laxmi Mainali, Mr. Bishnu provided for the operation and it Abdul Quiuum, Dr. Hari Prasad is calculated on the basis of Prasad Khanal, and Mr. Pratyus number of teachers and Lamsal, and Mr. Subas Chandra administrative staffs a university Wanta are the committee employs; whereas the formula- Dhungel are the members of based grants is calculated on the the committee. members. basis of cost recovery. 2 UGC A Bimonthly Newsletter of University Grants Commission (UGC), Nepal Volume 6, Issue 1 ShrawanKartik, 2074 RMC Feasibility Study Visit Selection of Best he University Grants Commission has recently completed the feasibility study of Research Management Cells (RMCs) in 18 Campus for the Thigher education institutions that have applied for the UGC Education Award Grants for RMCs for the FY 2073-74 (206-2017). They included Barun Multiple Campus (Sankhuwasabha), Post Graduate Campus (Morang), GC Nepal has selected Siddha Jyoti Education Campus (Sindhuli), Janta Multiple Campus the two campuses as the (Sunsari), Mahakavi Devkota Campus (Nawalparasi), School of Ubest campuses of the Business (Kaski), Institute of Medicine,Pokhara Campus (Kaski), year 2073/074 and Faculty Research Committee, Faculty of Health Sciences ( Kaski), recommended for Best Campus Nuwakot Adarsha Multiple Campus (Nuwakot), Dhawalagiri Multiple Education Award to the Campus (Baglung), Chure Campus (Bardiya), Central Institute of Ministry of Education. Central Forestry (Makwanpur), Maharajgunj Nursing Campus (Kathmandu), Campus of Technology, Dharan Janamaitri Multiple Campus (Kathmandu), Saraswati Multiple Campus (Sunsari) and Kailali Multiple (Kathmandu), Central Department of Computer Science and Information Campus, Dhangadhi (Kailali) Technology (Kathmandu), Padma Kanya Multiple College (Kathmandu) were certified for the award. and Amrit Science Campus (Kathmandu). UGC teams visited these Both are the campuses of institutions to inspect the infrastructure and interact with the campus Tribhuvan University; Dharan is management, faculty members and students and submitted the report the constituent campus whereas to the UGC. The result of grant award is going to be announced soon. Kailali is an affiliated public RMC is envisioned as an umbrella structure providing management campus. support to all structures and functions related to research activities in each higher education institution. The research related structures such PRT Assessment as Research Committee, Institutional Review Committee, Ethics Committee, Hazard and Safety Committee, and functions like research he Peer Review Team funding, research capacity development, responsible conduct of research, assessment of four higher institutional assurance and compliance come under the RMC. Teducation institutions has Each year, UGC allocates certain number of grants to support RMC. been completed, which are also There are three kinds of support: 1. Full support for establishing a RMC acknowledged as the QAA cycle (Rs. 10,00,000), 2. Partial Support for establishing a RMC (Rs. 5,00,000, completed institutions based on and 3. Continuing support for previously supported RMCs (Rs. the decision taken by QAAC in 2,00,000). various dates. The QAA cycle RMC can serve as a structural