Tribhuvan University
Nepal
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
First degree/qualification: Bachelor's degree (3-5.5 years).
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: Overall aggregate in Merit, division I range.
Minimum level for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 4 year bachelor's or master's degree following a 3 year bachelor's.
Documents required: Official mark sheets/transcripts/records; official certification of degree and date awarded.
Description: Instituted in 1958; first higher education institution in Nepal. Usual admission requirement: the proficiency certificate, now called the higher secondary school certificate (12 years of education).
Grading system:
| l980-present | |
| 80-l00% | Distinction |
| 65-79% | Merit, division I |
| 50-64% | Merit, division II |
| 40- 49% | Pass, division III |
Examinations usually sat annually (since l980).
Languages of instruction: Nepalese, Sanskrit, English.
Advanced degrees:
Master's: 1-3 years.
Ph.D.: Research and thesis degree, 3 years after master's.
Last updated: Dec 17, 2007