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Institute Of Forestry

28°11′16″N 83°59′29″E / 28.187816°N 83.991492°E / 28.187816; 83.991492 The Institute of Forestry (IoF, Nepali: वन विज्ञान अध्ययन संस्थान) is one of the five technical institutes under Tribhuvan University, Nepal's largest academic institution.

IOF runs undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph.D. programs. it previously ran Diploma courses till 2012. The institute has three constituent and one affiliated campuses in the country. Its three constituent campus namely School of Forestry and Natural Resource Management, Pokhara Campus and Hetauda Campus.

History

Formation

Under the Department of Forests, the IoF was founded as Nepal Forestry Institute in 1947 in Singha Durbar. However, it was relocated to Bhimphedi in 1957, then to Hetauda in 1965 before being incorporated into TU from 1972. The current head office of the institute, usually referred to as the dean's office, is housed at Kirtipur, Balkhu.

The IoF implements forestry-related academic programs through its two constituent campuses, located in Pokhara and Hetauda. The current dean of the institute is Bir Bahadur Khanal Chhetri, and he is backed by two assistant deans, presently Dr.Thakur Silwal and Sony Baral

Constituent campuses

Affiliated colleges

  • Kathmandu Forestry College, Kahmandu

Courses

Bachelor

Bachelor programs
Bachelor in Forestry

(BSc. Forestry)

Campus Intake
Low tuition fee High tuition fee Total
Pokhara Campus 36 44 80
Hetauda Campus 27 53 80

Masters

Masters programs
Course Pokhara Campus Hetauda Campus School of Forestry and Natural Resource Management
Intake Intake Intake
Low tuition fee High tuition fee Total Low tuition fee High tuition fee Total Low tuition fee High tuition fee Total
Forestry 10 15 25 10 15 25 10 15 25
Watershed Management 8 7 15
Wildlife Management and Biodiversity Conservation 8 7 15
Mountain Environment and Development Studies 8 7 15
Natural Resource Management and Rural Development 8 7 15
Community Forestry 8 7 15
Total seats

See also

The other technical institutes at TU are:

References

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