Tribhuvan University Sees Decline in Student Enrollment

Kathmandu. Student numbers have been declining in recent years in 44 central departments of Tribhuvan University, the oldest university in the country, established in 2016 BS. According to TU officials, the semester system and the provision requiring 80 percent attendance are the reasons for the decrease in student numbers.

At one time, the Central Department of Geography used to have up to 70 students in a single semester at the postgraduate level. However, only 4 students have been enrolled in the first semester of postgraduate studies, and 14 students in the third semester, with 4 students enrolled in MPhil.