Tribhuvan University (TU / त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय)

Tribhuvan University (TU / त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय) is a recognised university in Nepal. Below is what AlmiStudy records about it — only verified fields are shown; anything not confirmed is deliberately left out rather than guessed.

CityKathmandu

RegionAsia

TypePublic

SubjectsEngineering & Technology; Natural Sciences; Business & Management; Arts & Humanities; Social Sciences; Law; Computer Science & IT; Medicine & Health Sciences; Engineering & Technology

AccreditationUniversity Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal — apex regulator establishing under UGC Act 1994. Nepal HE: 1 oldest national (Tribhuvan 1959), 1 Sanskrit specialised (Nepal Sanskrit 1986), ~13 other universities, plus many private medical colleges affiliated to TU/KU. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) supervises. Nepali language primary; English HE growing especially for medical/international programmes.

Official websitehttps://www.tu.edu.np

Accreditation registryhttps://www.ugcnepal.edu.np/pages/university-7/

Founded 1959 (chartered 25 June 1959 by King Mahendra; named after King TRIBHUVAN BIR BIKRAM SHAH — Nepal's king 1911-1955; NEPAL'S OLDEST and LARGEST university; world's 17th-largest university by enrolment). NEPAL'S OLDEST AND LARGEST UNIVERSITY. Founded 25 June 1959 by King Mahendra (post-1951 democratic transition). Named after KING TRIBHUVAN BIR BIKRAM SHAH (1906-1955) — Nepal's monarch 1911-1955 who supported democratic transition. ~600,000+ students across affiliated colleges (WORLD'S 17TH-LARGEST by enrolment). 60+ constituent campuses + 1,000+ affiliated colleges nationwide. Tribhuvan houses Nepal's Faculty of Medicine (TUIOM) — Institute of Medicine in Maharajgunj Kathmandu. Major Pakistani MBBS student presence at TU-affiliated medical colleges — verify PMC recognition before enrolment.

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