Amrit Campus is the first science campus of Nepal, located in Lainchaur, Kathmandu.[2] It was formerly known as Public Science College (PUSCOL). It was later renamed in the memory of Amrit Prasad Pradhan. Pradhan was born in 1918 at Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal. He worked as the headmaster of Juddhodaya Public High School in Birgunj for two years and later joined Tri-Chandra College as a lecturer in chemistry. In 1962, he became the founding principal of Public Science College and began teaching as a professor of chemistry.[3]
अमृत क्याम्पस | |
 Nepali Wikimedia with OSAC in Amrit Campus | |
Other name | ASCOL or Amrit Science Campus |
|---|---|
Former name | Public Science College |
| Type | Science and Technology College |
| Established | 1962 |
| Founder | Founder Principal Amrit Prasad Pradhan |
| Affiliation | Tribhuvan University[1] |
| Campus Chief | Mr. Lok Bahadur Baral |
Academic staff | 151 |
Administrative staff | 75 |
| Location | Kathmandu , Bagmati , Nepal |
| Website | amritcampus |
Pradhan helped to establish Amrit Campus with a goal of promoting the study of science and technology in Nepal. The campus benefited greatly from his enterprise, dedication and enthusiasm.[3] While on a mission to the United States for academic reasons, he died in an air crash over Mont Blanc on January 24, 1966.
Introduction
editAmrit Campus (ASCOL), situated in the heart of Kathmandu Valley-Thamel, is one of the few pure science campus of the country. The campus is a governmental institution, with partial decentralization, affiliated to Tribhuvan University. This campus is one of the constituent campuses of Tribhuvan University.[1] The number of students studying in ASCOL is nearly 1900.[4]
Notable alumni
editNotable alumni in the field of Science and technology
edit- Prof. Dr. Dayananda Bajracharya - Botanist, Former Chairman of Central Department of Botany, Former Rector of Tribhuvan University, Former President of Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) formerly called Royal Nepal Academy of Sciences (RONAST)
- Dr. Upendra Devkota
- Mr. Kulman Ghising - Managing Director, Nepal Electricity Authority
- Dr. Mahabir Pun - President of National Innovation, Leader of Nepal Wireless Project, Awardee: Ramon Magsaysay, Internet hall of fame, Ashoka Fellow, Scientist, Social entrepreneur
Notable alumni in other fields
edit- Dr. Baburam Bhattarai (Former Prime minister of Nepal and former leader of UCPN (Maoist))
- Jhala Nath Khanal (Former Prime minister of Nepal and leader of CPN (UML))
- Kul Man Ghising (Managing Director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA))
- Prakash Man Singh (Deputy Prime minister of Nepal in the Cabinet led by Prime minister Sushil Koirala, General secretary of Nepali Congress)
- Dr. Minendra Prasad Rijal (Leader of Nepali Congress)
- Kuber Singh Rana (Former IGP of Nepal Police)
- Pradip Paudel (Leader of Nepali Congress, Former President of Nepal Students' Union)
List of Undergraduate Programs
edit- B.Sc. Environmental Science
- B.Sc. Microbiology
- B.Sc. Physics
- B.Sc. Botany
- B.Sc. Chemistry
- B.Sc. Mathematics
- B.Sc. Statistics
- B.Sc. Zoology
- Bachelor of Computer Science and Information Technology (BSc CSIT)
- Bachelors in Information Technology (BIT)
List of Graduate Programs
edit- M.Sc. in Mathematics
- M.Sc. in Botany
- M.Sc. Chemistry
- M.Sc. Zoology
- M.Sc. Physics
- Master of Information Technology (MIT)
References
edit- ^ a b "Constituent Campuses". Tribhuvan University. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ "अस्कल क्याम्पस बजेट नभएर खुम्चियो". www.kantipurdaily.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ a b "About Amrit Campus". Amrit Campus. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ "Amrit Science Campus (ASCOL)". edusanjal. Retrieved February 9, 2019.