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Amrit Campus

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Amrit Campus
अमृत क्याम्पस
Nepali Wikimedia with OSAC in Amrit Campus
Other name
ASCOL or Amrit Science Campus
Former name
Public Science College
TypeScience and Technology College
Established1962 (1962)
FounderFounder Principal Amrit Prasad Pradhan
AffiliationTribhuvan University[1]
Campus ChiefMr. Lok Bahadur Baral
Academic staff
151
Administrative staff
75
Location
Kathmandu
,
Bagmati
,
Nepal
Websiteamritcampus.edu.np

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]

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

Amrit 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

Notable alumni in the field of Science and technology

  • 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

List of Undergraduate Programs

  • 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
  • Bachelors in Information Technology (BIT)
  • Bachelor of Computer Science and Information Technology (BSc CSIT)

List of Graduate Programs

  • M.Sc. in Mathematics
  • M.Sc. in Botany
  • M.Sc. Chemistry
  • M.Sc. Zoology
  • M.Sc. Physics
  • Master of Information Technology (MIT)

References

  1. ^ a b "Constituent Campuses". Tribhuvan University. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "अस्कल क्याम्पस बजेट नभएर खुम्चियो". www.kantipurdaily.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  3. ^ a b "About Amrit Campus". Amrit Campus. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "Amrit Science Campus (ASCOL)". edusanjal. Retrieved February 9, 2019.

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