Institute of Forestry
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28.187816°N 83.991492°E 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.[1]
वन विज्ञान अध्ययन संस्थान | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1947 |
Parent institution | Tribhuvan University |
| Dean | Bir Bahadur Khanal Chhetri |
| Location | , Nepal |
| Website | http://www.iof.edu.np/ |
 | |
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.[2]
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.[3][4]
The IoF implements forestry-related academic programs through its two constituent campuses, located in Pokhara and Hetauda.[5] 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[6]
Constituent campuses
Affiliated colleges
- Kathmandu Forestry College, Kahmandu
Courses
Bachelor
| Bachelor programs[9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[10][11][12] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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