Admissions Open for ME in Mechanical Engineering at Kathmandu University, School of Engineering

Kathmandu University, School of Engineering, calls for application for admission in ME in Mechanical Engineering program for the academic year 2023.

Eligibility for Admission for ME in Mechanical Engineering

• Four years Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Mechanical, Automobile, Industrial Engineering or equivalent to above degree of Engineering with minimum 50% marks on aggregate or CGPA of 2.0 (on a maximum 4 point grading system) from any recognized institution.
• Aspiring candidates are required to check the program specific application eliilility criteria, application requirements, applicable fee, and scholarship scheme if any first by contacting the Mechanical Engineering department before applying to the program

Submission of Application at Kathmandu University

Aspiring eligible candidates must duly fill out the Online Application Form available on the KU website. To complete the application, applicants are required to pay the application fee of Rs. 1500 (non-refundable and non-transferable) to Nepal Investment Mega Bank limited A/c No. 00501030255547; and submit copies of certificates/transcripts, copies of other documents and photographs as mentioned in the application form checklist by the deadline to the concerned department and get the admission test/interview date. Selected candidates, after the admission test and interview, will be notified to complete the admission process by the deadline on KU website.

Application submission deadline is December 12, 2023

Admission Test: Admission test will be conducted in the format of a written test and interview.

Fees and Payment Information

Total course fee for the two years (4 semesters) study period is NRs 420000/- (which excludes NRs 10,000/- caution money and NRs 1000/- per year medical insurance) for ordinary Nepalese students. The fee for the sponsored candidate is 1.5 times the ordinary fee. Fee for SAARC country international candidates is 1.5 times the regular fee and for other country is 2.0 times the regular fee. Extension of period of study may be subject to the requirement of payment of additional fees for the extended study period.

Financial Aid and Scholarship/Assistantship and Exchange Visit

After admission, students can apply for UGC formula funding based scholarship as stated in the MoU between KU and UGC. Under the MoU, to attract bright and needy students, university may waive the course fee for up to 20% of the students in specific Master Programs. The government subsidy will cover the amount of fees waived. The Government may however choose to cap the maximum enrolment for which this arrangement will apply.

Graduate students are in general given an opportunity for teaching assistantships or research assistantships based on their status, ability, experience, and need of the enrolled departments. The assistantships are generally provided to cover part of the fees of the student unless otherwise agreed.

Additional sponsorship, scholarship or assistantship and exchange visits to other Universities for a few students may be available depending on the availability of such provision for any particular program. Contact the responsible department for such provisions.

Provisional Application

Candidates who are awaiting the final results of their highest qualifying degree and expect that the result will be published within a month of admission can also apply on a provisional basis.

Right of Suspension/Delay of Any Program

In case, the number of seats filled is less than 50% of the intake capacity of any program by two weeks of the start of academic session for the master programs, the School may decide to suspend the program and return all the fees paid by the admitted students within a week of declaration of suspension of the program.