Kathford International College of Engineering and Management
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Kathford International College of Engineering and Management

Balkumari, Lalitpur
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Kathford International College of Engineering and Management was established in 2003 A.D. and is located in Balkumari, Kathmandu. The college is affiliated with Tribhuvan University and offers various Bachelros-level programs.

Salient Features

Top-Class Faculty Members  

Kathford boasts of best academics and professionals leading the program. Our students have pride in their faculty members, who have spent decades in university, research, and consultancy. They bring experiences and new found knowledge into the classroom.

Research and Project Work    

Kathford conducts research and project work as an integral part of the study. These activities are supervised by the faculty and are designed to help students deepen their knowledge in a particular area of interest.

Workshop and Seminar          

Kathford hosts a range of workshops and seminars on varied areas of ICT and software. The workshop and seminar programs bring together our students and faculties with the domain of specialists from academia, research, ICT industry, and software industries.          

Guest Lecture/Speakers         

Kathford invites eminent academicians, professionals and experts in specialized area of software industry and ICT industry as guest speakers. These speakers share their ideas, views, knowledge and experiences with faculties and students.             

Tutorial Classes          

Kathford offers tutorial classes in selected subjects for the needy students. Purpose of these tutorial classes is to support students to achieve subject knowledge and skills to meet the curriculum objectives.        

Research and Development (R&D)     

The R&D Unit comprises of a panel of Kathford faculty members. This unit consists of ROBOKATH, KATHFOSS, Creative Club, KathCESS and Kathford-Xilinx University Program (Kathford-XUP Center). They bring students, faculty members and experts together to design different projects, research on latest technologies, and transform ideas into implementation.           

ROBOKATH 

 RoboKath is the Robotics Research and Development student body of Kathford that indulges and engages students into robotics research, design and development. It conducts different trainings and workshops like basic electronics & robotics training; line tracking robot design training; Arduino and AVR (ATMEGA-32) Microcontroller training; PCB simulation, designing and fabrication training; and drone development training. RoboKath has become a decorated platform for students to share and enhance their knowledge and skill, and to design machines that can create wonders.

KATHFOSS 

 KathFOSS is Free and Open-Source Software community of Kathford that indulges and engages students into open source software research and development. It organizes different training and workshop for students to enhance programming skills like KathFOSS Talk series, Linux Talk series, GitHub Workshop, Wireless Hacking Workshop, Cyber Security Workshop, Open Source Technology Training and Hackathon and Coding Competition.

Kathford-XUP Center 

Kathford-XUP Center is a research center developed in association with Digitronix Nepal, and has obtained 25 number of VIVADO license and other ISE licenses in order to conduct FPGA based Research and Development in Nepal. Kathford-XUP Center has also organized series of awareness programs and national level competitions in FPGA.

Creative Club

Creative Club is a student body that encourages students to unleash their creative side by organizing idea camps, competitions and forums. Creative Club develops professional skills and enhances communication and interpersonal skills, and also enriches students with the spirit of teamwork.

KathCESS

KathCESS is a forum of Civil Engineering students for conducting academic and allied activities including trainings, workshops and events, participating in external competitions and discussion forums. KathCESS has been instrumental in connecting our Civil Engineering students with companies, other engineering colleges and academic fraternity.

Spread Your Knowledge

Spread Your Knowledge is a unique and highly effective learning practice at Kathford. It aims to encourage and enrich the research and self-learning practice among students which helps them to learn things faster and go beyond horizon of the curriculum. It encourages students to share their knowledge with colleagues, juniors, seniors and teachers, thus providing a sublime platform to stimulate and encourage research, creativity and self-learning practices.


Admission Guidelines

BE Computer/Civil/Electronics, Communication & Information

  • Minimum  ‘C’ in all subjects in PCL/+2 with Physics or Biology with Extra Maths
  • PASSED in IOE Entrance Exam 

B.Sc CSIT

  • Minimum  ‘C’ grade in all subjects in PCL/+2 in Science (Physics or Biology)
  • PASSED in TU IOST Entrance Exam 

BBA+ and BBM+

  • Minimum  ‘C’ grade in all subjects in PCL/+2
  • PASSED in CMAT Test 

BCA+

  • Minimum  ‘C’ grade in all subjects in PCL/+2
  • PASSED in BCA Entrance Test

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

Kathford Scholarships for Engineering Students

Full Course Scholarship

Kathford Scholarship is a full course scholarship provided to the best students enrolled in BE Computer, BE Electronics and BE Civil. The scholarship covers all fees for the four-year course. The students for the scholarship are selected based on the results of IOE Entrance Examination.

 Academic Excellence Scholarship – Engineering

Academic Excellence Scholarship – Engineering is awarded to the best students of every course in engineering stream in each semester. The students are selected based on the results of each semester examination, and their tuition fees are waived for the following semester.

 Kathford Scholarships for BBA and BBM Students

Government Education Scholarship

Kathford International College encourages students from government schools for further education. Thus, four best students who have passed their SLC/SEE Examination from Government schools are rewarded with Government Education Scholarship. This scholarship covers 50% of total fees of the four-year course.

 Academic Excellence Scholarship – BBA and BBM

Academic Excellence Scholarship – BBA and BBM is to reward the highest ranked BBA and BBM student with tuition waiver for the following semester. The scholarship is based on the results of each semester examination.

Kathford Scholarships for BSc CSIT Students

EB Pearls Australia Scholarship

EB Pearls Australia Scholarship rewards Total 2 girls from BSc CSIT department. The scholarship is worth 50% of tuition fees for whole course. This merit-based scholarship is provided based on the scholarship test and interview conducted by experts of EB Pearls Pvt. Ltd. during the first semester of the course. The scholarship is provided by EB Pearls Pvt. Ltd., a Sydney based IT Company rewarding the academic excellence the students.

 IOST Entrance Toppers' Scholarship

Up to 100 percent Scholarship in tuition fee for ten IOST Entrance Toppers.

 Academic Excellence Scholarship – BSc CSIT

Academic Excellence Scholarship – BSc CSIT is to reward the highest ranked BSc CSIT student with tuition waiver for the following semester. The scholarship is based on the results of each semester examination.

 Kathford Scholarships for BCA Students

EB Pearls Australia Scholarship

EB Pearls Australia Scholarship rewards Total 2 girls from BCA department. The scholarship is worth 50% of tuition fees for whole course. This merit-based scholarship is provided based on the scholarship test and interview conducted by experts of EB Pearls Pvt. Ltd. during the first semester of the course. The scholarship is provided by EB Pearls Pvt. Ltd., a Sydney based IT Company rewarding the academic excellence the students.

 Academic Excellence Scholarship – BCA

Academic Excellence Scholarship – BCA is to reward the highest ranked BCA student with tuition waiver for the following semester. The scholarship is based on the results of each semester examination.

ABOUT US

Kathford International College of Engineering and Management is a top-ranked college dedicated to inspiring teaching, excellent student experience, and strong employability. 

Established in 2003 and located at the heart of the city of Kathmandu, Kathford gives students access to outstanding faculty and excellent resources. Kathford is one of only a handful colleges affiliated to Tribhuvan University with diverse programs of Engineering and Management. Kathford offers three Bachelor level Engineering programs BE Civil, BE Electronics, Communication & Information, BE Computer, along with two IT programs BSc. CSIT and BCA and two Management programs BBA and BBM. 

A home to over 1000 students, Kathford has been producing highly competitive graduates and scholars since inception. Kathford is founded with the vision to become a leading education hub that provides transformative education for students stimulating their curiosity and enables them to turn their aspiration into a lasting basis for success, social impact and continuous learning. The college offers a unique combination of student-centered pedagogy in conjunction with laboratory, field, project and research works. 

Kathford’s strong alumni base, who have turned into market leaders, entrepreneurs and scholars, is among the reasons why Kathford is the best place to study bachelor’s degree. Kathford encourages students to become the best they can by facilitating them with all kinds of resources and engaging them in numerous events and activities, giving them opportunity to experience true personal and professional growth. Kathford is a top engineering, management and IT college. 

VISION AND MISSION

Our vision is to become a leading education hub that provides transformative education for our students stimulating their curiosity and enabling them to turn their aspiration into a lasting basis for success, social impact and continuous learning.

For this, we will provide highest quality teaching and engage our students on the inventions of the future. We will reach out and recruit professors who are not only academic experts but also practical wizards so that our students can benefit with maximum learn and practice. We will also support and enable our students to become what they want to become by providing best learning environment and resources.

Our vision is to serve the needs and aspirations of society, in our individual capacities and together as the community of Kathford, inspiring our students to become socially responsible and teaching them to give back to the society.

For this, we will foster a service ethic in our students and instill the sense of social responsibility by engaging our students in different social activities. We will teach the values of professionalism, inclusiveness, integrity, and community service and will also keep them at the heart of everything we do. We will also encourage students who cannot afford the quality education by providing financial aids, so that our community can grow to its full potential.

Message from the Principal

Rajendra Kumar Pokharel

We have built Kathford as an institution that excels in education and empowers students with outstanding knowledge, skills and confidence.

Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pokharel
Principal

Message from the Chairman

Suman Katawal

I feel proud to see how Kathford International College of Engineering and Management has proved its mettle to become a premier engineering and management institution for last 15 years. It was established with an aim to provide academic excellence, outstanding employability and finest learning environment to our students, and we have successfully delivered it every single year. We pay a great deal of attention to our academic values and have institutionalized continuous learning and relearning culture. 

For us, our success is the success gained by our students in academics and their career. Our students thrive in an environment that develops their critical thinking and independent identity that is embedded in civic engagement and social awareness. We strive hard to train and equip our students to get placed in top notch corporate and business units, by honing, transforming and tapping the latent potential and talent in them. In the dawn of new academic year, I invite you to join our fraternity along with our talented and successful graduates and our caring, dedicated and knowledgeable faculty.

I welcome you to join our mission to become the best educational hub, and I ensure you that you will love what you will become at Kathford.

Suman Katawal
Chairman