Kathmandu Forestry College (KAFCOL), situated in Koteshwor, Kathmandu, was established in 2005. It offers a BSc Forestry program affiliated with Tribhuvan University and a Diploma in Forestry program under CTEVT since 2009. Since 2012, KAFCOL has collaborated with the University of Salzburg for an MSc in Geographical Information Science and Systems (GIS) and introduced an MSc in Natural Resource Management and Rural Development (NRMRD) in 2015 under Tribhuvan University.
OFFERED PROGRAMS
Salient Features
Field Tours
Study tours, exposure visits and excursions are integral components of the course. These tours and visits are organized in coordination with governmental organizations such as district forest offices, protected area offices and district soil conservation offices, Sagarnath Forest Development Project and non-governmental organizations such as National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) and International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
Library
Library at KAFCOL offers over 20,000 books (text and references), and many journals, video, CDs and DVDs.
Laboratories
The laboratories in our college are well equipped and well furnished with necessary materials and are managed by dedicated faculty members and technicians. There are different laboratory facilities for General Science, Forestry and GIS.
Multimedia
KAFCOL has well-equipped computers laboratory. The computer lab is available to the students during the working hours for assignments, project work and other computer related works.
Admission Guidelines
B.Sc Forestry
Students with Intermediate of Science (I.Sc.), Technical Certificate Level (TCL) in Forestry, Diploma in Forestry, +2 in Science, A-level or equivalent degree with at least 100-full-mark-courses in mathematics and biology and a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate can apply for admission into the Bachelor of Science in Forestry Program. Students aspiring to get admission into the B.Sc. Forestry program have to get through an entrance examination conducted by the IOF and are selected on their merit scores.
Diploma in Forestry
Candidates must have secured at least grade C in any two subjects i.e. Compulsory Mathematics, Compulsory Science or English and D+ in the remaining subject in School leaving Certificate (SLC) examination from recognized academic institution.
MSc Geographical Information Science and Systems
B.Sc. (10+2+3) degree holders in any discipline with at least 45 percent aggregate marks are eligible to enroll for the course.
MSc in Natural Resource Management and Rural Development
The candidate must have at least a 3 years B.Sc. Forestry degree or B.Sc. Natural Resource management or B.Sc. Environmental Science or B.Sc. Environmental Management or B.Sc. Agriculture or B.E. (Agriculture Engineering) from T.U. or any university recognized by TU.
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
KAFCOL also provides scholarship for 5 students administered by the Ministry of Education. KAFCOL has been granting 50% tuition fee waiver for students ranking first in every semester of bachelor degree program. Also, women topper and a topper among Disadvantaged group and Ethnic group receive 50% tuition fee waiver in every semester.
For Diploma program, full scholarship is granted for a student ranking first in annual examination. Similarly, full scholarship is granted for 3 students based on Guideline for Scholarship and Admission- 2071, CTEVT.
The international and national institutions are also providing scholarships to the students studying at KAFCOL in both Diploma and Bachelors degree program.
- Tribhuvan University
- CTEVT
- Salzburg University of Applied Sciences
- private Institution
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- mail@kafcol.edu.np
