The Bachelor of Entrepreneurship Development (ED) is a four-year undergraduate programme designed to prepare future entrepreneurs equipped with comprehensive knowledge and skills to start their own business. BED focuses on identifying, analyzing and evaluating global and local entrepreneurial opportunities through the development of innovative ideas. It also aims at creating a conducive environment to assess new enterprises; market research; financial and business planning family owned enterprise/ business for its transformation and modernization of women and minority entrepreneurs.
Objectives
The course is designed to achieve the following objectives:
- Enable students to start a successful enterprise
- Train students towards fulfilling the demand of technical and professional human resources required for entrepreneurship development
- Provide adequate educational background for careers in individual, community, social, public and private enterprises Create an in-depth understanding of the main stream as well as alternative and emerging issues of entrepreneurship development Equip students with a set of core knowledge, skills, and competencies required to work in communities, social enterprises and private enterprises
Eligibility
Eligibility for Admission
For Grade 12 Graduates till 2078 BS
Pass Grade 12 examiantion with a minimum CGPA 1.8 and achieve a minimum of D+ grade in every subjects in Grade 11 and 12.
For Grade 12 Graduates from 2079 BS
Pass Grade 12 examiantion with a minimum CGPA 1.8 and achieve a minimum of D grade in every subjects in Grade 11 and 12.
Admission Criteria
Fee
A reasonable fee is set for the program which is payable in installments.
Scholarship
There are altogether 48 seats in the BED program out of which 20 percent seats are allocated for scholarships. The scholarship will be available as per the rules of the University. A separate application is required as per University Scholarship Procedure.
Job Prospects
Career Opportunities
BED graduates can pursue wide career opportunities. They will be able to:
- Start their own enterprises Take over and expand family-owned enterprises Provide professional and extension services to aspiring entrepreneurs
- Bring an entrepreneurial perspective to business decision making Fulfill the need of professionals required for government and non-government organizations such as the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MoICS) International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs), Civil Societies and Research Institutions
- Create a platform in social entrepreneurship and in private sectors
Curricular Structure
BED programme is an interdisciplinary course with a totally new insight. This programme incorporates eight semesters (two semesters per year) with 125 credit hours. The major courses include Entrepreneurship Skills for Startups; New Product Development and Management; Social Entrepreneurship; Community Based Enterprise Development and Management; Strategic Enterprise Management; Business Growth Management; E-Business Management; Indigenous Enterprise Management; Entrepreneurial Skills Development; Facilitation Skills; Business Counselling Skills; Global Entrepreneurship; Micro, Cottage and Small Enterprise Management; Venture Ideas and Model; Fund Raising for Startups; Practicum, etc.
Entrepreneurial Skills Development Practicum
Entrepreneurial Skills Development/Practicum courses will enable students to develop a realistic business plan to implement their business models. Practicum courses will provide students with real-life entrepreneurial experience, Students will start a new venture and run the venture throughout the semester.
Fundraising for Startups
Students will be familiarized with the techniques of generating funds to finance start-up such as Business Angels, Venture Capital Financing, Crowd-funding, etc. A fundraising event will be organized by the students. Potential investors will be invited to the event where the students will present their business idea in the event to attract investors. The investors can provide funds to the students' business ideas that are deemed to have high potential business growth. Students will also make attempts to generate funds from angel investors through the use of social media and crowd-funding websites and approach public agencies to generate funds to finance their start-ups.
Semester-wise Curriculum (BED)
| First Year- First Semester | ||
| Code | Course Title | Credit |
| EDV 101 | Fundamentals of Business Studies | 3 |
| EDV 102 | Fundamentals of Business Mathematics | 3 |
| EDV 103 | English | 3 |
| EDV 104 | Nepali | 3 |
| EDV 105 | Computer and IT Applications | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
| First Year- Second Semester | ||
| Code | Course Title | Credit |
| EDV 151 | Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| EDV 152 | Fundamentals of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| EDV 153 | Sociology of Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| EDV 154 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3 |
| EDV 155 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
| Second Year- Third Semester | ||
| Code | Course Title | Credit |
| EDV 201 | Fundamentals of Finance | 3 |
| EDV 202 | Geographies of Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| EDV 203 | Methods and Models of Entrepreneurship Development | 3 |
| EDV 204 | Business and Society | 3 |
| EDV 205 | Fundamentals of Marketing | 3 |
| EDV 206 | Entrepreneurial Skills Development I | 1 |
| Total | 16 | |
| Second Year- Fourth Semester | ||
| Code | Course Title | Credit |
| EDV 251 | Value Chain Management | 3 |
| EDV 252 | Production and Operations Management | 3 |
| EDV 253 | Research Methods for Entrepreneurship Studies | 3 |
| EDV 254 | Leadership Development | 3 |
| EDV 255 | Entrepreneurship Skills for Start ups | 3 |
| EDV 256 | Communication Skills for Entrepreneurs | 3 |
| EDV 257 | Entrepreneurial Skills Development II | 1 |
| Total | 19 | |
| Third Year- Fifth Semester | ||
| Code | Course Title | Credit |
| EDV 301 | Management of Innovation and Technology Adoption | 3 |
| EDV 302 | New Product Development and Management | 3 |
| EDV 303 | Resources and Enterprise Development | 3 |
| EDV 304 | Micro, Cottage and Small Enterprise Management | 3 |
| EDV 305 | Management Information System | 3 |
| EDV 306 | Entrepreneurial Skills Development III | 1 |
| EDV XXX | Concentration I | 3 |
| Total | 19 | |
| Third Year- Sixth Semester | ||
| Code | Course Title | Credit |
| EDV 351 | Venture Ideas and Models | 3 |
| EDV 352 | Entrepreneurship Environment in Nepal | 3 |
| EDV 353 | Global Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| EDV 354 | Social and Environment Impact Assessment | 3 |
| EDV 355 | Entrepreneurial Skills Development IV | 1 |
| EDV XXX | Concentration II | 3 |
| Total | 16 | |
| Fourth Year- Seventh Semester | ||
| Code | Course Title | Credit |
| EDV 401 | Fundraising for start-ups | 3 |
| EDV 402 | Practicum I | 6 |
| EDV XXX | Concentration III | 3 |
| EDV XXX | Concentration IV | 3 |
| Total | 13 | |
| Fourth Year- Eighth Semester | ||
| Code | Course Title | Credit |
| EDV 451 | Practicum II | 12 |
| Total | 12 | |
Concentration Themes
| Community-Based Entrepreneurship | ||
| Code | Course Title | Credit |
| EDV 307 | Social Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| EDV 356 | Business Growth Management | 3 |
| EDV 403 | Social Mobilization for Enterprise Development | 3 |
| EDV 404 | Community-based Enterprise Development and Management | 3 |
| Total | 12 | |
| Private-Sector Entrepreneurship | ||
| Code | Course Title | Credit |
| EDV 308 | Strategic Enterprise Management | 3 |
| EDV 356 | Business Growth Management | 3 |
| EDV 405 | E-Business Management | 3 |
| EDV 406 | Indigenous Enterprise Management | 3 |
| Total | 12 | |
| Enterprise Development Facilitation | ||
| Code | Course Title | Credit |
| EDV 309 | Sustainable Enterprise Development | 3 |
| EDV 357 | Facilitation Skills | 3 |
| EDV 407 | Business Counselling Skills | 3 |
| EDV 403 | Social Mobilization for Enterprise Development | 3 |
| Total | 12 | |
Note: Entrepreneurial Skills Development (ESD) courses are "non-credit" courses. Students are required to complete the ESD courses.
These course codes for specialized courses are assigned corresponding to the respective course specializations. Students can specialize only in one theme.