Tribhuvan University launched its Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) program in 2076 BS, and it is now offered through 15 public campuses across Nepal.
Entrance Exams
Offering Colleges (15)
Bachelors in Information Technology (BIT) program of Tribhuvan University is designed by closely following the courses practiced in accredited international universities, subject to the condition that the intake students are twelve years of schooling in any stream or equivalent from any recognized board.
In addition to the foundation and core Information Technology courses, Bachelors in Information Technology (BIT) offers several elective courses to meet the undergraduate academic program requirement and to fulfill the demand for development and implementation of new technology.
Students enrolled in the four year BIT program of Tribhuvan University are required to take foundation and core courses of Information technology, courses of mathematics, statistics, management, economics, sociology, psychology, research methodology and technical writing, and some elective courses.
All undergraduate students are required to complete 120 credit hours of Information Technology and allied courses, and will have opportunity in the field of software development, information security, database administration, network and system administration, and in all the sectors that develop and/or use Information Technology.
Objective:
The main objective of BIT program of Tribhuvan University is to provide students intensive knowledge and skill to design. develop, and use information technology in different areas. It is envisaged that graduate of this program will be equipped with necessary knowledge of Information Technology to compete in this global world.
Salient Features
Course Duration
The entire course is of eight semesters (four academic years). There is a separate semester examination after the end of each semester.
Hours of Instruction:
a) Working days: 90 days in a semester
b) Class hours
- 3 credit hours courses with theory and labs is equivalent to 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab = 6 working hrs per week.
- 3 credit hours theory-only course is equivalent to 3 hours lecture and 2 hours tutorial = 5 working hrs per week.
Evaluation
Theory course should have internal weightage of 20% and external weightage of 80%. For the course having lab work, the internal weightage is 20%, lab work weightage is 20% and external weightage is 60%. A student should secure minimum of 40% in each category to pass a course. The final score in each course will be the sum of overall weightage of in all categories. There will be a separate practical examination for the 20% weightage of lab work conducted by concerned college in the presence of an external examiner.
The project work and internship are evaluated by different evaluators. To pass project work and internship. students should secure at least 40% marks in the evaluation of each evaluator and final score will be the sum of all the evaluations. For the evaluation of final presentation, an external examiner will be assigned from the IOST.
The Grading System
A student having passed his/her 8 semesters (4 years) of study will be graded as follows:
Distinction: 80 % and above ( 8 semester's average)
First Division: 70 % and above ( 8 semester's average)
Second Division: 55 % and above ( 8 semester's average)
Pass Division: 40 % and above ( 8 semester's average)
Attendance Requirement:
Students are required to attend regularly all theory and practical classes and should maintain 80 percent attendance in each course separately.
Final Examination:
Institute of Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University, will conduct the final examination at the end of each semester. 80% weightage will be given to the final examination for theory course and 60% will be given for the course having both theory and practical.
Eligibility
- Passed Proficiency Certificate Level or Equivalent Examination from any faculties taking subjects like English and Mathematics or Computer (Students should have studied at least a Mathematics or English) subject of 100 pass marks and secured at least second division.
- Passed grade 12 from Higher Secondary or Secondary School in any stream but must have studied English and Mathematics or Computer Subject of 100/100 marks; students must have taken English, Mathematics or Computer (Must have studied at least Mathematics or Computer subject) and secured at least C grade. For other subjects, he/she should have passed, securing at least Grade Point (GPA 1.6) and final CGPA of atleast 1.8.
- Passed A level examination (studying English and Mathematics or Computer subject of 100/100 marks) securign D Grade with or without small letter.
- Passed Three Years Diploma in second division from CTEVT by studying English and Mathematics or Computer with 100/100 marks each.
Curricular Structure
The course carries a total of 120 credits distributed evenly among 8 semesters in 4 years duration. Students are required to complete an internship in the last semester weighting 6 credits.
| First Semester | ||
| S.No. | Course Title | Credits |
| 1 | Sociology | 3 |
| 2 | Basic Mathematics | 3 |
| 3 | Digital Logic | 3 |
| 4 | C Programming | 3 |
| 5 | Introduction to Information Technology | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| S.No. | Course Title | Credits |
| 1 | Economics | 3 |
| 2 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| 3 | Object-Oriented Programming | 3 |
| 4 | Discrete Structure | 3 |
| 5 | Microprocessor and Computer Architecture | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| S.No. | Course Title | Credits |
| 1 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| 2 | Operating System | 3 |
| 3 | Numerical Methods | 3 |
| 4 | Database Management System | 3 |
| 5 | Data Structure and Algorithm | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| S.No. | Course Title | Credits |
| 1 | Operations Research | 3 |
| 2 | Network and Data Communications | 3 |
| 3 | System Analysis and Design | 3 |
| 4 | Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
| 5 | Web Technology- I | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| S.No. | Course Title | Credits |
| 1 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| 2 | Computer Graphics | 3 |
| 3 | Information Security | 3 |
| 4 | Software Engineering | 3 |
| 5 | Web Technology- II | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| S.No. | Course Title | Credits |
| 1 | Net-Centric Computing | 3 |
| 2 | Database Administration | 3 |
| 3 | Management Information System | 3 |
| 4 | Research Methodology | 3 |
| 5 | Elective I | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| S.No. | Course Title | Credits |
| 1 | Advanced Java Programming | 3 |
| 2 | Software Project Management | 3 |
| 3 | e-Commerce | 3 |
| 4 | Project Work | 3 |
| 5 | Elective II | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| S.No. | Course Title | Credits |
| 1 | Network System Administration | 3 |
| 2 | e-Governance | 3 |
| 3 | Elective III | 3 |
| 4 | Internship | 6 |
| Total | 15 | |
| Elective I | |
| S.No. | Course Title |
| 1 | Geographical Information System |
| 2 | Multimedia Computing |
| 3 | Wireless Networking |
| 4 | Society and Ethics in IT |
| 5 | Psychology |
| Elective II | |
| S.No. | Course Title |
| 1 | DSS and Expert System |
| 2 | Mobile Application Development |
| 3 | Simulation and Modeling |
| 4 | Cloud Computing |
| 5 | Marketing |
| Elective III | |
| S.No. | Course Title |
| 1 | Data Warehousing and Data Mining |
| 2 | Knowledge Management |
| 3 | Image Processing |
| 4 | Network Security |
| 5 | Introduction to Telecommunications |