Bachelor in Public Service and Governance (BPSG) - Tribhuvan University

Bachelor in Public Service and Governance (BPSG) is a four years course of Tribhuvan University. This course was launched by Padma Kanya Multiple Campus in 2019 A.D.

Public service is considered one of the honored and demanding careers in Nepal. This discipline amalgamates the issues from History, Economics, Culture, Technology, Language and Literature, Administrative theories, Psychology, Value Education, International Relations, Law, Data Science, And Research. This program aims to produce students into efficient public workers who transform classroom knowledge into practice at the workplace and fulfill the existing gap of pragmatic application. Moreover, it will groom law-abiding and ethical young minds required to fulfill the requirement of good governance in the nation’s public service sector.

The BPSG is a four-year eight-semester academic program comprising 126 credits. Students are required to fulfill the theoretical, practical, and professional course requirements to complete the course. They will be internally and externally evaluated. Internal evaluation will carry 40% and the external evaluation done based on the semester-end examination will carry 60% weight. Continuous internal assessment will comprise of case study and analysis, research seminar paper writing students' presentation, etc as determined by the faculty. 

BPSG courses are designed in such a way that they:

• connect contemporary issues of organizational management and operation in both private and public sector;
• associate disciplinary philosophies and theories with the practice of contemporary policies, laws, rules, and procedures with a focus on efficiency, transparency, and accountability required for good governance in the management and administration of different kinds of organizations;
• adopt inter-and the multi-disciplinary approach of teaching-learning, and research in organizational management and operation and focus on policies, laws, procedures, and practices related to political, economic, social, cultural, and historical processes of societies in national and international contexts;
• combine the procedures and practices of service and governance of private enterprises, and judiciary, ministries, departments, offices, and service outlets of government including police, and military organizations, diplomatic units, constitutional bodies and commissions, foreign agencies, and the community at large;
• establish a linkage between the formal, legal and procedural framework and governance in practice and explore the issues of good governance in an interdisciplinary way.
• connects contemporary issues of organizational management and operation; and
• associates disciplinary philosophies and theories with the practice of contemporary policies, laws, rules, and procedures with a focus on efficiency, transparency, and accountability required for the good governance of public and private sector management.

on the completion of the program, students will develop, with flexibility and adaptability, cognitive, intellectual, and critical thinking skills, personal and transferable skills for communication, interpersonal skills of teamwork for organizing, planning, controlling resources, and problem-solving. Similarly, they will also be aware of environmental and human rights issues. With self-awareness and confidence, students will be able to take initiative to develop themselves as responsible and ethical human resources.

Objectives of the program

The program aims at producing graduates who can start as officers/middle-level managers in  private sector units where a mass number of people are served and in the public sector units including public enterprises, judiciary, ministries,  corporate departments, offices, and service outlets of government at the local, federal and central level, and  the office administrative service of police and military organizations, diplomatic units, constitutional bodies and commissions, embassies and foreign service sectors

This program under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Tribhuvan University also includes value education and technical behavioral practices and aims to prepare the students for foreign affairs and public services to meet effectively the functional requirements of bureaucratic practices.

Expected outcomes

On the completion of the program, the graduates will be able to:

• develop, with flexibility and adaptability, cognitive, intellectual, and critical thinking skills, personal and transferable skills for communication, interpersonal skills of teamwork for organizing, planning, controlling resources, and problem-solving;
• aware of the environmental, development, gender, and human rights issues. With self-awareness and confidence, the students will be able to take initiative to develop themselves as responsible and ethical public servants;
• develop competencies in project and program development on a managerial priority basis; 
• analyze public and mass people service process, monitor the effect of the public services, identify the long-term impact of public policy, and alternative policy; and 
• develop the ability to recognize the problems of public service management prepare and apply ethical solutions by using appropriate analytical instruments. 

Students are required to sit for the Entrance examination and also appear for an interview. The selection will be made on a merit basis.

Instructions for Entrance Examination

1. The test contains the following five sections and each section carries 20 marks:

 2. The time allotted for the test is 120 minutes.

3. Use of a calculator or any other devices is prohibited. For calculation purposes, you can use any space available on the question paper or perform manually.

4. There is no negative marking for the wrong answers, so try answering all questions within the given time.

5. Multiple markings of the answer will be considered as the wrong answer.

During admission, students are required to submit photocopies of all certificates of SEE and +2 or equivalent.

Fee Structure 

1. Admission Forms and Entrance Examination Fee: NPRs 1000/-
2. Tuitions Fees:

*Note: This is the fee structure for the academic session starting from the academic year 2077/2078 (2021). The fee structure given above maybe subject to change every year. 

Internship work

Students shall work Intern at the end of the second, third, and fourth academic year and will produce a report at the end. The tenure for each internship work shall be credited 3 credit hours. In four years duration, students shall earn 9 credits by working as interns and producing a report for each intern deputation. Students shall submit a report in accordance with the format designed by the research Committee. The assessment will be carried on the basis of report-content, individual presentation, and interview. Activities during internship shall include one or many issues decided by the Research Committee.

Research seminar paper

Starting from the third semester, students shall carry out research work in each odd semester and prepare a research report in the format designed by the research committee. This paper shall be of 1 credit each. Students shall earn 3 credits after presenting the research papers. The assessment of the seminar paper will be done on the basis of report-content, individual presentation in the seminar, and interview. The basic objective of the research seminar paper is to impart research skills to students.

Teaching-learning mechanism

To translate the expected outcomes of the BPSG program the following teaching-learning mechanism will be followed:

• Development of the academic calendar for each Semester;
• Preparation of Curriculum Map to address the given objectives of the concerned subjects
• Preparation of Lesson Plan by the concerned faculties;
• Application of the classroom and or outside classroom Student-Centered Critical Pedagogies for the transformation of knowledge and skills to the students by following the norms of the credit system (i.e. One-hour contact of faculty equals to three hours activities for and of students); and
• Continuous evaluation of students based on the Student-Centered Critical Pedagogies.

Pedagogies

The program applies multi-dimensional student-centered critical pedagogies which include though not limited to: 

• Regular lecture
• Guest lecture/ speech
• Case study and analysis
• Assignments
• Report writing and presentation
• Seminars
• Internship
• Problem-solving
• Group discussion
• Debates
• Innovation Labs
• Virtual class
• Simulations (Public Speaking, Meeting, Communicating, Letter and Memos, etc.)

The medium of instruction and examination

Nepali language shall be the medium of instruction and examination for Nepali, and English for other subjects.

Students who have passed +2 or equivalent from any discipline with a minimum of GPA 2.0 (with D+ grades in all subjects) or Second Division (45%) shall be eligible to apply for admissions to the BPSG program followed by success in the aptitude test, group discussion and interview given by the program.