Bachelor in Public Service and Governance

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.

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.

After graduation, the students will be able to start their career in different government and non-governmental agencies, private and public service sector enterprises, and organizations with high ethical standards as:

• Administrator and executive professional both in public and private sector
• Policy and administration leader
• Management and organization analyst
• Public service authority

Evaluation scheme and certification

The performance of students in each course shall be evaluated based on:

• Internal evaluation ( 40%) and
• External evaluation (60%)

The internal evaluation (IE) shall be given by the concerned faculty in each subject being based on attendance, discipline, and performance in different tests and assignments like unit tests, unscheduled class tests, home assignments, and assessments of specific pedagogical assignments and the schedule tests. Three schedule tests shall be organized by the Program Office, as part of internal evaluation, at the interval on the completion of 33%, 66%, and 100% courses in each semester. The marks weight of the tests organized by the Program Office shall be 20 in each subject (i.e. 50% of the internal evaluation).

The evaluation of the Seminar Paper and Internship report shall be done by the Panel of Evaluation decided by the Research Committee. 

The external evaluation is known as Semester End Examination (SEE). The SEE shall be given by the Examination Board at the end of each semester.

The evaluation processes for the courses, internship, and seminar paper are divided as:

IE            = Internal Evaluation

SEE         = Semester End Examinations (External Evaluation)

R             = Report

VV          =Viva-voce

OE          = Organizational Evaluation

R             = Report

PE           = Participants’ evaluation

The evaluation process for the theoretical courses of 100 marks is divided into two parts. The first part is Internal Evaluation (IE) and the second part is the Semester End Examination (SEE). The internal evaluation and the external evaluation will carry 40 marks (40%) and 60 marks (60%) respectively in each subject except the research Seminar Paper and Internship. The evaluation of the Seminar Paper and Internship shall carry 100 percent marks as specified above.

The pass percentage for the internal and external evaluation shall be 50 percent.  In case of deviation of more than 20% in the internal evaluation in each subject with the marks of external evaluation, the marks of internal evaluation shall be adjusted accordingly.

Attendance

Students shall be required to have at least 80% attendance of the number of classes offered in each course to be eligible for appearing for the semester-end examination. If any student’s attendance is below 80% in any course in a semester, s/he shall not be allowed to appear in any examination in that semester. However, the Governing Board may permit to appear in the concerned examination if the body is satisfied with the reasons cited by the candidates in an application for absence in classes with the due recommendation of the coordinator and the concerned subject teacher.

Internal evaluation

The faculty, who teaches the course, shall conduct the Internal Evaluation of the student in the respective subject. The faculty shall be accountable for the transparency and reliability of the entire evaluation of the student in the concerned course. The internal evaluation of the students shall be as per the module and criteria given below:

Module for Internal Evaluation

In case a student fails to acquire a pass mark in the internal evaluation module and criteria   (all four components are taken together), S/he shall not be allowed to appear in the semester-end examination. If the student has not appeared in the internal examination, s/he shall be allowed one more chance to appear for a retest, and then pass marks (actual marks obtained in retest or passing marks whichever is less) shall be considered for grade only.

Record of the internal assessment shall be maintained by concerned faculty and made available to the Program Office.  The Program Coordinator holds the right to ask for records of internal assessment from any faculty.   The details of records are to be maintained for one semester from the date of the semester-end examination.

Semester End Examination: The semester-end examination for the theoretical courses shall seek a written response to questions weighing 60 marks. The Board shall conduct this examination for each course at the end of each Semester so as to examine the candidate's theoretical knowledge, creativity, comprehension, problem so1ving ability, interpretation, and awareness capabilities. The duration of the examination shall be 3 hours for each subject. 

Certification

The certification of graduation shall be made on the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) system followed by letter grade based on the marks obtained in percent as given below:

Question Pattern for each Semester End Examination (SEE) for theoretical courses

Total Marks-60                                                                                                                 Pass marks- 30

Section One: Reasoning Type (Compulsory):                                              1*20 Marks

The question should test the reasoning capacity of the students in the major theme of the course. It could be application type, situational type, etc. If possible this should cover more than one unit of the syllabus. For the case of numerical-based subjects, this question should have one part questioning the applications or decisions based on the results of the main part of the question.

Section Two: Long Answer Type Questions

Five Questions to Answer from a set of six questions:                                  5*5=25 Marks

(The questions should test major concepts from the course). 

Section Three: Short Answer type Questions Type (Compulsory)

Fifteen questions to Answer from set of fifteen questions:                            15*1=15 Marks

The questions should test basic concept, definitions, relevant examples, and short numerical

Note: No unit will be left out in terms of distribution of questions

Course Structure

The course of the Bachelor in Public Service and Governance (BPSG) is designed to impart knowledge to the students in various economic, social, legal, and political dimensions of public services with a special focus on principles and values of public policy and public services, innovative measures and change management for the effective and efficient management of the activities in public sector management.

Semester I

Semester II

Semester III

Semester IV

Semester V

Semester VI

Semester VII

Semester VIII

Elective courses offered at present are: 

Elective- I

1. National Security Management
2. Management of Conflict and Post Conflict Peace Building
3. Database Management System
4. Public Distribution Management

Elective II

• Project Management
• Geography and Graphic Information System
• Strategic Planning in Public Sector
• Procurement Management

Other electives subjects shall be added according to the market need.