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Chemical engineers play an important role in today's world. They are responsible for a broad range of activities that have direct impact on the daily operation of industries, and the overall design of processes, equipments and plants. Chemical engineers are dedicated to process engineering and product engineering. They operate and optimize the processes in all the manufacturing industries, and they also conceive and design new products that meet the high standards for sustainable and green solutions.
Although existing pharmaceutical, cements, steels, paper, food and beverage industries have high demand of chemical engineers, most of these industries recruit them from the foreign markets. Further, the country is currently running big and small industries and many mechanical, civil and electrical engineers are involved in such diverse fields. Until now, no single academic institute in Nepal has chemical engineering curriculum.
To uplift the economy and production capacity of Nepal, the government of Nepal is positively seeking to increase the number of industrial regions throughout the country. With such policies reinforcing the scope of production, Nepal will soon move towards more effective and intensive industrialization, and foremost, this requires the highly skilled chemical engineers. Hence, the proposed chemical engineering program is the first of its kind in Nepal and it aims to produce highly skilled graduates to fulfill the country's demand.
Salient Features
Fee Structure for 2025
The table below displays the total amount that each student must pay for the entire duration of their BE in Chemical Engineering studies for the 2025 batch.
Please note that the fees listed in the table do not cover expenses such as hostel accommodation, transportation, and end-of-semester or compartment exam fees. Students will need to pay separate fees for these additional services, as determined by the management of Kathmandu University (KU).
| For | Course Fee |
| Nepali Student | 9,60,000 (NRs Nine Lakhs Sixty Thousands Only) |
| Student From SAARC Nation | 1.5 Times of Normal Fee |
| Students From OTHER Nation | 2 Times of Normal Fee |
Eligibility
10+2 (or equivalent) examinations with minimum of 50% marks in aggregate and 50% in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM)
OR Minimum 2.4 GPA in aggregate and minimum C+ in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM) and minimum C in other subjects. Note: Students who have completed +2 in Biology stream must have taken additional mathematics course and passed it with cumulative PCM of 50% or 2.4 GPA to be eligible for the indicated programs.
Note: Students who have completed +2 in Biology stream must have taken additional mathematics course and passed it with cumulative PCM of 50% or 2.4 GPA to be eligible for the indicated programs.
Candidates must appear in Kathmandu University Common Admission Test (KUCAT-CBT) and obtain the required threshold score in the test to be eligible for admission.
Admission will be offered on merit basis based on CBT score (rank) for both open and reserved (quota) seat categories.
Curricular Structure
The curriculum for chemical engineering consist of basic science (chemistry, physics and mathematics and biology), engineering, humanities and core chemical engineering courses.
The Course Structure
First Year
| Semester I | Semester II | ||||
| Course Code | Course Description | Credit | Course Code | Course Description | Credit |
| Math 101 | Calculus & Algebra | 3 | MATH 104 | Advanced calculus | 3 |
| PHYS 101 | General Physics I | 3 | PHYS 102 | General Physics II | 3 |
| CHEM 101 | General Chemistry | 3 | COMP116 | Object Oriented Programming | 3 |
| COMP 103 | Structured Programming | 2 | ENGG112 | Elements of Engineering II | 3 |
| ENGG 101 | Engineering Project | 2 | ENGT102 | Communication Skills II | 2 |
| EDRG 101 | Engineering Drawing I | 2 | ENVE101 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering | 2 |
| ENGT 101 | Communication Skill I | 2 | ENDGR 102 | Engineering Drawing II | 2 |
| ENGG111 | Elements of Engineering I | 3 | ENGG102 | Engineering project | 2 |
| Total | 20 | Total | 20 |
Second Year
| Semester I | Semester II | ||||
| Course Code | Credit | Course Code | Credit | ||
| MATH 207 | Differential equation and complex variable | 4 | MATH 208 | Statistics and probability | 3 |
| CHEG 201 | Chemical Process Calculation | 3 | MCSC 202 | Numerical methods | 3 |
| MEEG216 | Engineering Mechanics | 3 | CHEG 210 | Introduction to Transport Phenomena | 3 |
| CHEM 203 | Organic Chemistry | 3 | CHEG 211 | Thermodynamics I | 3 |
| EEEG201 | Basic Electronics | 3 | CHEG 212 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| MEEG 213 | Material Science and Metallurgy | 2 | CHEG 213 | Principle of Biochemistry | 3 |
| CHEG 202 | Engineering Project III | 2 | CHEG 214 | Engineering Project IV | 2 |
| Total | 20 | Total | 20 |
Third Year
| Semester I | Semester II | ||||
| Course Code | Course Description | Credit | Course Code | Course Description | Credit |
| MGST 301 | Engineering Economics | 3 | CHEG 310 | Unit operation | 3 |
| CHEG 301 | Thermodynamics II | 3 | CHEG 311 | Chemical Process Technology | 3 |
| CHEG 302 | Process control and Instrumentation | 3 | CHEG 312 | Chemical Reaction Engineering I | 3 |
| CHEG 303 | Heat Transfer | 2 | INAN 301 | Instrumental Analysis | 3 |
| CHEG 304 | Biochemical Engineering fundamental | 3 | CHEG 313 | Mass transfer | 2 |
| CHEG 305 | Modeling and Simulation in Chemical Engineering | 3 | CHEG 314 | Process Equipment Design | 3 |
| CHEG 306 | Engineering Project V | 2 | CHEG 3** | Elective | 3 |
| Total | 19 | Total | 20 |
Fourth Year
The curriculum for chemical engineering consist of basic science (chemistry, physics and mathematics and biology), engineering, humanities and core chemical engineering courses.
| Semester I | Semester II | ||||
| Course Code | Course Description | Credit | Course Code | Course Description | Credit |
| MGST 401 | Industrial management | 3 | CHEG 449 | Engineering Project | 3 |
| MGST 402 | Ethics and Entrepreneurship | 3 | CHEG 499 | Project work | 9 |
| CHEG 401 | Chemical Reaction Engineering II | 3 | |||
| CHEG 402 | Nano & Composite Materials | 3 | |||
| CHEG 403 | Plant Design | 3 | |||
| CHEG 404 | Design Lab | 2 | |||
| CHEG*** | Elective | 3 | |||
| Total | 20 | Total | 12 |