To meet the growing demand for trained natural resource managers in Nepal, Tribhuvan University's Institute of Forestry (TU IOF) launched a three-year B.Sc. Forestry program in 1981. In 1995, this program was upgraded to a four-year semester system.
Entrance Exams
The Bachelor of Forestry Science is a four-year professional degree under Tribhuvan University. Forestry is an applied science that involves managing forest ecosystems within increasingly complex social environments. A challenging, demanding profession, forestry applies forest ecosystem sciences, management sciences, and communications skills to the conservation and management of forest resources to meet society's ever increasing needs for commodities, services, and a healthy environment.
Foresters are professional men and women who understand the many different aspects of managing natural and human elements of forest systems. Forestry requires a broad education. Biological and physical sciences provide the basis for evaluating the complex interactions of forest ecosystems. Social sciences provide understanding of how humans value forest conditions and forest-based products and services. Management sciences help foresters to match human needs and desires with the sustainable capabilities of forests.
Eligibility
Students with Intermediate of Science (I.Sc.), Technical Certificate Level (TCL) in Forestry, Diploma in Forestry, +2 in Science, A-level or equivalent degree with at least 100-full-mark-courses in mathematics and biology and a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate can apply for admission into the Bachelor of Science in Forestry Program. Students aspiring to get admission into the B.Sc. Forestry program have to get through an entrance examination conducted by the IOF and are selected on their merit scores.
Admission Procedure
Interested and eligible candidates can apply for admission into the B.Sc. Forestry program by filling out the prescribed application forms and submitting the documents and credentials as mentioned below. Applicants can obtain application forms by paying an application processing and entrance examination fee of NPR1500.00 (subject to change). The completed application forms along with the documents and credentials must be submitted by the deadline notified.
Required Documents and Credentials
Copies of academic transcripts. In case an applicant is a graduate of a university other than Tribhuvan University, he/she has to submit a certificate of migration and a certificate of recognition and equivalence of his/her educational qualification from Curriculum Development Centre, TU.
- A copy if Character Certificate
- A copy of Citizenship certificate
- Three recent passport sized photographs
- In case of IOF staff seats, a no objection letter from the Campus Chief for application submission and an official nomination letter from the IOF for admission.
- In case of ‘government department seats’, pre-approval letters for application submission and letters of nomination for admission. These letters must be from the candidates’ concerned departments.
Note: A candidate applying for the remote area seat must be a citizen of a remote district of class “A” according to government’s classification and must have passed SLC examination from a public school of the same district.
Admission Criteria
Entrance Examination
Applicants have to take a two-hour long entrance examination of 100 full marks, testing their knowledge of English, mathematics, forestry, and science (physics, chemistry, botany, and zoology). The questions asked in this examination are of multiple choice objective types, based on +2 level Science and TCL level forestry courses. Full marks for the examination are allocated as follows:
| SUBJECTS | NO. OF QUESTIONS | FULL MARKS |
| English | 20 | 20 |
| Mathematics | 20 | 20 |
| Forestry | 20 | 20 |
| Science | 40 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
An applicant must secure a minimum of 40% marks to pass the test. The final merit list of applicants will be prepared by adding 20% of the total marks obtained in the I. Sc. examination to 80% of the marks obtained in the entrance examination. Names of candidates who pass the entrance test will appear in the result list in merit order, on the basis of which candidates are selected for admission.
Job Prospects
Career Prospects
Foresters are involved in the mapping, of forested areas. They prepare documents about forest resources, wild animals in forests. They are responsible for the protection of forests from campers and poachers. They maintain all the technical data related to forests.
People willing to work as foresters should be interested in environment, ecology, wild life and conservation. They need to have good people's skill, good physique; physical fitness and mental fitness are required. Job opportunities exist in Private and Public Sector Organizations, Forest based Industries, Research and Consultancy Industries, Development Organizations, NGO's, etc
Curricular Structure
B.Sc. Forestry Curriculum
| 1ST YEAR 1ST SEMESTER | |||
| Course Code | Course Title | Full Marks | Credit Hours |
| BSH 301 | Forest Botany and Genetics | 50 | 2 |
| BSH 302 | Communication and Technical English | 50 | 2 |
| BSH 303 | Forest Zoology & Mammalogy | 50 | 2 |
| BSH 304 | Mathematics for Forestry | 50 | 2 |
| BSH 305 | Economics | 50 | 2 |
| BSH 306 | Wood Chemistry | 50 | 2 |
| PWM 307 | Biodiversitv Conservation & Ecotourism | 50 | 2 |
| SFM 308 | Forest Mensuration I | 75 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 17 | ||
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1st Year 2nd Semester |
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| Course Code | Course Title | Full Marks | Credit Hours |
| FPE 35 1 | Forest Surveying | 75 | 3 |
| WME 352 | Global Environment & Climate Change | 50 | 2 |
| PWM 353 | Wildlife Biology | 75 | 3 |
| SFM 354 | Forest Management I | 50 | 2 |
| SFM 355 | Fores Etxtensio and Education | 75 | 3 |
| SFM 356 | Gender & Social Inclusion (GESI) in NRM | 50 | 2 |
| BSH 357 | Geophysics | 50 | 2 |
| SFB 358 | Tree Physiology | 50 | 2 |
| SF’M3 59 | Field Trip | 24 | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours | 20 | ||
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2nd Year 1st Semester |
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| Course Code | Course Title | Full Marks | Credit Hours |
| BSH 401 | Forest Statistics | 75 | 3 |
| WME 402 | Soil Science | 75 | 3 |
| PWM 403 | Wildlife Conservation and Management | 75 | 3 |
| SFM 404 | Forest Law and Policy | 50 | 2 |
| SFB 405 | Agroforestry | 50 | 2 |
| SFB 406 | Silviculture | 50 | 2 |
| WME 407 | Environmental Science | 50 | 2 |
| WME 408 | Geology for Forestry | 75 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 20 | ||
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2nd Year 2nd Semester |
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| Course Code
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Course Title | Full Marks | Credit Hours |
| WME 451 | Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing | 75 | 3 |
| WME 452 | Forest Hydrology | 50 | 2 |
| SFM 453 | Forest Resource Economics | 75 | 3 |
| SFM 454 | Forest Mensuration II | 75 | 3 |
| FPE 455 | Forest Harvesting & Logging | 50 | 2 |
| SFB 456 | Tree Improvement & Silviculture | 50 | 2 |
| SFB 457 | Forest Ecology | 50 | 2 |
| PWM 458 | Tourism and Recreation | 75 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 20 | ||
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3rd Year 1st Semester |
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| Course Code | Course Title | Full Marks | Credit Hours |
| FPE 5O1 | Forest Products Utilization | 50 | 2 |
| WME 502 | Introductory GIS | 50 | 2 |
| WME 503 | Soil and Water Conservation Engineering | 50 | 2 |
| SFM 504 | REDD Forestry and Climate Change | 50 | 2 |
| SFM 505 | Community Based Forest Management | 50 | 2 |
| SFM5 06 | Experimental Design for Forestry | 50 | 2 |
| SFB5 07 | Forest Protection | 50 | 2 |
| FPE 508 | Forest Engineering | 75 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 17 | ||
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3rd Year 2nd Semester |
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| Course Code | Course Title | Full Marks | Credit Hours |
| FPE 551 | Non Timber Forest Products | 50 | 2 |
| WME 552 | Watershed Management | 50 | 2 |
| WME 553 | Range Management | 50 | 2 |
| PWM 554 | Conservation Biology | 75 | 3 |
| SFM 555 | Forest Management II | 75 | 3 |
| SFM 556 | Project Management | 50 | 2 |
| SFB 557 | Advance Silviculture | 50 | 2 |
| SFM 558 | Field Training | 50 | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | ||
| 4TH YEAR 1ST SEMESTER | |||
| Course Code | Course Title | Full Marks | Credit Hours |
| WME 601 | Mountain Environment and Development | 50 | 2 |
| PWM 602 | Protected Area Management | 75 | 3 |
| SFM 603 | Research Methodology | 50 | 2 |
| SFM 604 | Community Forestry | 75 | 3 |
| SFM 605 | Field Training | 50 | 2 |
| Sub Total | 12 | ||
| Select any two from the following Elective Subjects | |||
| WME 601 | Biochemistry | 75 | 3 |
| FPE 607 | Introduction to Computer Programming | 75 | 3 |
| FPE 608 | Wood Science and Technology | 75 | 3 |
| FPE 609 | Alternative Energy | 75 | 3 |
| WME 610 | Remote Sensing and GIS Application in NRM | 75 | 3 |
| WME 611 | Environmental Chemistry | 75 | 3 |
| PWM 612 | Ornithology and Mammalogy | 75 | 3 |
| SFM 613 | Urban Forestry | 75 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | ||
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4th Year 2nd Semester |
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| Course Code | Course Title | Full Marks | Credit Hours |
| SFM 651 | Student Project/Internship Proposal Presentation | 25 | 1 |
| SFM 652 | Project Paper /Internship* | 200 | 8 |
| SFM 653 | Seminar | 25 | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours | 10 | ||
| Grand Total | 3500 | 140 | |