MSc in Urban Planning

To be eligible for admission to the Master's Program, a candidate must have passed B.Arch./BE (Civil) M.A.(Geography) or equivalent

1. Have undergraduate grades significantly above average and not less than the prescribed by the faculty board of IOE, and
2. Secure minimum score, as prescribed by the Faculty Board of IOE, in the entrance test conducted by the Entrance Board of IOE (or as recommended by special entrance committee for Foreign students)

Note: Equivalence means the same kind of degree obtained from institutes other than TU and recognized by TU as the equivalent to the degree provided by TU in the same discipline.

The candidate willing to appear in the entrance examination to get enrollment into the M.Sc. program should fill and submit the Application Form online within the deadline prescribed by the Entrance Exam Board. Application forms will be available on the websites: www.ioe.edu.np/entrance or http://entrance.ioe.edu.np. The application procedures are as follows:

1. The candidate should deposit the required amount as an application fee for the entrance examination in Account No mentioned in the notice by submitting a specially prepared voucher often by filling the applicant's name and date of birth in it. The voucher No. indicated in the voucher needs to be specified in the online application form.

2. The candidate must select the appropriate entrance stream.

3. The candidate should fill up the other required fields in the form without skipping any steps.

4. The candidate also needs to upload his/her color photograph of the prescribed specification and one of the following identification documents.

• Citizenship certificate
• Passport
• The last exam admit card

If any change has to be done on the submitted information in an application form, the candidate has to pay an extra fee to edit six or fewer numbers of normal text fields. For name, photo, or ID document correction, he/she has to pay more amounts at ICTC and submit a letter of request for correction with the payment voucher

Seat/Quota distribution for M.Sc Program

Total Intake	Regular Merit	IOE Reserved	Full Fee	Sponsored
20	5	1	6	8

1. One seat in a regular category and One seat in the full fee category are reserved for female candidates in each program
2. One seat is reserved for IOE faculty. For IOE Reserved Quota, priority will be given to permanent IOE faculty. If there are no applicants from permanent IOE faculty, then priority will be given to faculties who have completed 5 years as contract faculty. If there is no applicant in the IOE reserve quota, it is added to the Full Fee Seat. 1/4th of the sponsored quota is reserved for Foreign students.
3. Priority for the sponsored quota will be as follows:
   1. 1st Priority: Candidates from government offices & Government Owned Organizations or Companies
   2. 2nd Priority: Other Organizations
4. If applications are not received in sponsored/foreign category, then the seat will be fulfilled as the full fee category.

The 60 credit course of the program spans over two years duration, divided into four semesters. The first, second, and the last semester holds 16 credits whereas the third semester holds 12. The subject wise curriculum of the program is listed below:

First Semester
Course Type	Course Title	Learning Type	Credits
Core I	Planning History and Theory	Theory	4
Core II.a	Urban Sociology and Demography	Theory and Method	2
Core II.b	Infrastructure Planning	Theory	2
Core III	City Planning and Techniques	Theory	4
Core IV.a	Regional Planning	Theory	2
Core IV.b	Urban Design and Conservation	Theory	2
Total			16

Second Semester
Course Type	Course Title	Learning Type	Credits
Core V	Research Methodology	Method	4
Core VI	Planning Studio I	Studio	4
Elective	Elective I	Theory	4
Elective	Elective II	Theory	4
Total			16

Third Semester
Course Type	Course Title	Learning Type	Credits
Elective	Elective	Theory	4
Elective	Interdepartmental Course	Studio	4
Project	Planning Studio II	Studio	4
Total			12

Fourth Semester
Course Type	Course Title	Learning Type	Credits
	Thesis Work	-----	16

Elective I

Geospatial Technologies for Urban Planning

Planning Legislation

Urban Economic Theory

Urban Housing and Real Estate Development

Elective II

Planning and Urban Resilience

Energy for Sustainable Urban Planning

Urban Modeling and Simulation

Project Development and Professional Practice

Energy-Efficient Housing

Transport Planning

Elective III

Urban Governance and Planning Politics

Urban Regeneration

Urban Economics and Finance

Urban Informal Sector

Participatory Planning and Community Development

Urban Ecological and Landscape Planning