Institutions offering MSc Forestry
M.Sc in Forestry of Agriculture and Forestry University is a two years program. A total of 44 students are enrolled each year.
Eligibility
Applicant must have cleared Bachelor in Forestry or equivalent. The minimum schooling year required to be eligible is 16 years (10+2+4).
Basis of admission
The merit list for admissions will be published according to the merit list prepared by giving 90% weightage to the entrance exam and 10% weightage to the marks obtained at the graduation level. The pass percentage of the entrance exam will be 40%.
The entrance examination question paper will be prepared with 90 questions in the following subjects from the undergraduate course. All the questions will be of multiple choice objective type, for which 70 minutes will be given. The subjects and number of questions to be included in the entrance exam will be as follows.
(a) Silviculture - 10
(b) Forest Management - 10
(c) Forest Ecology - 5
(d) Agroforestry-5
(e) Forest Protection - 5
(f) Community Forestry- 10
(g) Soil Conservation - 10
(h) Forest Utilization - 10
(i) Watershed Management - 5
(j) Wildlife and Planning and Management of National Parks and Protected Areas - 10
(k) Forest Mensuration, Biometrics, and Research - 10
View Detailed Syllabus of M.Sc Forestry Entrance Examination
Admission Quota Details:
Students' enrollment in MSc Forestry will be based on merit
- Subsidized Student: 4
- Full Pay Student: 29
- Ministry of Forestry and Environment (Sponsored Student): 3
- UDF (Merit Student): 8
M.Sc Forestry Fee for the Academic Year (2079-2080)
Competitive subsidized student Fee (NRs):
- Admission Fee: 15000 (one-time payment)
- Semester Fee: 5000/Semester
- Tuition Fee: 1000/credit hr
- Total fee with minimum required credit hours: NRs.84000.00
Competitive full pay student Fee (NRS):
- Admission Fee: 20000 (one-time payment) Semester Fee: 10000/Semester
- Tuition Fee: 2000/credit hr
- Total fee with minimum required credit hours: NRs.158000.00
Ministry of Forest & Environment (Sponsored student Fee)/ UDF (Merit student Fee) (NRS):
- Admission Fee: 25000 (one-time payment)
- Semester Fee: 10000/Semester
- Tuition Fee: 5000/credit hr
- Total fee with minimum required credit hours: NRs.310000.00
Sponsored Foreign student Fee (US $):
- Admission Fee: 500 (one-time payment) Semester Fee: 500/Semester
- Tuition Fee: 100/credit hr
- Total fee with minimum required credit hours: US$7400.00
Others
- Registration Fee: Rs.750.00 (one-time payment)
- Exam Fee: Rs.1100/Semester
Curricular Structure
Common courses
|
SN |
C Code |
Title |
Th |
Pr |
Total |
Suggestions |
|
|
1 |
BOT601 |
Advanced Biotechnology |
2 |
+ |
0 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
BOT602 |
Cell and Molecular Biology |
2 |
+ |
2 |
3 |
|
|
3 |
BOT603 |
Genetic Engineering |
2 |
+ |
0 |
0 |
|
|
4 |
BOT604 |
Genomics and Proteomics |
1 |
+ |
2 |
1 |
|
|
5 |
BOT605 |
Advanced Biochemistry |
2 |
+ |
1 |
0 |
|
|
6 |
BOT606 |
Research Methodology & Technical Writing |
1 |
+ |
3 |
1 |
|
|
7 |
BOT607 |
Biodiversity, Biosafety and Bioethics |
1 |
+ |
1 |
1 |
|
|
8 |
BOT608 |
Biostatistics and Bioinformatics |
2 |
+ |
2 |
3 |
|
|
Total |
17 |
|
SN |
C Code |
Title |
Th |
Pr |
Total |
Remarks |
|
|
1 |
PBT601 |
Tissue Culture and Molecular Farming |
1 |
+ |
1 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
PBT602 |
Genetic Variation and Modification |
2 |
+ |
0 |
2 |
|
|
3 |
PBT608 |
Advances in Forest Biotechnology |
2 |
+ |
1 |
3 |
|
|
4 |
PBT604 |
Molecular Markers and Resistance Breeding |
1 |
+ |
1 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
PBT605 |
Applied Plant Molecular Biochemistry |
1 |
+ |
1 |
2 |
|
|
6 |
PBT606 |
Plant Genetic Resources and Biotechnology |
1 |
+ |
0 |
1 |
|
|
7 |
PBT609 |
Applied Wildlife Biotechnology |
1 |
+ |
1 |
2 |
|
|
8 |
BOT699 |
M.Sc. Seminar |
0 |
+ |
1 |
1 |
|
|
9 |
BOT700 |
M.Sc. Thesis |
0 |
+ |
15 |
15 |
|
|
9 |
+ |
21 |
30 |