This document evaluates science and technology advancements and capacity in Pokhara, Nepal. It discusses the objectives of higher secondary and university education boards related to science and technology fields. It provides statistics on the production and enrollment of science and technology students in Pokhara and compares it to India. It examines whether the market is saturated for these students and lists the requirements to establish new institutions. It identifies shortcomings that make science and technology fields less attractive to students, such as low standards, political instability, and lack of job placement or recognition. Finally, it concludes that major challenges include establishing good governance, ensuring quality and relevance, expanding technical education, and increasing access for marginalized groups.

1. Evaluation of Science and Technology
advancements and its capacity in Pokhara
Presented by:-
SUSHANTA NEPAL, PAS076MSIEM016
TSERING NGUTUK GURUNG, PAS076MSIEM017

2. Topics Included
• Introduction and study area: Pokhara
• Objectives of HSEB/NEB, universities in field of science & tech
• Production and demand of S&T students and their statistics
• Is market saturated? Conditions for market saturation
• Establishment of new institutions, procedures and challenge, with statistics if possible.
• What shortcomings make S&T field less attractive?
• Conclusions

3. Introduction
Pokhara
Province no:- 4
West Part of Country
Population: 264911 (DSO)
Area: 464.2 sqkm
Literacy rate:- 74.81%

4. Objectives of HSEB/NEB & Universities in field of S&T
• NEB
Organize the Higher Secondary and Secondary education in
Nepal.
Responsible for higher secondary examinations (grades 11 and
12).
• UGC
Allocate and distribute grants to the universities and their
campuses.
Take appropriate steps for the promotion and maintenance of
standards of higher education in Nepal.

5. Production and Supply Chain
Bachelor/Masters
Pre-SEE/TSLC Course
HSEB/NEB
Polytechnic Institutes
Training Institutes
Private Enterprises
Government Offices
Abroad
Unemployed

6. Institutes related to Science & Technology
Engineering
Colleges (4)
CSIT Colleges (6) Polytechnic
Institute (9)
Hospital/Medical
Colleges (4)

7. Engineering colleges & their student intake in
Pokhara
S. No. University/Campus/Institute
Graduate
Seat/year
Post Grad.
Seat/year
1 Gandaki College of Engineering & Science 95 15
2 Pashchimanchal Campus 336 80
3 Pokhara Engineering College 288 30
4 Pokhara University School of Engineering 96 54

8. Enrollment ratio of S&T students in India & Nepal
• In India, 2.36 students per 1000 population are enrolled in
engineering alone.
• 101 faculties of higher education in S&T
• In Nepal, 1.27 students per 1000 population are enrolled in S&T
faculty.

9. Is market saturated? Conditions for market saturation
• Generally, the field of science and technology is not saturated fully
in market.
• There are still many vacant seats available in affiliated colleges due
to lack of academic excellences.
• For proper saturation, these sectors must leverage fee structure or
leverage quality assurance.
• Similarly, job demand exceed the production rate of graduates in
current scenario of market.

10. Establishment of new institutions, procedures and challenge,
with statistics if possible.
• Higher Education Policy, 2015
• Ministry of Education to promote and develop national issues and the
contextualization of priorities related to higher education
• UGC have roles and responsibilities to be given to develop, coordinate, and
supervise HE
• QAA Board for the assurance of quality and accreditation
• HE Research Council integrates research and innovation related education with
national issues, priorities and issues)
• Establishment of HE Monitoring Board
• Strengthening of Students’ Financial Assistance Fund Development Board
• Establishment of National University Service Commission

11. Permissions required for starting new institutions
• Registration of institution on OCR.
• Approval from local authority and similar institutions of the locality.
• Registration from the affiliation of university/board.
• Approval from the official/authority of Education Development & Coordination
Unit.
• Registration from GoN through district authority/official.

12. Causes for decrease in attraction of students with
S&T field in Nepal
• Low standard of institutions in global market
• Political instability, fragmentation and corrupted bureaucracy
• Lack of Technology Transfer
• Lack of Periodic Educational Reforms

13. Causes for decrease in attraction of students with
S&T field in Nepal
• No provisions for job placement after completion of course
• Low Payment and lack of recognition/awards
• Lack of innovative centers and their promotion

14. Conclusions
• The major challenges of higher education in Nepal are to establish
and develop good governance, ensure quality and relevance of
higher education, expansion of technical higher education, and
increase the access of marginalized groups in higher education.
• The HE policy has focused on technical and vocational education,
which is good in the overwhelming context of current general
education. However, it is very hard to establish such HEIs or to
convert HEI imparting general education to the technical education
both administratively.
• Research, development, and innovation (RDI)
• Establishment and operation of the QAA system
• Public, community, and private (PCP) partnership in higher education
investmenth financially as well as administratively.

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16. Thank you!