Amrit Campus

Amrit Campus is the first science campus of Nepal, located in Lainchaur, Kathmandu.[2] It was formerly known as Public Science College (PUSCOL), and then renamed in memory of Amrit Prasad Pradhan. Pradhan was born in 1918 at Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal. He served as the headmaster of Juddhodaya Public High School in Birgunj for two years and later joined Tri-Chandra College as a lecturer in chemistry. In 1962, he became the founding principal of Public Science College and began teaching as a professor of chemistry.[3]

Amrit Campus
अमृत क्याम्पस
Nepali Wikimedia with OSAC in Amrit Campus
Other name
ASCOL or Amrit Science Campus
Former name
Public Science College
TypeScience College
Established1962 (1962)
FounderFounder Principal Amrit Prasad Pradhan
AffiliationTribhuvan University[1]
Campus ChiefDr. Pushpa Lal Homagain
Academic staff
151
Administrative staff
75
Location
Kathmandu
,
Province No. 3
,
Nepal
Websiteamritcampus.edu.np

Pradhan established Amrit Campus with a view to promote the study of science and technology in Nepal. The campus benefited greatly from his enterprise, dedication and enthusiasm.[3] While on a mission to the United States for a cause connected with the college, he died in an air crash over Mont Blanc on January 24, 1966.

Introduction

Amrit Campus (ASCOL), situated in the heart of Kathmandu Valley-Thamel, is one of the pure science campus of the country. It offers many undergraduate and masters level courses in physics, chemistry, mathematics, botany, zoology, statistics, computer science, environment science and microbiology. The number of students studying is nearly 1900.[4]

The campus is a government institution, with partial decentralization, affiliated to Tribhuvan University. This is one of the constituent campuses of Tribhuvan University in the science stream.[1] The campus offers different fields of study at bachelor's and master's levels. The courses offered by ASCOL are

  • Bachelor of Science in mathematics, statistics, physics, botany, zoology, chemistry, environmental science, and microbiology (general B.Sc.)
  • Bachelor of Science in computer science and information technology
  • Master of Science in mathematics
  • Master of Science in physics
  • Master of Science in chemistry
  • Master of Science in botany

Academic departments
  1. Department of Mathematics
  2. Department of Chemistry
  3. Department of Physics
  4. Department of Statistics
  5. Department of Zoology
  6. Department of Botany
  7. Department of Microbiology
  8. Department of Environmental Science
  9. Department of Computer Science and Information Technology(CSIT)
  10. Department of English

Organizations

Common and free of all ideology
  1. Tribhuvan University Teachers Association ASCOL Unit
  2. Tribhuvan University Bureaucratic Union ASCOL Unit
  3. Free Student Union

Organizations following political ideology

Teacher's Organization
  1. Democratic Teacher's Union
  2. Progressive Teacher's Union
  3. Revolutionary national Teacher's union

Bureaucratic Union
  1. Democratic Bureaucrats Union
  2. Progressive Bureaucrats Union
  3. Revolutionary Bureaucrates Union

Student Organizations
  1. ANNFSU
  2. Nepal Students' Union ASCOL Unit
  3. ANNISU(R) ASCOL Unit

Notable alumni

Notable alumni in the field of Science and technology
  • Prof. Dr. Bhanu Chandra Bajracharya (Mathematician, Former Chairperson of Department of Mathematics of ASCOL)
  • Prof. Dr. Mana Raja Joshi (Mathematician)
  • (Late) Prof. Dr. Dayananda Bajracharya (Botanist, Former Chairman of Central Department of Botany, Former Rector of Tribhuvan University, Former President of Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) formerly called Royal Nepal Academy of Sciences (RONAST))
  • Associate Professor Madan Sakya (Zoologist, Former Campus Chief of Amrit Science Campus)
  • Dr. Upendra Devkota
  • Dr. Madhav Prasad Baral (Chemist and Founder of NIST college)
  • Mr. Kulman Ghising (Managing Director, Nepal Electricity Authority)
  • Dr. Mahabir Pun (President of National Innovation, Leader of Nepal Wireless Project, Awardee: Ramon Magsaysay, Internet hall of fame, Ashoka Fellow, Scientist, Social entrepreneur)

Notable alumni in other fields

References
  1. "Constituent Campuses". Tribhuvan University. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  2. "अस्कल क्याम्पस बजेट नभएर खुम्चियो". www.kantipurdaily.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  3. "About Amrit Campus". Amrit Campus. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  4. "Amrit Science Campus (ASCOL)". edusanjal. Retrieved February 9, 2019.

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