Pashchimanchal Campus
The Pashchimanchal Campus (Nepali: पश्चिमाञ्चल क्याम्पस), formerly known as Western Region Campus (WRC) is one of the four constituent campuses of the Tribhuvan University, Institute of Engineering[1] in Nepal. It is the second largest engineering campus after the Pulchok Campus in Nepal in terms of students' priority and academics.
ईन्जिनियरिङ अध्ययन संस्थान पश्चिमाञ्चल क्याम्पस | |
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| Type | Public, coeducational |
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| Established | 1987 |
Parent institution | Tribhuvan University |
| Dean | Prof. Dr. Triratna Bajracharya |
| Campus chief | Asso. Prof. Ram Prasad Poudel |
Administrative staff | 260+ (including 130 Lecturers) |
| Students | 1500+ |
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| Website | www |
The Pashchimanchal campus became operational from 1987 with assistance from the World Bank and UNDP/ILO. Initially technician courses were offered at the campus along with diploma courses. However, Tribhuvan University Institute of Engineering has phased out the diploma stream and henceforth stopped enrollment in this stream after 2069 BS. Now it offers engineering courses in six disciplines at bachelor level and three disciplines at masters level.
For admission students must pass an entrance exam conducted by IOE. Quotas are available for disadvantaged groups.
Location
The scenic Pashchimanchal Campus[2] is located in the northern part of Pokhara the regional headquarters of the Western Development Region about 210 km west of Kathmandu, spreading on 312 ropanis land in a scenic section of Pokhara valley in the western development region of Nepal. It is located in the Lamachaur-16, Pokhara near to famous Mahendra Cave, Chamere Cave and Seti Gorge.
Courses
The courses offered by Pashchimanchal Campus and their capacity are as follows:
- Mechanical and Automobile Engineering (Bachelor)
- Civil Engineering (Bachelor)
- Electronics and Communication Engineering (Bachelor)
- Electrical Engineering (Bachelor)
- Geomatics Engineering (Bachelor)
- Computer Engineering (Bachelor)
- Communication and Knowledge Engineering (Masters)
- Infrastructure Engineering and Management (Masters)
- Electrical Engineering in Distributed Generations(Masters)
| Level | Course | Intake (regular) | Intake(full fee) | Intake (total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE | Mechanical | 12 | 36 | 48 |
| BE | Automobile | 12 | 36 | 48 |
| BE | Civil | 36 | 108 | 144 |
| BE | Electronics and Information Technology | 12 | 36 | 48 |
| BE | Electrical | 12 | 36 | 48 |
| BE | Geomatics | 12 | 36 | 48 |
| BE | Computer | 12 | 36 | 48 |
| MSc | Communication and Knowledge Engineering | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| MSc | Infrastructure Engineering and Management | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| MSc | Electrical Engineering in Distributed Generations | 5 | 15 | 20 |
Departments
Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering
The department has been in operation since establishment of the campus. Initially a three-year diploma course in Civil Engineering was offered. A four-year Bachelor program in Civil Engineering was launched in 2056 B.S. A four-year bachelor program in Geomatics Engineering was started in 2069 B.S. and the department was renamed as the Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering.
Department of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering
The department has been in operation since establishment of the campus. Initially, a three-year diploma course in Mechanical Engineering and Automobile Engineering were offered. A four-year bachelor program in Mechanical Engineering was launched in 2069 B.S. The campus now offers Automobile Engineering with 48 students capacity.
The head of the Department of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering is Dr. Prabij Joshi.
Department of Electrical Engineering
The department has been operation since establishment of the campus. Initially, a three year of diploma course in Electrical Engineering was offered. A four years bachelor program in Electrical Engineering was launched in 2067 B.S.
Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering
The department was established in 2053 B.S. Initially, three year diploma courses in Electronics & Communication and Computer Engineering were offered. A four-year bachelor program began in 2062 B.S., and as four year bachelor program in Computer Engineering was launched in 2069 B.S. According to recent meeting of IOE board Electronics and Communication Engineering is renamed as Electronics and Information Technology which will more emphasized towards the modern engineering syllabus.
Courses offered
- Bachelor's degree in Electronics and communication Engineering (4 years, day shift)
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering (4 years, day shift)
RTCU Services
The department has Research training and Consultancy works, training and consultancy services in the following areas: Computer Programming (C, C++, VB, Java), Oracle, Linux, Windows Advance Server, Computer repair and Maintenance, Computer Networking, Radio and TV maintenance, Electronics Project Design, Micro-Controller interfacing.
The Center of Information Technology(CIT) has 20/20 Mbit/s of dedicated wire (optical fibre backbone) and wireless facilities to hostels and administration. CIT not only provides internet facilities but also conducts training on engineering packages of information technology. It has more than 50 terminals connected to broadband Internet via wireless.
Department of Engineering Science & Humanities
The department has been in existence since the establishment of the campus. The department also manages courses like Communication English.
Laboratories
The campus has 22 laboratories, six in engineering and two in science, as well as a language lab:
- Civil Engineering
- Engineering Materials testing Lab
- Soil testing Lab
- Hydraulics Lab
- Structural Lab(cement, reinforcement, brick and concrete testing)
- Hydro Power Lab
- Water supply Lab
- Transportation Lab
- Electrical Engineering
- Electric Power Lab
- Electrical Machines Lab
- Automatic & Digital Control Lab
- Power Electronics Lab
- Electrical instrumentation & Measurement Lab
- Micro Hydro Lab
- Electronics and Computer Engineering
- Digital Electronics Lab
- Communication Lab
- Computer Lab(Basic Computer lab, Advanced Computer lab, Computer Repair & Maintenance lab, Internet lab, Multimedia lab)
- Basic Electronics Lab
- Mechanical Engineering
- Thermal Engineering Lab
- Hydraulics Laboratory
- Engineering Science and Humanities Department
- Engineering Chemistry Lab
- Engineering Physics Lab
- Communication Lab
Workshops
There are 11 workshops on the campus.
- Civil department
- Carpentry workshop
- Wet-construction workshop
- Plumbing workshop
- Electrical department
- Electrical Installation
- Basic Electrical and Repair & Maintenance workshops.
- Mechanical department
- Machining workshop
- Fitting & Maintenance workshop
- Arc Welding and Foundry/Forgin Workshop
- Gas Welding & Sheet Metal workshop
- Automobile workshop
- Electronics
- Repair and Maintenance workshop
Accommodation
| Hostel | Capacity |
|---|---|
| Boys | 408 |
| Girls | 90 |
Sports
Pashchimanchal Campus provides sporting facilities to its students and faculties. These include:
- Football ground with a stadium and cricket pitch within the football ground
- Table Tennis courts
- Volleyball courts
- Badminton court
- Basketball Court
Students Clubs And Associations
- Happy Club
- E-Gen Club
- Robotics Club
- Innovative Computer Engineering Students' Society (i-CES)
- Talking Minds - A group of Innovative Students
- Society of Innovative Mechanical Engineering Students (SIMES)
- Nepal Engineering Students Society (NESS)
- Club of Technical Students (CoTS)
- Algorithm Club
- Geomatics Engineering Students Association Nepal(GESAN)
- Civil Engineering Students Society (CESS)
- HG Pariwaar
- And many other technical and regional students societies for cultural and regional identity and conservations.
See also
References
- "IOE,Pulchowk".
- "Pashchimanchal Campus". Archived from the original on 2013-06-18.