The plans for establishing Provincial University, which the provinces have forwarded ambitiously, have not gone ahead at the expected pace. The concept of Provincial University in its annual policy and program has been progressing slowly. Some provinces are preparing legal structures while some have not even done so.
In the case of establishing a Provincial University, some provinces are in a state of zero and some are slow to start work. The provinces have started making the budget public for the last financial year and for the first time have committed to establishing a Provincial University. A first year feasibility study was planned. Some provinces have not yet received sufficient time to study the feasibility of establishing a university.
Gandaki province is at the forefront of establishing Provincial University. The province has already constituted a 'Search Committee' for the appointment of Vice-Chancellor in coordination with the Minister of Social Development. Land ownership has not been transferred even though Gandaki province has decided to establish a university for the establishment.
Damodar Subedi, head of the Educational Planning Division under the Ministry of Social Development of Gandaki Province, said the proposal has been forwarded to the Federal Council of Ministers for the acquisition of 400 ropani land near Adikavi Bhanubhakta campus in Shuklagandaki municipality of Tanahun.
He said, "The Provincial University Act has been passed; 80 percent technical education and the remaining 20 percent are going to develop a university that teaches general education. He said that Rs. 90 million has been appropriated this year and after the acquisition of land, the construction work on physical infrastructure will go ahead.
Province 1 has pledged to establish a provincial university and a provincial technical university. Although the provincial university has not been finalized, the task of finalizing the provincial technical university has been done.
An Act of the Provincial Technical University has been passed. Ganesh Prasad Adhikari, chief of the Higher Education Division under the Ministry of Social Development of the state, said it was decided to designate Manmohan Smriti Polytechnic at Hattiudha in Morang as a part of the campus. "The state university does not know the bill.
Province 2 has not initiated any process for establishing a State University. Dilip Kumar Thakur, Head of the Higher Education Division of the Ministry of Social Development, said that the work related to the establishment of the state university was not taken forward despite no such reason.
Province 1 has prepared the policy concept paper and the State University is preparing a draft bill. It is not clear where to start, what to do, whether to accept a current campus or to establish a new university.
Dipendra Subedi, Head of the Department of Education of the Ministry of Social Development, said, “Within this year, we have moved the work by establishing a university by passing the University Act. "Province 5 is also preparing a bill on regional universities. Tikaram Aryal, Head of Higher Education Division of the Ministry of Social Development of the province, informed that the university has been allocating Rs.5 million this year, adding that the university is planning to emphasize technical education.
Karnali Province is preparing a University Bill. Bishnu Prasad Adhikari, chief of the educational planning department of the social development ministry of the province, said that two task forces had studied the incident. When teaching about herbs, mountains, heritage, etc., it seems appropriate. "
Sudurpaschim province has not even conducted a feasibility study for the state university. "A committee has not been formed to study the feasibility," added Jhankar Bahadur Bista, chief of the educational planning and research division of the ministry of social development, adding, "Last year, the budget was also appropriated. The budget has also been allocated this year. There will be some work ahead this year. The idea that a technical university should be established has come forward. "
