Thakur Ram Multiple Campus ( ne, ठाकुर राम बहुमुखी क्याम्पस) is one of the constituent campuses of
Tribhuvan University
Tribhuvan University (TU; ne, त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय) is a public university located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest university in Nepal. In terms of enrollment, it is t ...
located in
Birgunj
Birgunj ( ne, वीरगञ्ज) is a metropolitan city in Parsa District in Madhesh Province of southern Nepal. It lies south of the capital Kathmandu, attached in the north to Raxaul in the border of the Indian state of Bihar. As an entr ...
city of
Parsa district
Parsa District ( ne, पर्सा जिल्ला), a part of Madhesh Province in Terai plain, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Birgunj as its district headquarters, covers an area of and has a population ...
in
Madhesh province
Madhesh Province ( Nepali/ mai, मधेश प्रदेश) is a province of Nepal that was formed after the adoption of the Constitution of Nepal. It is Nepal's most populous province, and smallest province by area. It borders Province N ...
of
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
. The campus was established in 2009
BS (1952 CE).
It offers courses in science, management, humanities and education in bachelor's and master's degrees.
History
The campus was established in 1952, nearly nine years before the establishment of Tribhuvan University, the first university of Nepal. It was first affiliated with
Patna University
Patna University is a public state university in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established on 1 October 1917 during the British Raj. It is the first university in Bihar and the seventh oldest university in the Indian subcontinent in the modern er ...
of India. The campus used to invite lecturers from India. In 2009 BS, after establishment of Tribhuwan University, the campus was tied to Tribhuvan University.
Infrastructures
The campus has 14
bigha
The bigha (also formerly beegah) is a traditional unit of measurement of area of a land, commonly used in India (including Uttarakhand, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat ...
s (approx. 94,800 sq. m.) of land and two buildings.
Due to budget deficits, the campus is said to lack regular classes, extracurricular activities and maintenance of infrastructure. This led to strikes by students. As a result of the complaints, some improvements are being implemented.
Notable alumni
Some of the notable alumni are:
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Madhav Kumar Nepal
Madhav Kumar Nepal ( ne, माधवकुमार नेपाल, ; born 6 March 1953), is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister of Nepal. He served as Prime Minister of Nepal from 25 May 2009 to 6 February 2011 for nearly two years. ...
- former prime minister
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Surya Prasad Upadhyay- the first commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority
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Lalbabu Raut
Lalbabu Raut Gaddhi ( Nepali/ Maithili/ Bhojpuri: लालबाबु राउत)is the first Chief Minister of Madhesh Province, one of the seven federal Provinces of Nepal. He is the parliamentary party leader of People's Socialist Party, ...
- chief minister of
Madhesh Province
Madhesh Province ( Nepali/ mai, मधेश प्रदेश) is a province of Nepal that was formed after the adoption of the Constitution of Nepal. It is Nepal's most populous province, and smallest province by area. It borders Province N ...
References
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Tribhuvan University
1952 establishments in Nepal