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Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus () is a constituent campus of
Tribhuvan University Tribhuvan University (TU; ) is a public university located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu Valley, Kathmandu, Nepal. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest and the largest university in Nepal. It offers 1,000 undergraduate and 500 postgraduate programs a ...
located in Ghantaghar,
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. Founded in 1918 by Chandra Shumsher, it is the oldest institute of higher learning in
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.


Etymology

The current name ''Tri-Chandra'' is a truncated combination of two words: ''Tribhuvan'' for Mahārājādhirāja Tribhuwan Bir Bikram Shah and ''Chandra'' for Rana
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Chandra Shumsher. The college was originally named Tribhuvan Chandra Intermediate Campus but later renamed and shortened to its current name.


History

Nepal's first institution of higher education, Tri-Chandra College, was established in 1918 by Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. The college introduced science at the Intermediate level a year later, marking the genesis of formal
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in the country. In 1924, it became a full four year institution with an enrollment of just 30. However, up until the advent of democracy in 1951, the college was not accessible to the general public, but only to a handful of "noble" members of Rana regime. The main purpose of imparting science at that time was to prepare the students for further studies in technical subjects, such as
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. The science teaching at Tri-Chandra was upgraded to the Bachelor level ( BSc) in 1945. Tri-Chandra was originally affiliated to the
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, then to Patna University before finally being constituted into
Tribhuvan University Tribhuvan University (TU; ) is a public university located in Kirtipur, Kathmandu Valley, Kathmandu, Nepal. Established in 1959, TU is the oldest and the largest university in Nepal. It offers 1,000 undergraduate and 500 postgraduate programs a ...
since 1959.


Notable alumni


See also

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List of universities and colleges in Nepal Formal higher learning in Nepal began with the establishment of Tri-Chandra College in 1918, Nepal's first college. Until 1985,Tribhuvan University was its first and only university. The second university to be founded was Mahendra Sanskrit Univer ...


References

{{Authority control Universities and colleges in Nepal Universities and colleges established in 1918 Education in Kathmandu Tribhuvan University 1918 establishments in Nepal Tri-Chandra College Constituent campuses of Tribhuvan University