

NIST Higher Education, located in Lainchour, Kathmandu, aims to be a leader in academic excellence and social responsibility. Its mission, inspired by the Sanskrit motto “विद्याधनं सर्वधनं प्रधानम्”, focuses on providing advanced management and technical education to undergraduates and graduates, preparing them to be capable and responsible citizens. The institution comprises three colleges: National College (BCA, BBM, BBA, MBS, BSc/MSc Microbiology, MSc Biotechnology), National College of Food Science & Technology (NCFST) (BTech Food), and National Model College of Advanced Learning (NMCAL) (BPharmacy).



NIST Higher Education is a constituent entity of NIST Foundation. Three colleges namely National College(NC),National Model College for Advance Learning (NMCAL) and National College of Food Science and Technology (NCFST) established in 1998 and 2007 are currently offering various undergraduates and graduates courses with a dream to develop a deemed university, focusing exclusively on medicine, science and technology, management, humanities (IT) and
agriculture. These institutions have been created after the realizations of deep sense of the responsibility towards our nation and people. Hence, we’re on the lookout for not only the brightest and best student from all over the nation but we equally welcome to those economically weak with high academic courage to develop their potentiality as well.
National college, NCFST and NMCAL are the integral parts of NIST Higher Education. We offer an ever-expanding range of contemporary courses designed to meet the needs of the each sector of the economy and the nation. Under the umbrella of NIST Higher Education, National College, NCFST and NMCAL are a premier institutions providing graduate and post graduate courses in the field of management, science and technology, humanities & social sciences and medicine. Colleges duly affiliated to Tribhuvan University are situated in Lainchour, Kathmandu heart of the city. Furthermore, we have an extensive network of contracts with institutions throughout the nation.
Our aim is to become one of the apex educational institutions in the republic of Nepal within the first decade of 21st century.
Lainchour
Kathmandu, Bagmati Province
01-4964068, 4960509
University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal
University Grants Commission provides scholarships to increase access to higher education for students with disabilities, economically disadvantaged students, Dalit students, children of martyrs and conflict victims, Mukta Kamlari, and Muslim women students.
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MOEST)
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology provides scholarships for Nepali students to study abroad through bilateral agreements with countries like China, India, Bangladesh, Russia, Pakistan, Japan, and others.
Government of Nepal
Constitutional provision for 45% reserved scholarships across all higher education institutions. Quotas are allocated for women, Janajati, Madhesi, Dalit, disabled, Muslim, and remote area students as per Nepal's inclusive education policy.