Bachelor of Health Care Management (BHCM)

Four-year management program focused on operational, administrative, and analytical functions required to run healthcare institutions.

Description
Builds competence across healthcare systems, hospital operations, planning, epidemiology, biostatistics, health information systems, legal frameworks, evaluation techniques, and management functions. Embeds internships across multiple semesters for operational exposure. Prepares graduates for clinic/hospital administration, policy-linked work, program management, and higher studies in health management or public health.

Curricular structure (table)

Features
Structured internships throughout program.
Dual specialization: Health Management or Hospital Management.
Integration of analytical subjects such as epidemiology and biostatistics with management subjects.
Eligibility extends to +2 graduates and diploma-level health-science graduates.
Scholarship allocation administered by Pokhara University.

Fee
Typical band for PU-affiliated colleges: NPR 4.5 lakh to NPR 8 lakh for the full program.
Variation based on institutional facilities and hospital-training arrangements.

Admission process
Eligibility check: minimum CGPA 1.8 with required subject minimums; diploma-in-health graduates also eligible.
Application submission.
Entrance test followed by interview.
Selection through combined merit score.
Scholarship seats awarded through university process.
Seat confirmed upon documentation and payment.

Job prospects
Placement in hospitals, clinics, outpatient centers, community health programs, insurance units, and healthcare-support organizations.
Roles in administration, planning, evaluation, data systems, health-policy support, and operations oversight.
Demand driven by rapid expansion of private hospitals, diagnostic centers, insurance adoption, and public-health programs.