Bachelor of Public Health (BPH)

BPH at Rajarshi Janak University is a four-year undergraduate public health program focused on population health, disease prevention, health systems, community health interventions, and applied public health practice.

The Bachelor of Public Health (BPH) under Rajarshi Janak University is a four-year program aimed at developing competent public health professionals for community, governmental, and non-governmental health sectors. It prepares students to assess health needs, plan and manage programs, support disease prevention and control, and contribute to health promotion, epidemiology, biostatistics, WASH, and health system strengthening. The program is delivered at RJU’s University Campus in Janakpurdham with limited seats, including scholarship and payable categories.

Entrance Exam Structure (MECEE-BL)

• Question type: Single best response MCQ (4 options)
• Questions: 200 | Full marks: 200 | Duration: 3 hours
• Cognitive ratio: Recall : Understanding : Application = 30 : 50 : 20
• Domain weightage (questions): Zoology 40, Botany 40, Chemistry 40, Physics 40, Pre-requisite Health Knowledge 20, MAT 20
• Pre-requisite Health Knowledge includes determinants of health, communicable diseases, NCDs, WASH, basic biostatistics/epidemiology
• MAT includes verbal, numerical, logical sequencing, spatial/abstract reasoning

Features

• Four-year program under RJU with defined intake capacity
• Seat allocation: 30 total (Scholarship: 6, Payable: 24)
• Entrance via MECEE-BL integrated admission system
• Public health track suited for government/NGO/INGO and community programs
• Scholarship distribution framework aligned with National Medical Education Rules, 2077

Fee

• NPR 750,000 (Tentative)

Entrance Exam

• MECEE-BL 2026

Eligibility

• +2 / PCL (Science Group) with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and minimum 50% or 2.4 CGPA
• A-level (or equivalent) with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and minimum 50% or 2.4 CGPA
• Health Science PCL/Diploma (General Medicine, MLT, Ophthalmic, Dental, Pharmacy, Radiography, Ayurveda, Physiotherapy) with minimum 50% overall and registered with concerned council

Admission Process (Points)

• Appear in MECEE-BL integrated admission process
• Must score minimum 50 percentile to qualify
• Scoring: +1 for each correct answer, −0.25 for each wrong answer
• Submit at admission (original + photocopies):
  • SEE/SLC and +2/PCL (or equivalent) certificate, transcript, character certificate
  • Citizenship/Passport copy
  • Entrance admit card
  • Reservation documents (if applicable)
  • Equivalence certificate (foreign board)
• Foreign applicants for vacant foreign-student seats: submit online application within notice timeline with selected program

Prospect Careers / Job Prospects

• Public Health Officer
• Program Officer / Program Coordinator (health projects)
• Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Officer/Assistant
• Community/Public Health Supervisor
• Health Promotion Officer
• WASH Program Officer/Assistant
• Epidemiology/Surveillance Assistant
• Research Assistant (public health/health systems)
• NGO/INGO field and project roles in maternal-child health, nutrition, communicable disease control, NCD programs