BSc Tea Technology and Management

• Four-year bachelor’s program under Tribhuvan University designed to produce technically skilled manpower in tea cultivation, processing, quality control, and management, delivered exclusively at Mechi Multiple Campus.

• Program established to meet Nepal’s national demand for trained tea technologists and managers.
• Curriculum integrates basic sciences, plantation management, processing technology, tea chemistry, tea industry management, and field-based practical work.
• Emphasizes eco-friendly cultivation, organic production, quality enhancement, and international tea standards.
• Operates under a semester-based system with continuous internal evaluation and university examinations every semester.

Curricular Structure in Table (Sample Extract)

7th Semester

Features
• First and only Tea Technology & Management bachelor’s program in Nepal
• Strong practical orientation: field work, plantation exposure, factory visits
• Integration of science, technology, and management
• Emphasis on organic and eco-friendly tea production
• Continuous internal evaluation (20%) + semester exams
• Direct connection with tea industry stakeholders in Jhapa

Admission Process
• Eligibility: +2 / PCL Science or equivalent
• Apply to Mechi Multiple Campus under TU
• Selection based on campus criteria (merit + allocated quotas)
• Required documents:
– +2/PCL transcript & character certificate
– SLC/SEE certificate
– Citizenship copy
– Photos
• Seat allocation:
– Tea Association: 5
– Free Students Union MMC: 5
– Teacher/Staff Children: 1
– Open Competition: 13
– Total Seats: 24

Job Prospects
• Tea garden supervisor
• Field technician (plantation, plucking, maintenance)
• Tea processing technician
• Quality control assistant
• Organic tea production assistant
• Smallholder tea enterprise support staff
• Tea factory assistant manager
• Junior researcher in tea science
• Tea nursery and propagation technician
• Tea marketing and packaging support roles