Bachelor of Technical Education in Information Technology and BIT (B Tech Ed IT)

• Five-year double-degree program combining Technical Education and Information Technology to produce both IT professionals and certified technical–vocational instructors.

Description:
• Integrates 136 credits of Technical Education with 110 credits of Information Technology (total 166 credits).
• Designed to prepare graduates for IT industry roles and simultaneously qualify them as teachers, trainers, and curriculum developers in technical–vocational education.
• Builds competencies in pedagogy, curriculum design, technical instruction, software development, networks, database systems, cloud computing, IoT, AI, and applied computing.
• Includes paid internships, work-based learning, research components, and practical-heavy vocational modules.
• Graduates meet Level-6 competency expectations under Nepal’s NVQF and can teach, develop learning materials, or proceed to MTech Ed or MIT-level programs.

Curricular structure (summary):

Core Courses – 18 Credits (12 Theory, 6 Practical)
• Teaching Profession
• General English
• Educational Psychology
• General Nepali
• Curriculum Development
• Measurement & Evaluation

Vocational Pedagogical Courses – 20 Credits (10 Theory, 10 Practical)
• Principles & Methods of Technical Instruction
• Instructional System Design
• Instructional Skills I & II
• Designing Occupational Curriculum
• TVET Ecosystem in Nepal
• Training Methodology
• Assessment in TVET
• Materials Development in TVET
• Enterprise Development

Information Technology Specialization – 80 Credits (48 Theory, 32 Practical)
Includes major modules such as:
• Information Systems
• Software Development
• C Programming, OOP
• Computer Networks & Administration
• Mathematical Concepts for Computing
• Probability & Statistical Modelling
• Python Programming
• System Analysis & Design
• Database Systems & Advanced DBMS
• Software Engineering & Advanced Software Engineering
• Microprocessor & Computer Architecture
• Internet Technologies & Web Applications
• Cloud Computing
• IoT Concepts & Applications
• Artificial Intelligence
• Management Information Systems
• Troubleshooting, IT Project Management
• Entrepreneurship, IT & Environment
• Professional IT Projects I & II

Internship and Research – 18 Credits (1 Theory, 17 Practical)
• Educational Research
• Teaching/Training Internship
• Work-based Learning Internship
• Educational Research Project

Features:
• 166-credit double-degree structure.
• Paid internship and extensive work-based learning.
• Additional crash courses and industry-aligned IT modules.
• Strong pedagogical foundation for becoming IT instructors.
• Application-oriented and practice-centered coursework.
• Research and innovation emphasis.
• 20% scholarship provision.
• Multi-institution delivery model under KU.

Fee:
• NPR 646,000 (tentative).

Eligibility:
• Minimum D+ in each subject of Grade 12 with CGPA 1.6+
OR second division in 10+2/PCL/equivalent in any discipline.
• Level-5 vocational background preferred.

Admission process:
• General Educational Knowledge Test (Math, Science, English). Must score ≥50%.
• Oral/Occupational Assessment evaluating aptitude, experience, goals, presentation, and financial preparedness. Must score ≥50%.

Job prospects:
• Web developer
• Software developer
• App developer
• Network/system administrator
• IT engineer or IT administrator
• DevOps engineer
• Data scientist
• AI/ML engineer
• EdTech specialist
• EdTech educator, curriculum developer, instructional designer
• IT trainer for TVET and K–12 sectors
• Technical content developer or resource developer