MSc Forestry

• Two-year TU master’s programme producing technically competent forestry professionals for conservation, resource management, enterprise development, and research.
• Programme develops capacity in forest ecology, management, governance, economics, remote sensing, biometrics, and research design.
• Structure integrates classroom instruction, laboratory work, field exercises, excursions, case studies, and applied research.
• Evaluation uses internal assessment, practical work, and final exams; thesis is assessed separately by the Research Assessment Committee.

Curricular structure (table only)

Features
• English-medium instruction
• Fieldwork-intensive training with lab, excursions, and case studies
• Practical evaluation through reports, viva, and internal assessment
• Strong research orientation with thesis requirement
• Course coordination by faculty or visiting faculty

Admission process
• BSc Forestry (4-year) with minimum 50% aggregate
• Submission of transcripts, equivalence (if applicable), character certificate, citizenship, photos
• Additional documents for staff quota and foreign applicants
• Mandatory entrance exam for Nepalese applicants (300 marks; minimum 40% to pass)
• Merit list: 80% entrance score + 20% Bachelor marks
• Foreign applicants selected on Bachelor-level grades
• Vacant staff/foreign seats shift to full-fee category

Job prospects
• Technical officer or specialist in government forestry agencies
• Roles in INGOs/NGOs in conservation and natural-resource management
• Forestry enterprise manager or consultant
• Researcher in ecological, conservation, or natural-resource fields
• Academic and training roles in forestry institutes