Central Department of Botany- Tribhuvan University

Welcome to Central Department of Botany- Tribhuvan University

Tribhuvan University (TU) was established on July 14, 1959 and is the oldest and the largest university in Nepal. There are five technical institutes and four general faculties. The university offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, M. Phil’s and Ph.D. degree in different disciplines at its technical institutes and faculties. There are 39 central departments and 4 research centers in TU and 1084 affiliated colleges throughout the country. Prime Minister of Nepal is the Chancellor of Tribhuvan University, while Minister of Education is the Pro-Chancellor. Vice Chancellor, the principal executive of the university, is assisted by Rector in academic programs and Registrar in financial management and general administration. Mainly the Government of Nepal finances Tribhuvan University, a non-profit autonomous institution. Botany as a subject was introduced in Nepal for the first time in 1947 with the introduction of biology at Intermediate of Science level at Tri-Chandra College in Kathmandu. It was upgraded to Bachelor level in 1950 and to post-graduate level in 1965. The initial post-graduate classes at Tri-Chandra College had eight students. The Department moved to Kirtipur in November 1967 (13 Mangsir 2024 BS) and was upgraded to the Central Department of Botany (CDB) in 1987 for M.Sc. and Ph.D. level studies, and to strengthen research on plant science. CDB is responsible for all academic programs of botany within TU. As the primary institution of higher education in botany, CDB has played an important role for five decades, producing the skilled personnel and experts in botany. CDB has also undertaken fundamental and applied research exploring Nepal’s plant wealth and establishing intricate relations between plants, people and environment.