Paschimanchal Campus
Introduction
The Pashchimanchal Campus (Western Region Campus - https://www.wrc.edu.np/) is a constituent campus of Tribhuvan University, under Institute of Engineering. It was established in 2038 BS as a pioneer technical institution in western region from the Government sector. It is in fact only one constituent campus located in western part from Kathmandu under the Tribhuvan University for development of engineering manpower in various disciplines. It is located about 200 km west of Kathmandu spreading on 312 ropanis of land.
IOE, Pashchimanchal campus, the leading academic institution in engineering field at far western, mid-western and western region, has responsibility to address the national demand to launch relevant and sustainable academic programs. Assessing the present need in consultation with stakeholders in this sector, need based curriculum meeting national demand and opening the horizon for further research career in new technological advancement, are core of this program.
IOE Pashchimanchal campus has already made some operational restructuring in response to the change in its operating environment through Mobilization of internal resources; Improvement of its management capabilities through implementation of decentralization from IOE & central administration and several academic innovations such as examination system, suggestion of new curricula, and sustainability of bachelor’s degree and plan for master’s Programs.
Infrastructures
Land & buildings in Pashchimanchal Campus:
This campus is situated at Lamachaur in Pokhara, Lekhnath Metrocity-16. It occupies 312 ropani areas.
This campus has two story three and three story one academic blocks, two story two nos. administration block, thirty-five workshop and laboratory blocks, one library block, one dispensary block, eight student hostel blocks, one canteen and cafeteria, 102 units of teachers and staff quarter, twenty -five units of guard houses, two story one CIT block, etc.
Teaching & non-teaching staffs’ quarters
Building |
Story |
Room |
Capacity |
A Block (Administrative Building |
2 |
22 |
|
Departmental Building—B Block |
2 |
34 |
|
Departmental Building—C Block |
|
8 |
|
Departmental Building—D Block |
3 |
17 |
|
Geomatics Building—G Block |
1 |
7 |
|
Extension Block |
2 |
8 (with large Meeting Hall) |
|
Hostel— Boys (for bachelor level) |
4 |
204 (ground floor for Mess) |
408 students |
Hostel— Girls (for bachelor level) |
3 |
30 (ground floor for Mess) |
90 students |
Hostel— M. Sc. (for master level) |
2 |
6 |
12 students |
RIC Building |
4 |
30 |
Multipurpose hall, class room, administration, computer lab |
Library and books
Campus has 72892 books and all students provide 1 set book in each semester. After the completion of semester return the books and get new semesters books.
Library are the center of leaning to all stakeholders to gain knowledge pooling and it should be modernized in terms of e-library along with the easy excess of research articles, journals as well as intranet facilities to support for the existing &new academic program and professional carrier. The institution needs to improve the existing manual handling and distribution of materials to the students by introducing modern computerized system.
Laboratories
Campus has number of well-equipped laboratories and workshops. Most of the laboratories are equipped with computer facilities and are adequate for the purposes of rendering research, training, consultancy development works in the wide ranging engineering . Followings are the laboratories;
Other labs and workshops for repair and maintenances
New Construction
We have introduced various new programs without restructuring the infrastructure with a view to meet the growing students demand on different attribute, like laboratory, library, classroom, information and communication center, etc and without addressing the need of Research and Information center for the visitor from anywhere the campus is currently facing various problems. Due to the pressure of students and visitors in Pokhara, insufficient funds and policies of government, we are unable to manage the physical facilities sufficient materials and information and communication center to the concern stakeholder Thus the campus the management applied the alternative way to minimize some of these shortcoming by making the day and morning shift classes for bachelor students. It is in fact insufficient to address the present challenges of the campus and the Pokhara. We have realized that currently we are facing problems regarding the further improvement and upgrading of teaching –learning activities. Sharing the ideas abroad, familiarizing new technology to the faculty, students and staff and to develop the Pokhara as a communication center for foreigners and for local students therefore this Pashchimanchal campus has to be developed as one of the leading engineering education providing center, center for information and communication, Mechanical engineering, Geomatics engineering in western, Mid and super western part of Nepal.
Salient features of proposed Research and Information Center
Name of Building/Structure : Information and research center
Programs
Academic excellence is reflected in the consistence and market relevant programs. The curriculum should reflect the technology and market. Academic products are evaluated on their performance in the work place, namely; in industries and services. Cooperation and collaboration of academic programs with industries are therefore meaningful. Technology and market have created greater mobility of resources. This has compelled institute to launch joint academic programs.
The attention of Nepal is gradually drawn in the engineering education. It was in the 2056 BS that Pashchimanchal Campus enrolled first batch of bachelor level course in civil engineering. The Pashchimanchal campus has proved to be the pioneer to and continuously producing high quality engineers in the course of time. The academic programs have to be expanded, in discipline and in space.
Intake Capacity
S.No. |
Programs |
Seats |
1 |
Civil Engineering |
144 |
2 |
Electrical Engineering |
48 |
3 |
Electronics and Communication Engineering |
48 |
4 |
Mechanical Engineering |
48 |
5 |
Computer Engineering |
48 |
6 |
Geomatics Engineering |
48 |
|
Total |
384 |
Human Resource
Faculties (Teaching Staff)
Status |
Number (Darbandi) |
Permanent |
Temporary |
Contract |
Total Employee |
Professors |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
Associate Professor |
13 |
10 |
— |
— |
10 |
Lecturer |
54 |
18 |
— |
21 |
39 |
Teaching Assistant |
15 |
— |
— |
15 |
15 |
Chief Instructor |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Senior Instructor |
4 |
3 |
— |
|
3 |
Instructor |
3 |
3 |
— |
— |
3 |
Deputy Instructor |
17 |
12 |
— |
5 |
17 |
Assistant Instructor |
19 |
1 |
— |
13 |
14 |
Total |
130 |
48 |
— |
54 |
102 |
Source: Administration, Pashchimanchal Campus, 2017
Research management unit (RMU):
Research Management Unit (RMU) in Pashchimanchal Campus was established on February 2010. At the beginning it was started to organize research methodology training sponsored by UGC and course refresher training on engineering science and humanities department. It has conducted a workshop on "Potential of current research and development issues in Pashchimanchal Campus'' among the faculties of this campus to prepare research proposal for research in current hot issues. RMU has looked for opportunities for teachers to attend seminars, trainings and workshops for the enhancement of the faculty capacity in research field. The committee has been sending participants continuously to attend such activities. RMU has prepared proposal for research, and submitted it to different organizations for fund raising. This unit was organized to address the current problem of sink hole in Armala. One-day interaction programme between expert and local stakeholders was organized for the possible solution of the sink hole. Similarly series of program and workshops, training, seminar, mapping workshop were organized in collaboration with Disaster Management Committee, District Development Committee, OYO Corporation Japan, Remote Sensing Technology Centre for Japan (RESTEC), Kathmandu living labs, Geomatics student association of Nepal and Youth mappers.
Future Plan
Pashchimanchal campus will raise its expectations substantially— more rigorous academic curricula will be applied, will allocate research expenditures and will successfully rise external funding for construction of new buildings and renovation of existing space including high-tech research labs. In addition, IOE will seek more support for professorships and graduate student fellowships.
Paschimanchal Campus offers a wide range of program selection on various levels.