Currently, there are various 7 Universities offering BSc Agriculture courses in Nepal. Of those 7 Universities, there are in total of 32 Colleges in Nepal for BSc Ag 4-year Programs.
Among the 32 Colleges of the BSc Ag Program, 16 are government colleges whereas 16 colleges are private.
A list of all the Colleges of BSc Ag in Nepal categorized according to their University is available below:
A. Agriculture & Forestry University (AFU), Rampur, Chitwan (1040 Seats)
a. Government Colleges of AFU (640 Seats)
- Central Campur, Rampur, Chitwan (168 Normal Seats + 50 UGC Seats)
- CNRM, Affiliated Campus, Puranchaur, Kaski (54 Seats)
- CNRM, Affiliated Campus, Kapilakot, Sindhuli (54 Seats)
- CNRM, Affiliated Campus, Tikapur, Kailali (54 Seats)
- CNRM, Affiliated Campus, Pakhribas, Dhankuta (54 Seats)
- CNRM, Affiliated Campus, Bardibas, Mahottari (54 Seats)
- CNRM, Affiliated Campus, Bajura, Banke (49 Seats)
- CNRM, Affiliated Campus, Madichaur, Rolpa (49 Seats)
- CNRM, Affiliated Campus, Dullu, Dailekh (54 Seats)
General Fee Structure for AFU Government Colleges is around 70 thousand for the full course in Scholarship Seats and 2.5 Lakhs for Paying Seats.
b. Private Colleges of AFU (50 Seats in Each College)
- Eastern Agricultural College (Jhapa),
- Jibika Agricultural Science College (Itahari),
- Valley Agricultural College (Lalitpur)
- Himchhaya Agricultural College (Gaidakot)
- Siddharth College (Gaidakot),
- Ramnagar Technical and Management College (Nawalparasi),
- Gorkha United Public School (Kohalpur)
- Bright Mid-western Agricultural and Forestry Science College (Surkhet)
General Fee Structure for AFU Private Colleges is around 3 Lakhs for the full course in MOE Nepal Government Scholarship Seats and 8-9 Lakhs for Paying Seats.
B. Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, IAAS, TU (554 Seats)
a. Government Colleges of TU (306 Seats)
- Lamjung Campus, Sundarbazar, Lamjung (100 Seats)
- Paklihawa Campus, Paklihawa, Rupandehi (100 Seats)
- Gauradaha Agriculture Campus, Gauradaha, Jhapa (50 Seats)
- Rampur Campus, Khairahani, Chitwan (50 Seats)
- Nepal Amry Agriculture Science Campus (48 Seats)
General Fee Structure for TU Government Colleges is around 70 thousand for the full course in Scholarship Seats, 2.5-3 Lakhs for IDF Paying Seats, and 4 lakhs for ANNEX Paying Seats.
b. Private Colleges of TU (200 Seats)
- Agriculture and Animal Science Community Campus, Gokuleshwor, Baitadi (50 Seats)
- College of Life Sciences, Tulsipur, Dang (50 Seats)
- Prithu Technical College, Lamahi, Dang (50 Seats)
- B. Sc. Hort. Program, Mahendra Ratna Multiple Campus, Ilam (50 Seats)
Mahendra Ratna Multiple Campus, MRMC, Illam offers the BSc Horticulture Program which is a branch of the BSc AG program. So it is also included in BSc Ag Seats.
General Fee Structure for TU Private Colleges is around 3 lakhs for the full course in MOE Nepal Government Scholarship Seats and 8-9 Lakhs for Paying Seats.
C. Purbanchal University, PU (242 Seats)
- HICAST, Kathmandu (96 Seats)
- N.P.I, Bharatpur, Chitwan (96 Seats)
- G.P. Koirala College of Agriculture and Research Centre, GPCAR, Gothgaun, Morang (50 Seats)
General Fee Structure for PU Private Colleges is around 3 lakhs for the full course in MOE Nepal Government Scholarship Seats and 11-12 Lakhs for Paying Seats.
D. Far-Western University, FWU (100 Seats)
- Faculty of Agriculture, FWU, Tikapur, Kailali (100 Seats)
General Fee Structure for FWU College is around 80 Thousand for the full course in Scholarship Seats and 3 Lakhs for Paying Seats.
E. Mid-Western University, MU (48 Seats)
General Fee Structure for MU College is around 50 Thousand for the full course in Scholarship Seats and 3.7 Lakhs for Paying Seats.
F. Kathmandu University, KU, Dhulikhel (30 Seats)
General Fee Structure for KU is around 8.2 Lakhs for Paying Seats.
G. Madhesh Agriculture University, MAU, Rajbiraj, Saptari (50 Seats)
Now, below we have prepared the List of Total Seats, Total Scholarship Seats, Open or General Scholarship Seats, Quota or Reservation Scholarship Seats, and Total Paying Seats for the BSc Ag Program in Various Universities and Colleges of Nepal.
| Type of Seats | AFU | TU | PU | FWU | MU | KU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Available Seats | 1040 | 506 | 242 | 100 | 48 | 30 |
| Total Scholarship Seats | 497 | 168 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 1 |
| Open Scholarship Seats | 312 | 116 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Quota Scholarship Seats | 185 | 52 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 0 |
| Paying Seats | 543 | 338 | 217 | 75 | 42 | 29 |
NOTE: NEW Campus for BSc Ag is added now (Madhesh Agriculture University) with 50 seats in total among which 10 are scholarship seats.
Therefore, the Grand Total number of Seats for the BSc Ag program in Nepal per year is around 1963 whereas the Grand Total Scholarship Seats are 722.
Now, below, we have prepared University and College Wise Seats details, the various Types of Seats Allocated for Various Types of Students. it includes all the Open or General Scholarship Seats and Quota Seats in detail.
List 1: Total Seats, Total Scholarship Seats, Open or General Merit Scholarship Seats, Quota or Reservation Category Scholarship Seats & Paying Seats of AFU Colleges.
Note: The Seat Allocation is same for 6 AFU Affiliated Campuses and different for 2 AFU Affiliated Campuses Khajura and Rolpa Campus. So We have combined 6 Campuses in 1 Column and another Separate column for 2 Campuses, Khajura & Rolpa Campuses.
| Types of Seats | AFU Central Campus, Rampur | AFU Affiliated 6 Campuses Except for Khajura & Rolpa Campus | AFU Affiliated Khajura & Rolpa Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open/Merit Scholarship | 78 Normal + 50 UGC | 20 in Each Campus | 20 in Each Campus |
| Provincial Seats | 0 | 10 in Each Campus | 5 in Each Campus |
| Dalit | 6 | 1 in Each Campus | 1 in Each Campus |
| Janajati | 6 | 1 in Each Campus | 1 in Each Campus |
| Madhesi | 6 | 1 in Each Campus | 1 in Each Campus |
| Apanga | 3 | 1 in Each Campus | 1 in Each Campus |
| Sahid Pariwar | 2 | 1 in Each Campus | 1 in Each Campus |
| Dwanda Pidit | 3 | 1 in Each Campus | 1 in Each Campus |
| Female | 9 | 2 in Each Campus | 2 in Each Campus |
| Staff Seats, Half Paying | 4 | 1 in Each Campus | 1 in Each Campus |
| Staff Seats, Full Paying | 2 | 1 in Each Campus | 1 in Each Campus |
| Open Paying/UDF Seats | 47 | 12 in Each Campus | 12 in Each Campus |
| Full Paying Local Seats | 2 | 2 in Each Campus | 2 in Each Campus |
| GRAND TOTAL | 218 | 54 in Each Campus | 49 in Each Campus |
NOTE: Provincial Seats in AFU Colleges are for Government School Students.
The total Seats in Private Colleges of AFU are 50 in each and they offer 10% of Total Seats as Scholarship Seats. So for 50 Students, the scholarship seats in Private colleges of AFU are 5 on each campus. But the Scholarship seats on the Private Campus may reduce if the total student number is reduced. The Scholarship Seats on Private Campuses are always 10% of the Total Admitted Students.
List 2: Total Seats, Total Scholarship Seats, Open or General Merit Scholarship Seats, Quota or Reservation Category Scholarship Seats & Paying Seats of IAAS, TU Colleges.
| Types of Seats | Lamjung Campus | Pakhlihawa Campus | Rampur Campus | Gauradaha Campus | Nepal Army Campus | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Available Seats | 50 Scholarship + 50 Annex | 50 Scholarship + 50 Annex | 50 | 50 | 48 | 354 |
| Total Open Scholarship Seats | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 119 |
| Quota Scholarship Seats | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 45 |
| Female | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Female Dalit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Female Muslim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aadibasi Janajati | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Madhesi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Madhesi Dalit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dalit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Apanga | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Muslim | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Tharu | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Durgam Jilla | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Others | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| IDF Paying Seats | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 60 |
| ANNEX | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 124 |
The remaining other 6 Seats in TU Colleges are staff seats. IDF is also Paying seats with less fee whereas Annex is too paying seats with more fee.
List 3: Total Seats, Total Scholarship Seats, Open or General Merit Scholarship Seats, Quota or Reservation Category Scholarship Seats & Paying Seats of Far-Western University, FWU, Tikapur, Kailali College.
| Types of Seats | Number of Seats |
|---|---|
| Total Available Seats | 100 |
| Total Paying Seats | 75 |
| Total Scholarship Seats | 25 |
| सुदुरपश्चिम प्रदेश का 9 वटा जिल्लाहरुबाट १/१ जना | 9 out of 25 |
| महिला | 2 out of 25 |
| उत्कृष्ट अट्ट प्राप्त गर्ने पुरुष | 2 out of 25 |
| स्थायी प्राध्यापक तथा कर्मचारीका श्रीमान्/श्रीमति/छोरा/छोरी | 2 out of 25 |
| मधेशी | 2 out of 25 |
| दलित | 2 out of 25 |
| जनजाति | 2 out of 25 |
| Local Seats, स्थानीय (टीकापुर नगरपालिका क्षेत्रमा स्थायी बसोबास गरी सम्बन्धित क्षेत्रबाट SEE वा +2 वा सो सरह अध्ययन गरेको हुनुपर्ने र उक्त कोटाहरुमा सामुदायिक विद्यालय संस्थामा अध्ययन गरेकोलाई पहिलो प्रायमिकता दिईने) | 2 out of 25 |
List 4: Total Seats, Total Scholarship Seats, Open or General Merit Scholarship Seats, Quota or Reservation Category Scholarship Seats & Paying Seats of Mid-Western University, MU, Birendranagar, Surkhet College.
| Type of Seats | Total Number of Seats |
|---|---|
| Total Available Seats | 48 |
| Total Scholarship Seats | 6 |
| Merit/Open Scholarship Seat | 1 out of 6 |
| Female | 1 out of 6 |
| Dalit | 1 out of 6 |
| Janajti | 1 out of 6 |
| Durgam Jilla | 1 out of 6 |
| Pichadiyeako Chetra | 1 out of 6 |
| Total Remaining Paying Seats | 42 |
| Quota Reservation Paying Seats | 8 out of 42 |
| Female Quota Paying Seats | 3 out of 8 |
| Dalit | 1 out of 8 |
| Janajati | 1 out of 8 |
| Durgam Jilla | 1 out of 8 |
| Pichadiyeako Chetra | 1 out of 8 |
| Terai / Madhesi | 1 out of 8 |
| Total Remaining Other Normal Paying Seats | 34 |
| कर्णाली प्रदेश का प्रत्यक जिल्ला बाट १/१ जना गरेर | 10 out of 32 |
| Open Merit Paying Seats | 16 out of 32 |
| Foreign Seats | 4 out of 32 |
| प्रायोजित उम्मेद्वारहरुका लागि आरक्क्षित कोटा | 4 out of 32 |
In the case of Purbanchal University and Kathmandu University, there is no such division of Seats.
Also, watch our Video for more details about BSc Ag Program Study in Nepal.