- Type
- Act
- Year
- २०६७ BS · 2010 AD
- Status
- In force
- Category
- खण्ड १४: परराष्ट्र, शिक्षा तथा खेलकुद · Volume 14: Foreign Affairs, Education and Sports
- Official text
- Official page Official text (PDF)
- English translation
- Official English translation archived copy: the original page is no longer online
Translations may not include later amendments. The Nepali text is the authoritative law.
Analysis drawn from official reports, court rulings and published research, each cited. Figures are being double-checked against the source documents; corrections are welcome.
What does it do?
- The Act establishes Far-western University for teaching and research in arts, science, medicine, law, management, education, technical and other professional subjects, formed by merging Siddhanath Science Campus (a Tribhuvan University constituent campus) and Siddhanath Multiple Campus in Bhimdattanagar, Kanchanpur. It is an autonomous corporate body.कला, विज्ञान, चिकित्साशास्त्र, कानून, व्यवस्थापन, शिक्षा, प्राविधिक र अन्य व्यावसायिक विषयमा अध्ययन, अध्यापन र अनुसन्धान गर्न यो ऐनले सुदूरपश्चिम विश्वविद्यालय स्थापना गरेको छ, जसमा कञ्चनपुरको भीमदत्त नगरपालिकामा रहेका त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालयको आङ्गिक सिद्धनाथ विज्ञान क्याम्पस र सम्बन्धनप्राप्त सिद्धनाथ बहुमुखी क्याम्पसलाई गाभिएको छ। यो स्वायत्त सङ्गठित संस्था हो। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated text Sections 3–4, PDF p. 3
- The Prime Minister is Chancellor and the Education Minister Pro-Chancellor. The University Assembly, the supreme body, includes the National Planning Commission education member, the UGC chair, two other vice-chancellors, the education and finance secretaries and the chief secretary of the province. A full-time Vice-Chancellor is chosen from three names recommended by a committee that includes the education secretary. A service commission with a Public Service Commission member recommends appointments and promotions of teachers and staff.प्रधानमन्त्री कुलपति र शिक्षामन्त्री सहकुलपति हुन्छन्। सर्वोच्च निकाय विश्वविद्यालय सभामा राष्ट्रिय योजना आयोगका शिक्षा हेर्ने सदस्य, विश्वविद्यालय अनुदान आयोगका अध्यक्ष, अन्य विश्वविद्यालयका दुई उपकुलपति, शिक्षा र अर्थ सचिव तथा सम्बन्धित प्रदेशका प्रमुख सचिव रहन्छन्। शिक्षा सचिवसमेत रहेको समितिले सिफारिस गरेका तीन जनामध्येबाट पूरा समयका उपकुलपति नियुक्त हुन्छन्। लोक सेवा आयोगका सदस्यसमेत रहने सेवा आयोगले शिक्षक–कर्मचारीको नियुक्ति र बढुवाको सिफारिस गर्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated text Sections 7, 21–24, PDF pp. 4–13
- The University keeps accounts under the government's accounting system with internal controls and is audited by the Auditor General. It must follow national education policy, and it needs prior approval from the Ministry of Finance before creating posts or raising pay and benefits in ways that add to the government's financial burden.विश्वविद्यालयले नेपाल सरकारले अपनाएको लेखाप्रणालीअनुसार आन्तरिक नियन्त्रणसहित हिसाब राख्नुपर्छ र यसको लेखापरीक्षण महालेखापरीक्षकबाट हुन्छ। यसले राष्ट्रिय शिक्षा नीतिअनुरूप काम गर्नुपर्छ, र सरकारलाई आर्थिक दायित्व पर्ने गरी दरबन्दी स्वीकृत गर्नु वा पारिश्रमिक र सुविधा थप्नुअघि अर्थ मन्त्रालयको पूर्वस्वीकृति लिनुपर्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), consolidated text Section 33, PDF p. 16; Sections 36 and 39, PDF p. 17
Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas
- Capacity The University relies largely on government grants, and the Auditor General noted room to improve control of its assets. In FY 2081/82 it received Rs 638.6 million in government grants but raised only Rs 34.4 million of its own income, while spending Rs 772.2 million; it had not prepared consolidated financial statements in the format required by Nepal Public Sector Accounting Standards. A committee it formed found that 300 of the 380 bighas of land fully owned by Tikapur Multiple Campus had been encroached. Of 31 affiliated campuses, 18 had not paid affiliation fees of Rs 13.54 million, and the pass rate in its exams was 34.47%.विश्वविद्यालय मुख्यतः सरकारी अनुदानमा निर्भर छ, र सम्पत्ति नियन्त्रणमा सुधारको आवश्यकता महालेखापरीक्षकले औँल्याएको छ। आर्थिक वर्ष २०८१/८२ मा रु. ६३ करोड ८५ लाख सरकारी अनुदान पाएको तर आफ्नो आन्तरिक आय रु. ३ करोड ४३ लाख मात्र रहेको र खर्च रु. ७७ करोड २१ लाख भएको थियो; साथै नेपाल सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र लेखामानअनुसार एकीकृत वित्तीय विवरण तयार गरिएको थिएन। विश्वविद्यालयले गठन गरेको समितिको प्रतिवेदनअनुसार टीकापुर बहुमुखी क्याम्पसको पूर्ण स्वामित्वको ३८० बिघा जग्गामध्ये ३०० बिघा अतिक्रमणमा परेको छ। सम्बन्धन पाएका ३१ क्याम्पसमध्ये १८ ले रु. १ करोड ३५ लाख ४० हजार सम्बन्धन शुल्क नबुझाएका, र परीक्षामा उत्तीर्ण दर ३४.४७ प्रतिशत रहेको महालेखापरीक्षकले उल्लेख गरेको छ। Office of the Auditor General, Nepal OAG 63rd report, Far-western University paras 83–87 (PDF pp. 485–486, printed pp. 453–454)
Ideas to fix it
- Recover encroached land and use it for education and income, identify internal revenue sources to reduce dependence on federal funds, collect affiliation fees, and improve teaching to raise pass rates.अतिक्रमित जग्गा फिर्ता लिई शैक्षिक तथा आय आर्जनमा उपयोग गर्ने, सङ्घीय सरकारमाथिको निर्भरता घटाउन आन्तरिक आयका स्रोत पहिचान गर्ने, सम्बन्धन शुल्क असुल गर्ने, र उत्तीर्ण दर बढाउन शिक्षण विधि सुधार गर्ने। Proposed by: Office of the Auditor General (63rd Annual Report) Office of the Auditor General, Nepal
Where does it conflict with other laws?
No conflict with another law is documented in the sources we have reviewed so far.