Ordinance

Ordinance to amend certain Nepal Acts relating to Universities, 2026

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Type
Ordinance
Year
२०८३ BS · 2026 AD
Status
Expired
Category
अध्यादेश · Ordinance
Official text
Official page Official text (PDF)

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What does it do?

  • This ordinance amends 15 university Acts at once: Nepal Sanskrit, Kathmandu, Tribhuvan, Purbanchal, Pokhara, Lumbini Buddhist, Far-Western, Mid-Western, Agriculture and Forestry, Nepal Open, Rajarshi Janak, Bidushi Yogmaya Himalayan Ayurveda, Madan Bhandari, Nepal, and Shahid Dasharath Chand Health Science universities. It was issued under Article 114(1) of the Constitution while the Federal Parliament was not in session.यो अध्यादेशले एकैपटक १५ वटा विश्वविद्यालय ऐन संशोधन गर्छ: नेपाल संस्कृत, काठमाडौं, त्रिभुवन, पूर्वाञ्चल, पोखरा, लुम्बिनी बौद्ध, सुदूरपश्चिम, मध्यपश्चिम, कृषि तथा वन विज्ञान, नेपाल खुला, राजर्षि जनक, विदुषी योगमाया हिमालयन आयुर्वेद, मदन भण्डारी, नेपाल र शहीद दशरथ चन्द स्वास्थ्य विज्ञान विश्वविद्यालय। सङ्घीय संसद्को अधिवेशन नचलेका बेला संविधानको धारा ११४(१) बमोजिम यो जारी भएको हो। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), official text Preamble and Sections 1–16, PDF pp. 1–16
  • It changes how university assemblies (senates) are made up, replacing or removing certain member categories. For example, at Tribhuvan University the assembly is to include five teachers (two of them women), two students (one a woman) and one staff member, and some other categories are deleted. Similar changes are made at Nepal Sanskrit, Purbanchal and Pokhara universities.यसले विश्वविद्यालय सभाको संरचना बदल्छ र केही सदस्य वर्ग बदल्छ वा हटाउँछ। उदाहरणका लागि त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय सभामा शिक्षकमध्येबाट दुई महिलासहित पाँच जना, विद्यार्थीमध्येबाट एक महिलासहित दुई जना र कर्मचारीमध्येबाट एक जना सदस्य रहने व्यवस्था गरी अन्य केही खण्ड झिकिएका छन्। नेपाल संस्कृत, पूर्वाञ्चल र पोखरा विश्वविद्यालयमा पनि यस्तै संशोधन छन्। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), official text Sections 2(1), 4(1), 5(1), 6(1), PDF pp. 1, 4–5, 6–8
  • It removes several fixed four-year terms for vice-chancellors and registrars. Examples are the words 'for four years' in Kathmandu University Act Sections 14(1) and 15(1), and the four-year term wording in Tribhuvan University Act Section 18(3). It adds minimum qualifications: a vice-chancellor or rector needs a doctorate, ten years in research and academia, proven management skill, an age of at least 40 and high moral character. A registrar needs a master's degree, ten years in academic administration or research, leadership skill and high moral character. For Nepal Sanskrit University, a new Section 16a sets up a three-member recommendation committee to shortlist candidates for these posts.यसले उपकुलपति र रजिष्ट्रारको चार वर्षे निश्चित पदावधिसम्बन्धी केही व्यवस्था हटाउँछ, जस्तै काठमाडौं विश्वविद्यालय ऐनको दफा १४(१) र १५(१) को 'चार वर्षको लागि' र त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय ऐनको दफा १८(३) को कार्यकालसम्बन्धी शब्द। यसले न्यूनतम योग्यता थप्छ: उपकुलपति वा शिक्षाध्यक्षका लागि विद्यावारिधि, अनुसन्धान र प्राज्ञिक क्षेत्रमा दश वर्षको अनुभव, व्यवस्थापकीय सीप, चालीस वर्ष उमेर र उच्च नैतिक चरित्र; रजिष्ट्रारका लागि स्नातकोत्तर, शैक्षिक प्रशासन वा अनुसन्धानमा दश वर्षको अनुभव, नेतृत्व सीप र उच्च नैतिक चरित्र। नेपाल संस्कृत विश्वविद्यालयका लागि नयाँ दफा १६क ले यी पदका योग्य उम्मेदवार छनोट गर्न तीन सदस्यीय सिफारिस समिति बनाउँछ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), official text Sections 2(6)–(10), 3(2)–(5), 4(4)–(8), PDF pp. 2–6
  • Under Article 114(2)(c) of the Constitution, an ordinance that has not otherwise lapsed or been repealed lapses automatically 60 days after both Houses meet. The ordinance records of both the House of Representatives and the National Assembly list this ordinance as inactive under Article 114(2)(c).संविधानको धारा ११४(२)(ग) अनुसार अन्यथा निष्क्रिय वा खारेज नभएको अध्यादेश दुवै सदनको बैठक बसेको साठी दिनपछि स्वतः निष्क्रिय हुन्छ। प्रतिनिधि सभा र राष्ट्रिय सभा दुवैको अध्यादेश अभिलेखमा यो अध्यादेश धारा ११४(२)(ग) बमोजिम निष्क्रिय भएको उल्लेख छ। Nepal Law Commission · House of Representatives, Federal Parliament of Nepal Constitution Art. 114(2)(c), PDF p. 58; House of Representatives and National Assembly ordinance records, status fields

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