Amid the rapid expansion of the private sector in higher education, government figures show that the number private colleges has doubled over the last five years.
Over 7.5 million students in Nepal's private educational institutions were affected by a nation-wide strike to protest various incidents of arson carried out by Maoist linked student bodies.
Chairman of All Nepal National Independent Students Union Revolutionary (ANNISUR) Himal Sharma warned that no power can impede the students’ move to form student unions affiliated to political parties in the private colleges.
Tens of thousands of college students across Nepal were locked out of classes for two days this week after the student wing of the Maoist rebel movement there called a strike, forcing...
Following criticism from various student unions on the 'extravagant publicity' and high tuition fees in private colleges, the government endorsed a code of conduct three months ago that imposes a ceiling on such advertisements--Rs 500,000 in maximum for colleges operating in the Valley, Rs 300,000 in Sub-Metropolitan Cities, Rs 150,000 in municipalities and Rs 50,000 in VDCs.
The disparity between the number of MBBS doctors produced every year and the number of post-graduate (PG) seats available in the country has provided a fertile ground for private medical college s to fix fees arbitrarily in PG courses.