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Curriculum Title

Diploma in Forestry (DIF)

Aim

The program aims to educate and train the quality middle level forestry technical personnel required for livelihood improvement of community through the participatory methods in association with the community forestry user groups.

Programme Objectives

This curriculum has the following objectives to: 1. prepare forestry technicians who are able to work as ranger in different level of forestry related government and nongovernment organizations 2. produce quality human resources to provide effective technical and managerial services in public and private forests as well as protected areas 3. develop competency in forestry enterprises 4. provide extensive field based experiences to meet specific and growing needs of different forestry stakeholders 5. prepare such technical workforce who will demonstrate positive attitude and respect for the profession and socio-cultural values 6. create self-employment opportunities immensely

Group Size

The group size will be maximum of 40 (forty) in a batch.

Entry Criteria

1. SLC Pass or SEE with minimum C grade in two subjects and D± grade in one subject among Compulsory Mathematics, English & Science. 2. TSLC in Forestry with minimum 67%. 3. Should pass entrance examination as administered by CTEVT.

Duration

The total duration of this curricular program is three years. The program is based on yearly system. Moreover, one academic year consists of maximum of 39 academic weeks and one academic week consists of maximum 40 hours excluding evaluation period.

Medium of Instruction

The medium of instruction will be in English and/or Nepali.

Pattern of Attendance

Minimum of 90% attendance in each subject is required to appear in the respective final examination.

Teacher and Student Ratio

The ratio between teachers and students must be: 1. Overall ratio of teacher and student must be 1:10 (at the institution level). 2. Teacher and student ratio for practical demonstration 1:10 3. Minimum of 75% of the teachers must be fulltime.