Its Perspectives
The financial sector
in Nepal in recent years has grown rapidly with
large number of banks, insurance companies and
financial cooperatives. Nepal has become a
member of World Trade Organization (WTO) and as
per its requirements; the doors for establishing
international financial institutions (banks,
insurance companies etc) in this country will be
opened in 2010 AD. This perspective of growth in
this sector is projected to require a large
number of skilled and professional manpower for
these institutions.
Kathmandu University in tune with its
well-establish policy of giving permission to
start only need-based academic program allowed
National College for conducting yet
another professional academic program tailored
for financial sector. This four-year
eight-semester Bachelor in Development Finance (BDFin)
has started in August 2006 with an intake of 30
students. This program has been shaped in an
interdisciplinary frame incorporating concepts
and skills from economics, development, finance,
banking, insurance, cooperatives, marketing,
management etc. After completion of this study,
the graduates will be competent to be absorbed
in financial institutions as skilled, efficient
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Scope of the
Program
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Boundless scope for absorption
in financial sectors manpower market
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Scope for getting job in
developing financial sectors in SAARC, ASIAN
and middle eastern countries
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Ready Access to any university
in the world for higher studies.
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After BDFin (Nature and Scope)
As there is an acute dearth of
well-qualified human resource to run financial
sectors of the country, graduates of BDFin have
ample opportunities to be a part of financial,
insurance, banking and cooperative sector.
Moreover, there is high demand of this type of
manpower in the abroad too. Those who would like
to receive future education, there are immense
opportunities for them to avail.
[Courses]
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A Need-Based Academic
Program
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A demand-driven and
result-oriented academic program
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Faculty committed to teaching
and social and developmental research
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A flexible curriculum
responsive to dynamism of development
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Challenging academic program
for graduate students who value excellent
education inside and outside the classroom
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Rigorous analytical and issue
based assessment
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Field based practicum
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Wide range of job opportunities
in the sector of development
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Scholarships
To encourage meritorious students, the college
offers partial scholarship annually to each
study program. One student will be offered full
scholarship nominated by Kathmandu University.
Part from these, the college tries to arrange
financial help for its students through various
GO’s, I/NGOs for conducting research.
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Admission
Criteria
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Second division or minimum of 45% marks secured
at higher secondary or equivalent levels in any
stream.
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Entrance test for preparing list of eligible
candidates
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Interview and group discussion for final
selection.
Seats
available
- 36 (Nepalese Students)
- 4 (Foreign Students)
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Session begins from
first week of August 2007
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Teaching
Methodology
Basic methodology adopted for teaching and
learning is:
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Lecture methods with adequate
use of audio visual aids such as OHP, LCD etc.
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Classroom discussions on key
issues of financial development
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Term papers, assignments and
case presentations in different subjects
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Both internship and project
works included in the course structure
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Seminars and talk program for
expanding the horizon of knowledge
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Training and research works
relating to the financial development
For effectively using this teaching methodology,
the college uses the services of qualified,
experienced and dedicated faculty members who
come from both academic and different financial
institutions. Constant seminars, dialogues and
interaction with key resource person from
respective areas could help students develop
deeper understanding and prepare them to face
future challenges in the area of development.
Field visits in many areas are indispensable
parts of the teaching. Realizing the necessity
of field visits
for on-the-spot study to materializing
the theoretical knowledge, students are taken to
many rural areas, or areas which become highly
relevant to their subject matter, in different
parts of Nepal in each semester.
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The college also offers:
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