Master of Public Administration (MPA) at Tribhuvan University, Master of Public Administration (MPA) Colleges in Nepal

Master Of Public Administration (MPA)

Affiliated to: Tribhuvan University

About Course

Course Title : Master Of Public Administration (MPA)
Category/Level : Masters
Course Duration (months) : 24 months
Cost Range (NPR) : NA
Affiliated to : Tribhuvan University

Course Description:

The objective of the Master's Degree programme in Public Administration (MPA) is to produce high-level human resources in order to serve public affairs management of the government, non-government, public enterprises and private sectors. The programme focuses on areas of specialization such as Development Administration, Human Resource Development, Public Finance, and Law and Order Administration. After successful completion of the programme, a student will be able to function as an administrator/manager in government, non-government, public enterprises and private sectors.

Admission info

Eligibility for Admission:

Candidates, who have successfully completed Bachelor's degree in any discipline from Tribhuvan University or from any other Universities recognized by TU are eligible for applying MPA programme.

Admission test

Candidates seeking admission for the MPA programme must appear in the entrance test examination conducted by the Faculty of Management (FOM). FOM issues a score-sheet to each student appearing in the Entrance Test. The admission test comprises of following areas :

Verbal Ability
Quantitative Ability
Logical Reasoning
Administrative and General Awareness
Short Essay

Students must submit the admission test request form along with testimonials (transcripts/marks-sheet, etc.) to Central Department of Public Administration (CDPA). FOM shall charge a fee for conducting the Entrance Test.

Students must submit their applications for admission to the campus along with the score-sheet. Public Administration Campus gives admission to students on the basis of merit list. The merit list is prepared by considering the admission test score and percentage of marks obtained in the Bachelor's degree. The admission is granted in a competitive basis. The applicants must enclose with the application form attested copies of :

Certificates/testimonials of all examinations passed;
Equivalence transfers and characters certificates (wherever applicable); and
Two passports sized photographs.

Minimum General Requirements

The minimum general requirements for the MPA programme are as follows:

An academic year will consist of a minimum of 150 teaching days excluding the days taken for admission and annual examinations.
The total instructional periods in an academic year for the programme will be 150 days x 5 periods = 750 periods.
A paper of 100 marks will have 150 lectures and a paper of 50 marks will have 75 lectures. Each lecture will be of 1 hour duration.

Syllabus

The curriculum for MPA degree comprises of four separate and distinct course components as follows :

Core Courses: Core courses integrate all functional areas and provide the students with an appreciation of the diversity and interrelationship of Public Administration, Development Administration, Public Policy Analysis, Public Financial Administration, Public Personnel Administration and Organizational Behaviour.
Analytical and Professional Core Courses: Analytical courses are designed to enable the students to develop the skill of identifying and analyzing the problems. It includs subjects - Research Methods in Public Administration, Public Enterprise Management and Social Responsibility, International Administration and Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs Management.
Specialization Courses: Specialization in any one of the areas, Development Administration, Human Resource Development, Public Finance and Law and Order Administration areas enables the student to develop their expertise in the functional area.
Thesis Writing: Thesis writing is an optional subject. While completing the specialization areas (elective courses), students are required to take either four courses of 50 marks each or thesis writing of 100 marks with any two courses of 50 marks each from the same specialized area. The thesis has to be written within the specialisation area opted by the students.

Course Composition

The Core Courses carry 800 marks and specialization areas (elective courses) carry 200 marks. In the first year , students shall study six courses with the total weight of 500 marks. The following are the courses for the first and second year.

First Year
Course No.	Subject	Marks
PA 500	Fundamentals of Public Administration	100
PA 510	Research Methods in Public Administration	100
PA 520	Development Administration	100
PA 530	Public Personnel Administration and Organization Behavior	100
PA 540	Public Financial Administration	50
PA 550	Administrative Law	50

Second Year
Course No.	Subject	Marks
PA 600	Public Policy Analysis	100
PA 610	Public Enterprise Management and Social Responsibility	100
PA 620	International Administration	50
PA 630	Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs Management	50

Specialization Areas (Elective Courses):

Courses equivalent 200 marks to be selected from any one of the following areas.

Development Administration Area
Course No.	Subject	Marks
DA 621	Rural Development	50
DA 622	Urban Development	50
DA 623	Development Planning	50
DA 624	Project Management	50

Human Resources Development Area
Course No.	Subject	Marks
HR 631	Personnel Administration in Nepal	50
HR 632	Comparative Personnel Administration of SAARC Countries	50
HR 633	Labour Policy and Administration in Nepal	50
HR 634	Human Resources Development	50

Public Finance Area
Course No.	Subject	Marks
PF 641	Budgeting	50
PF 642	Accounting system in Nepal	50
PF 643	Auditing system in Nepal	50
PF 644	Tax Administration in Nepal	50

Law and Order Administration Area
Course No.	Subject	Marks
PO 651	Public Security and Development	50
PO 652	Police Administration	50
PO 653	Security Management	50
PO 654	District Administration and Law Enforcement	50

Thesis Writing
Course No.	Subject	Marks
TH 655	Thesis	100