Master of Arts in Population Studies (MPS)

With the implementation of semester system in all Central Departments under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FoHS) since 2070/71 BS (2013/14), CDPS is the only department under FoHS to offer a semester based Master Degree in Population Studies.

Admission Process and Number of Students

Admission for each batch of MPS programme will be opened once a year. A candidate shall apply in the prescribed form, obtained from the office of the Department or Dean’s Office, following payment of necessary fees. In order to take an admission, Dean’s office or the department will run an eligibility
test/qualifying examination as entrance examination. On the basis of merit of entrance examination, name list of students to be admitted will be published. Marks obtained by the student at bachelor level could also be another basis of framing merit of admission. There will be 50 students in one section in all disciplines and number of sections will be determined on the basis of availability of teaching faculty and basic infrastructure. Student pressure, as number of students applying for admission, will also be kept in mind while determining the number of sections. However, there will be at least one section for each discipline when student number counts below 50.

Admission Criteria

Prospective students of MPS in Population Studies must have Bachelors degree in any disciplines recognized by Tribhuvan University. Students are admitted by screening through an entrance examination.

Courses and Credit Hours

The MPS programme follows the credit system and consists of two semesters per year. Each course is assigned to a certain number of credits. The courses have been assessed by an internal assessment (40%) and an end-of-semester exam (60%). This course comprises a total of 60 credit hours spreading over four semesters with the following courses:

First Semesters: 5 Courses * 3 credit hours = 15 credit hours

Second Semesters: 5 Courses * 3 credit hours = 15 credit hours

Third Semesters: 5 Courses * 3 credit hours = 15 credit hours

Fourth Semester: 3 Courses * 3 credit hours = 9 credit hours plus Thesis 6 credit hours = 15  credit hours

The CDPS attempts to provide short-term training on the applications of micro-computer to the students during their second academic year in order to facilitate their thesis work. This provision is entirely based on cost recovery and time basis.