Attendance, Evaluation and Grading System in Masters in Public Administration

1. The evaluation of the students is based on internal and external examinations. The internal examination is an on-going or continuous evaluation conducted by the concerning teachers. The external examination is an annual examination held at the end of the academic year.
2. The weight age given to the internal evaluation is 20 percent, and for external evaluation it is 80 percent of the total marks. The internal evaluation will be conducted by the concerned teachers. The internal evaluation will be conducted on the basis of students' performance in group discussions, assignments, seminar presentations, case analysis, term papers, etc.
3. In the case of students appearing in the examination as private candidates, one must meet the minimum requirements as prescribed by Tribhuvan University(TU). There will be no provision of internal - an ongoing or continuous evaluation for the private candidates. The private candidate not appearing in the first year final examination are not allowed to appear in the second year final examination.
4. Faculty of Management, Tribhuvan University(TU) conducts the final examination for regular students. In order to qualify to appear in the annual examinations, a student must meet the following requirements :

• The student must have a minimum of 70 percent attendance in classes.
• The student must have a passing grade (40 percent) in the internal evaluation.
• No students will be allowed to appear in the second year final examinations without first appearing in the first year final examinations.
• The grading system in the annual examinations is as follows:

Third Division 40% and above

Second Division 50% and above

First Division 60% and above

Distinction 75% and above

Minimum General Requirements for Masters in Public Administration

The minimum general requirements for the Masters in Public Administration (MPA) program are as given below. Any institution which runs Masters in Pubic Administration course will deliver the lectures related to Public Administration in the following pattern

1. An academic year will consist of a minimum of 100 Lecture Hours teaching days excluding the days taken for admission and annual examinations.
2. The total instructional periods in an academic year for the program will be 100 days x 5 periods = 500 periods.
3. A paper of 100 marks will have 100 lectures and a paper of 50 marks will have 50 lectures. Each lecture will be of 1 hour duration.
4. It has to convert into Lecture hours (100 lecture hours)

Admission test for Masters in Public Administration

Candidates seeking admission for the Masters in Public Administration(MPA) program must appear in the entrance test examination conducted by the Central Department of Public Administration(CDPA) Faculty of Management (FOM). Faculty of Management 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). Faculty of Management 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 include 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.

Eligibility for Admission in the Masters in public administration

Candidates, who have successfully completed Bachelor's degree in any discipline from Tribhuvan University or from any other Universities recognized by Tribhuvan university (TU) are eligible for applying Masters in Public Administration(MPA) program.

Contact Central Department of Public Administration(CDPA), Public Administration Campus(PAC) for details about the admission procedure.

Course Composition in masters of public administration

The Core Courses carry 800 marks and specialization areas (elective courses) carry 200 marks. The following are the courses for the first and second year.

First Year
Course No. (Marks)
PA 510 Fundamentals of Public Administration (100)
PA 520 Development Management (100)
PA 530 Public Policy (100)
PA 540 Research Methods in Public Administration I (50)
PA 550 Human Resource Management (50)
PA 560 Organizational Behavior (50)
PA 570 Local-self Governance (50)

Second Year
PA 610 Research Methods in Public Administration II (50)
PA 620 Global Governance (50)
PA 630 Contemporary issues in public affairs Management (50)
PA 640 Public Finance (50)
PA 650 Administrative System in Nepal (50)
PA 660 Public Enterprise (50)


Specialization Areas (Elective Courses):

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

a) Development Management
DM 621 Planning and Project Management (100)
DM 622 Study on Human Development (100)

b) Human Resources Management
HRM 631 Human resource development (100)
HRM 632 Personnel Administration in Nepal and SAARC Countries (100)

c) Local Governance and Development
LGD 641 Rural Development (100)
LGD 642 Urban Governance and Development Management (100)

d) Civil Society Governance
CSG 651 Civil Society Governance and Management (100)
CSG 652 NGOs and Development in Nepal (100)

e) Public Policy
PP 661 Public Policy Analysis (100)
PP 662 Public Policy Development and Implementation (100)

f) Thesis Writing
TH 675 Thesis (100)

Curricular Structure in Masters in Public Administration

The curriculum for Masters in Public Administration (MPA) degree comprises of four separate and distinct course components as follows:

1. Core Courses: Core courses integrate all functional areas and provide the students with an appreciation of the diversity and interrelationship of Public Administration, Development Management, Public Policy, Public Finance, Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior.
2. Analytical and Professional Core Courses: Analytical courses are designed to enable the students to develop the skill of identifying and analyzing the problems. It includes subjects - Research Methods in Public Administration, Global Governance, Local Governance, and Administrative System in Nepal, Public Enterprises and Privatization and Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs Management.
3. Specialization Courses: Specialization in any one of the areas, Development Management, Human Resource Development, and Public Policy, Local Governance and Development and Civil Society Governance areas enables the student to develop their expertise in the functional area. Term paper or field report in each elective course is mandatory.
4. Thesis Writing: Thesis writing is an optional subject. While completing the specialization areas (elective courses), students are required to take either two courses of 100 marks each or thesis writing of 100 marks with any one courses of 100 marks each from the same specialized area. The thesis has to be written within the specialization area opted by the students.

Objective of the master in public administration MPA course

The objective of the Master's Degree program 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 program focuses on areas of specialization such as Development Management, Human Resource Development, Local Governance and Development, Civil Society Governance and Public Policy. After successful completion of the program, a student will be able to function as an administrator or manager in government, non-government, public enterprises and private sectors. The Master in Public Administration program specifically aims to:

1. Equip the students with required knowledge of administrative science and management.
2. Prepare high-level human resources in the area of public administration, development management, policy formulation and analysis, global governance, human resource development and contemporary issues in public affairs management.
3. Enhance research capability.