Introduction

The faculty of education (FOE) is a leading institution in the field of teacher education in Nepal. It was started as the College of Education in 1956, before the establishment of Tribhuvan University (TU) in 1959. Since its establishment, FOE has been implementing pre-service and in-service teacher education program through its constituent and affiliated campuses located in different parts of the country. The faculty of Education (FOE) is the largest faculties under Tribhuvan University in terms of the number of students and the number of campuses that are ever-increasing. With its 26 constituent campuses and 560 affiliated campuses throughout the country, it has the biggest network of teacher training. FoE has been contributing to the nation by producing and supplying all kinds of human resources needed for schools and educational sector of the country.  It has conducted diverse educational programmes in a wider range of subject areas including social studies, science and information communication and technology education (ICT) education. Faculty of Education (FOE) currently offers educational programs in Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), Master of Education (M.Ed.), Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Education. Bachelors and Masters programmes are blended with the academic contents and professional courses.

FOE’s Mission and Aim

Vision

Faculty of Education envisions the promotion of quality education across the country through the preparation of highly qualified teachers.

Mission

The mission of Faculty of Education is to provide leadership to teacher education and professional development in the country by developing itself as a center of excellence for teacher education and training, educational studies, research and innovation.

Goals

The goal of FOE is to produce trained teachers, teacher educators, and educational researchers for the country. It also aims at producing educational planners and managers, curriculum designers and human resources needed for the educational sector of the country through its different programmes. It also aims to transcend knowledge, skills and abilities through a sound pedagogical system in order to prepare educated manpower well equipped with sound knowledge and functional capacities

Introduction to Bachelor of Education Program

University (TU) has undergone changes from time to time according to the needs and demands of the country. Since its establishment, College of Education/FoE had introduced two-year Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) combining subject specific courses (Nepali, English, Science, Mathematics, Health and Physical Education, Social Studies etc.) with professional pedagogical courses including teaching practice with a view to producing trained teachers within two years and supplying them to secondary schools. This type of tradition and practices in teacher preparation programme continued for four decades. Duration of B.Ed. Program was increased from two years to three years in 1996. FoE had implemented three-year B.Ed. Programmes up to 2015.

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) conducted by Faculty of Education (FoE), Tribhuvan Before 1996 Two-Year B. Ed. with single area specialization was in practice for several years. In order to address the criticism made against the graduates of two-year B.Ed. programme as being poor in contents, the duration of B.Ed. programme was made Three-Year with single area specialization from 1996. Four –year B. Ed. with two areas specialization has been implemented since 2016 according to the needs of the schools and demands of Ministry of Education. Four-year B.Ed. is integrated undergraduate programme that combines theoretical courses in different subject areas such as English, Nepali, Science, Mathematics, History, Political Science, Economics, Geography, Population, Social Studies, Health and Physical education, and core professional courses including teaching practicum. Four-Year B.Ed. with major Information and Communication Technology Education (ICTE) had been implemented in five constituent campuses and seven affiliated colleges for five years. In 2021 B.Ed. ICT programme was modified into BICTE Programme.  

Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology Education (BICTE) Programme

Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology Education is a new and specialized programme of FOE, which has been implementing in its Constituent and Affiliated Campuses since 2021. BICTE is 8 semesters (4 years) undergraduate degree programme, which provide students a broad rage of proficiency in Information and Communication Technology hardware concept, programming, data structure, management information system, computer graphics, computer graphics, Artificial Intelligence, Web Programming, software development, and foundation knowledge and skills to be a ICT teachers. The BICTE programme is designed to prepare students with sound knowledge and skills in ICT as well as pedagogy for teaching computer science, and providing innovative solution to education of digital world.

Goal and Objectives of BICTE Programme

The goal of Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology Education (BICTE) program is to develop socially responsive, creative, and result oriented information communication technology (ICT) professionals in the field of education sector. It aims at equipping graduates with the skills and attributes required to be effective and efficient teacher professionals in the field of Information and Communication Technology Education.

The objectives of the Programme

These are the specific objective of programme

● Prepare competent ICT teachers/instructors for teaching computer science, digital pedagogical and ICT related discipline in schools and education sectors of the country

● Prepare IT professionals proficient in the use of computers and computational teachniques in order to develop effective application and system to solve real life problems in the educational industries

● Prepare students to proceed on to postgraduate level study in ICT within and outside the country

Eligibility Condition for Admission

The candidate applying for admission to the BICTE program must have

● Successfully completed a twelve-year schooling (grade ) or its equivalent from any university, board or institution recognized by Tribhuvan University.

● Minimum C grade in each subject of grade  with CGPA 2 or more/Secured at least second division in the 10+2, PCL or equivalent program; and 

● Complied with all the application procedure.