Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT)

Introduction

BIT is the new program launched in the nepali Year 2077 under the IT depatment.

Bachelors in Information Technology (BIT) program of Tribhuvan University  is designed by closely following the courses practiced in accredited international universities, subject to the condition that the intake students are twelve years of schooling in any stream or equivalent from any recognized board. 

In addition to the foundation and core Information Technology courses, Bachelors in Information Technology (BIT) offers several elective courses to meet the undergraduate academic program requirement and to fulfill the demand for development and implementation of new technology. 

Students enrolled in the four year BIT program of Tribhuvan University are required to take foundation and core courses of Information technology, courses of mathematics, statistics, management, economics, sociology, psychology, research methodology and technical writing, and some elective courses. 

All undergraduate students are required to complete 120 credit hours of Information Technology and allied courses, and will have opportunity in the field of software development, information security, database administration, network and system administration, and in all the sectors that develop and/or use Information Technology. 

Objective: 

The main objective of BIT program of Tribhuvan University is to provide students intensive knowledge and skill to design. develop, and use information technology in different areas. It is envisaged that graduate of this program will be equipped with necessary knowledge of Information Technology to compete in this global world. 

SALIENT FEATURES

Course Duration

The entire course is of eight semesters (four academic years). There is a separate semester examination after the end of each semester. 

Hours of Instruction: 

a) Working days: 90 days in a semester 

b) Class hours

1. 3 credit hours courses with theory and labs is equivalent to 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab = 6 working hrs per week. 
2. 3 credit hours theory-only course is equivalent to 3 hours lecture and 2 hours tutorial = 5 working hrs per week. 

Evaluation 

Theory course should have internal weightage of 20% and external weightage of 80%. For the course having lab work, the internal weightage is 20%, lab work weightage is 20% and external weightage is 60%. A student should secure minimum of 40% in each category to pass a course. The final score in each course will be the sum of overall weightage of in all categories. There will be a separate practical examination for the 20% weightage of lab work conducted by concerned college in the presence of an external examiner.

The project work and internship are evaluated by different evaluators. To pass project work and internship. students should secure at least 40% marks in the evaluation of each evaluator and final score will be the sum of all the evaluations. For the evaluation of final presentation, an external examiner will be assigned from the IOST. 

The Grading System 

A student having passed his/her 8 semesters (4 years) of study will be graded as follows: 

Distinction: 80 % and above ( 8 semester's average) 

First Division: 70 % and above ( 8 semester's average) 

Second Division: 55 % and above ( 8 semester's average) 

Pass Division: 40 % and above ( 8 semester's average) 

Attendance Requirement: 

Students are required to attend regularly all theory and practical classes and should maintain 80 percent attendance in each course separately. 

Final Examination: 

Institute of Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University, will conduct the final examination at the end of each semester. 80% weightage will be given to the final examination for theory course and 60% will be given for the course having both theory and practical. 

 

Quota and Fee structure

BIT	4   years                (8 semesters)	Free Competition	5	50,500/-
		Donation	31	3,30,500/-
				Total No. of Seats:36

 

Admission Procedure and Requirements
Entrance exam for BIT is conducted by IOST Dean Office, TU generally after the results of +2. Applicants must be passed in +2 Science or I.Sc, A-Level or equivalent by TU.

The admission is based on merit list of entrance exam and students who seek admission at CCT are required to go through another round of screening protocol.

•  The application form for above can be collected from the campus office or downloaded from the official site of IOST www.tuiost.edu.np.
•  The selection is based on entrance merit list and the IOST will publish the list of successful candidates immediately after the entrance examination.
•  Enrollment must be within the stipulated date; failure to take admission within stipulated date automatically will be passed on to eligible waiting list candidate.
•  The successful candidate must submit his/her required documents/testimonials at the time of admission. 

 

CURRICULAR STRUCTURE

The course carries a total of 120 credits distributed evenly among 8 semesters in 4 years duration. Students are required to complete an internship in the last semester weighting 6 credits.

 

First Semester
S.No.	Course Title	Credits
1	Sociology	3
2	Basic Mathematics	3
3	Digital Logic	3
4	C Programming	3
5	Introduction to Information Technology	3
Total		15
Second Semester
S.No.	Course Title	Credits
1	Economics	3
2	Business Statistics	3
3	Object-Oriented Programming	3
4	Discrete Structure	3
5	Microprocessor and Computer Architecture	3
Total		15
Third Semester
S.No.	Course Title	Credits
1	Principles of Management	3
2	Operating System	3
3	Numerical Methods	3
4	Database Management System	3
5	Data Structure and Algorithm	3
Total		15
Fourth Semester
S.No.	Course Title	Credits
1	Operations Research	3
2	Network and Data Communications	3
3	System Analysis and Design	3
4	Artificial Intelligence	3
5	Web Technology- I	3
Total		15
Fifth Semester
S.No.	Course Title	Credits
1	Technical Writing	3
2	Computer Graphics	3
3	Information Security	3
4	Software Engineering	3
5	Web Technology- II	3
Total		15
Sixth Semester
S.No.	Course Title	Credits
1	Net-Centric Computing	3
2	Database Administration	3
3	Management Information System	3
4	Research Methodology	3
5	Elective I	3
Total		15
Seventh Semester
S.No.	Course Title	Credits
1	Advanced Java Programming	3
2	Software Project Management	3
3	e-Commerce	3
4	Project Work	3
5	Elective II	3
Total		15
Eighth Semester
S.No.	Course Title	Credits
1	Network System Administration	3
2	e-Governance	3
3	Elective III	3
4	Internship	6
Total		15
Elective I
S.No.	Course Title
1	Geographical Information System
2	Multimedia Computing
3	Wireless Networking
4	Society and Ethics in IT
5	Psychology
Elective II
S.No.	Course Title
1	DSS and Expert System
2	Mobile Application Development
3	Simulation and Modeling
4	Cloud Computing
5	Marketing
Elective III
S.No.	Course Title
1	Data Warehousing and Data Mining
2	Knowledge Management
3	Image Processing
4	Network Security
5	Introduction to Telecommunications