About Us
Established in 1995, KIST is now a top +2 college in Nepal that offers high standard NEB + 2 Science & Management courses, a range of top quality Bachelor’s degrees – BBA, BIM, BIT, BBS & BSc Microbiology – followed by excellent Master’s degrees – MBS, MSc Microbiology & MIT.
It is well-known to most educators and students along with their families that our educational delivery, at the different levels we cover, is as good as the best anywhere! This is due to our dedicated, expert faculty and their unique learning-teaching. Also, we believe in student intake interlinked to academic excellence. Our ideal education yields top results in key examinations.
KIST incontestably has a fine academic atmosphere with a pragmatic, student-centered, caring approach. First-rate amenities on campus plus well-managed transport facilities attract the best students. Also, a cafeteria, and separate boys’ and girls’ hostels are available at this centrally-located campus. Regular, quick public transport is always available a few hundred yards away
We provide superb facilities such as a modern, well-stocked library with a useful adjunct, an e-library, serving all learning needs, and probably the best well-equipped laboratories. Notably, this institution has a purpose-built, well-engineered, and safe infrastructure so that everything on the campus reinforces student education and their overall development.
The College, although situated downtown, exudes peace and positivity with its pleasant and peaceful premises next to the salubrious large pond Kamalpokhari. It has a spacious property most suitable for both indoor and outdoor activities. Ample opportunities for extracurricular or co-curricular activities or events are available so that students have a happy campus life.
Above all, remarkable is the College ethos for all it does to transform students at all levels: +2, Bachelor’s, and Master’s. We ensure these goals through pastoral care, academic & career counseling, and the nurturing of academic skills alongside life-skills. KIST is a highly successful motivator for furthering your educational or career objectives and life goals.
Message from Director
Dear Prospective Students & Parents / Guardians
We invite you to become a part of our great traditions! Join KIST, a top, student-centric college where academic success and personal growth is encouraged and fashioned in a very positive environment.
This trustworthy +2 college has earned a name for itself in the formal education sector of our country. Students often ace Board exams and also make significant contributions in extracurricular activities. Our graduates are popular everywhere. Further, KIST alumni are spread worldwide in reputed universities or doing prestigious jobs as competent professionals. We can assure you that you would be happy to be here, and step in the right direction for a successful future!
Ours is a culture of excellence promoting outstanding academic achievement. The College strives for continuous scholastic improvement by narrowing the gap between aims and attainments. Our well-managed and peaceful campus environment is most favourable to real learning and keeps our students fully focused on their studies.
KIST’s Merit Scholarships motivate students to perform wonderfully in the Term and Board Examinations while its talent-based & need-based scholarships sustain deserving students. Such life-changing support stimulates the overall academic milieu of the institution and nurtures higher overall achievement.
Looking forward to meeting you as KISTians!
Shiva Prasad Subedi
Director
Message from Principal
Dear Everyone
It delights me to welcome all of you to KIST, a most reliable and greatly sought-after institution well-known for academic and professional excellence.
This reputed College – comprising +2s, Bachelor’s, and Master’s at one place – trusts in planning, and achieving, the uppermost benchmarks of formal education. Markedly, outstanding results over the years prove our worth. KIST graduates invariably get top placements alongside scholarships, and its alumni always do exceptionally worldwide. Ours is a choice you will treasure as you do well in your educational life ahead!
KIST is much more than just a place to learn and get fine qualifications; it gives students unrivaled guidance along with great chances so as to help them become responsible citizens. Our unique support system nurtures overall growth through plentiful opportunities in ECAs, CCAs, or outreach activities. Your experiences here would assuredly enrich your lives!
The College has an ideal teaching-learning environment supported by a perfect staff and an extraordinary faculty focusing on conceptual understanding and course content requirements. We forever strive to transform our students into superlative doers who’re passionate about scholastic competence, lifetime learning, and personal development. It’s no wonder that KIST graduates obtain remarkable placements, especially in MBBS and Engineering.
Now, we look forward to interacting with prospective students, parents, and guardians for the continuing success of this leading institution which is always open to new ideas.
Welcome again to your +2 College!
Best wishes
Yours sincerely
Samir Sharma
Principal
programs +2 Science
Overview
KIST – Kathmandu Institute of Science & Technology – offers Outstanding +2 programmes in Science and Management. In particular, the College provides exceptional +2 teaching alongside all-round educational and other opportunities to its bright and talented students.
The +2 programme in Nepal is the standard path to further studies for post-SEE / Equivalent level students. This academic programme builds a thorough educational base for higher studies in renowned colleges and universities globally. It assuredly leads to promising careers in engineering, health & medical science, or management.
Details Coordinator’s View
Indeed, we are an institution committed to excellence since our very establishment. Our experienced, energetic, and hardworking specially selected faculty members have created, literally, out of raw students, successful, indispensable human resources in the vital fields of medicine, engineering, and biotechnology. It’s with these goals in mind that we all at this esteemed institution hope to ignite young minds and shape fine futures. In today’s result-conscious, demanding globalized world, we assure all of you that we shall carry on our glorious legacy of doing better and better every day for the betterment of the wonderful KIST family.
Tribendra Timsina
Coordinator, +2 Science
NEB+2 Programmes
The +2 Programme offers an in-depth study of key subjects to meet and further the objectives of high school education in the country. Specifically, the +2 programme is the standard path to further studies for post-SEE/equivalent level students. This academic programme builds a thorough educational base for higher studies leading to careers in engineering, health & medical science, or management. Significantly, renowned colleges and universities abroad mostly accept the +2 qualifications.
Infrastructure & Campus
Safe Environment & Central Location
KIST has built its own purposeful spacious academic buildings with abundant amenities. Our construction is structurally sound and made with a view to run this popular educational institution effectively. There is enough space for wide-ranging activities and large classrooms for flexible learning environments. The College also has a roomy library, seminar halls, faculty and administrative offices for plentiful study opportunities or requirements.
The Premises
The College grounds are fairly large and contain sports facilities like basketball, badminton, and table tennis. They are used for multifarious college events or other important outdoor purposes. Our premises are wide, open, clean and fresh with pleasing flowers and greenery.
Safe Environment
The setting of KIST is secure and peaceful in every way. The physical infrastructure has been assembled strictly according to governmental guidelines keeping in view, among other technicalities, natural hazards. All our buildings that accommodate several key facilities are well maintained and regularly inspected by engineers for functionality and safety. As a result, our environment is most conducive to all activities concerning the academic accomplishment and overall development of our students.
Ideal Location
KIST is well situated in a serene and lush spot in central Kathmandu. This makes our city campus easily accessible and saves students’ time, money, and energy while commuting shorter distances to and fro their classes or games here. We offer an ideally located, model campus with modern classrooms and quiet study areas to all our current or prospective students.
Extra Edge
Excellent Faculty
Our dedicated and experienced faculty delivers excellent teachinglearning. Tutors supervise academic performance, interact with students, and give needed guidance. In order to maintain and upgrade its benchmarks, KIST supports ongoing professional development and training of its teachers.
Effective Methodology
KIST teaching methodology is unique. Teachers use flexible, multiple learning styles to help students increase understanding and remember information. Our pedagogic methods integrate technology that fosters a desire to learn and helps students to acquire critical thinking skills.
Systematic Assignments
We give students regular homework co-related to methodical classwork and complete course coverage. Systematic vacation homework and ample preparatory work for Board Examinations are mandatory. KIST Student Planners help in a planned and output-oriented approach to student academic effort.
Close Monitoring
Our proficient faculty watchfully monitors academic progress. Teachers impart both group and personalized instruction of the highest quality. KIST insists on meticulous checking of lesson assignments, daily or special homework, and collegiate attendance – both punctuality and regularity.
Regular Exams
KIST’s academic life is power-driven by tests and examinations. We take regular class tests, Term and Pre-Board exams. The examination system of the College is well structured and surely enhances the competitive success of our students.
Continuous Assessment
Our term-wise evaluation is based on student performance in Term examinations and additional assessment of class tests, assignments, and attendance. We also evaluate students appropriately with reference to their co-curricular and extracurricular activities. KIST teachers give performance feedback that is the basis of vital academic support.
Sufficient Practicals
The College arranges sufficient practicals to meet syllabi standards and students’ hands-on learning needs. These lab classes and experimentation greatly help students to become familiar with science, technology, and management in real or applied situations. KIST instructors and technical staff provide close support to students so as to transform their theoretical learning into handy concrete know-how.
Admission Process
Eligibility
Applicants need at least GPA 2.4 or Equivalent Grades in SEE /Equivalent level exams for enrolment in Science. Applicants must fulfill the NEB’s subject-specific grade requirements.
Application Forms
Application forms are available online at www.kist.edu.np and also at the KIST office. Applicants should submit these forms duly filled in with all supporting documents by the given deadline.
Entrance Test
Getting through this Test is mandatory for your admission. The Entrance Test appropriately assesses the examinee in areas related to the choice of course – Science or Management. We provide Sample Test Papers online to the student applicants in order to prepare themselves for this competitive entry exam.
Results
The results of the Entrance Test are strictly based on the order of merit. The names of the selected student applicants are posted on the College website: www.kist.edu.np and also pasted on the College Notice Board.
Interview
Student applicants who have cleared the Entrance Test are individually interviewed thereafter either in-person or online according to their convenience. The date and time of each interview is mentioned in the Entrance Test Results sheet. It should be kept in mind by the applicants that they need to be accompanied by their parents/guardians during their interview. Applicants must bring all the required documents or email scanned copies of the same.
Offer of Admission & Acceptance
Selected applicants are handed Offer Letters for admission with or without offers of Scholarships at the end of their interviews. They need to submit their acceptance within the stipulated period to get admitted.
Enrollment
Once the College receives a letter of acceptance from the applicant, it will confirm admission forthwith subject to the payment of fees. Successful applicants shall be enrolled as bonafide KIST students on the completion of this process!
Supporting Your Education for Scholarship
KIST +2 Scholarships are awarded to exceptional students in order to recognize and promote academic excellence. There are many Scholarships for commendable students who satisfy expected norms.
Course Structure
Subject-Group Combinations
Scholarship
The College offers over 250 useful & varied scholarships annually. Life-changers, these scholarships help to spot and sponsor academic excellence alongside other exceptional personal performance: They make studying here a great idea! Undoubtedly, a KIST Scholarship will give you a distinct advantage in your educational & professional life.
