{"id":437504,"date":"2026-10-08T18:13:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T12:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/?p=437504"},"modified":"2026-10-08T18:13:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T12:28:47","slug":"minister-pokharel-asks-university-to-strictly-follow-academic-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/2026\/10\/08\/437504.html","title":{"rendered":"Minister Pokharel asks university to strictly follow academic calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Kathmandu:<\/strong> Minister for Education and Sports and Pro-Chancellor of the Tribhuvan University, Sasmit Pokharel, has emphasized the need of enforcing academic calendar, good governance and utmost use of technology for educational reform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/RK-KTMIMG_9911-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-437505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/RK-KTMIMG_9911-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/RK-KTMIMG_9911-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/RK-KTMIMG_9911-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/RK-KTMIMG_9911-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/radionepalonline.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/RK-KTMIMG_9911-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Courtesy: RSS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chairing a meeting of the 67th Senate of the Tribhuvan University in Kirtipur today, Minister Pokharel said time has come for us to make universities research-oriented and internationally competitive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He directed the office-bearers to ensure that all academic activities&#8211;entrance exam, admission, classes, examinations and result publication align with the calendar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He, however, said the stakeholders could furnish a convincing reason if deadline of academic calendar is affected or missed. 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