Education Minister Sasmit Pokharel: No Difference Between Federal and Provincial University Degrees

Hetauda. Education and Sports Minister Sasmit Pokharel has stated that there is no hierarchical difference between the academic degrees awarded by federal and provincial universities. He said that degrees from universities established under federal law and those operating under provincial law have equal status.

Addressing the workshop seminar on ‘Strengthening Nepal's Higher Education System: Provincial University Management and Coordination’ which began in Hetauda on Thursday, organized by Bagmati University, Minister Pokharel said that it is necessary to remove the existing ambiguity regarding the relationship between federal and provincial universities and the role of the University Grants Commission.