Out with the old thesis

The current format emanates from a bureaucratic approach and results in boring texts.

In several of my recent columns, I have argued for a pluralistic higher education and research landscape in Nepal. One major issue we need to discuss in realising such a landscape is the possibility to pluralise the format in which MA/MPhil theses are done in Nepal’s universities. The current format institutionalised by various universities requires that all students follow a prescribed model of thesis writing. This format emanates from a bureaucratic approach to evaluating students’ performances and results in mostly boring texts.