College of Natural Resource Management, Dullu

College of Natural Resource Management, Dullu, Dailekh (CNRM) is a constituent college of Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) under the Faculty of Agriculture (FoA), Rampur, Chitwan. The college is located at Dullu Municipality-13, Dailekh, Karnali Province, Nepal, in a mid-hill ecological setting.

CNRM was approved as an AFU constituent college through the Special Senate meeting held on September 6, 2017, under the chairmanship of Rt. Hon. Prime Minister and Chancellor of AFU Mr Sher Bahadur Deuba. The college runs the four-year B.Sc. Ag undergraduate program, with 54 seats in each intake. It has operated with two student batches comprising a total of 73 students.

Quick Highlights

Institutional Background

The Special Senate meeting of Agriculture and Forestry University approved CNRM as a constituent college on September 6, 2017. The college operates under the Faculty of Agriculture of AFU, Rampur, Chitwan.

Its undergraduate academic activity centers on the B.Sc. Ag program. The college has had two batches under the program with 73 students in total, while each intake has 54 seats.

Academic course delivery follows the AFU Bulletin. The university framework therefore guides the structure and delivery of the B.Sc. Ag program at the college.

Location and Accessibility

CNRM is situated at Dullu Municipality-13 in Dailekh district of Karnali Province. The college represents Nepal's mid-hill ecology and operates in an environment connected with the agricultural setting of the region.

The college is accessible by road throughout the year. Its location is given as 56 km from the Surkhet-Dailekh Highway and 11 km from Mathillo Dungeshor.

The campus setting also provides space for agricultural field activities. Cultivable land and field-based facilities form part of the physical environment used for practical academic work.

Academic Program

CNRM offers the undergraduate B.Sc. Ag program under Agriculture and Forestry University.

Key academic details include:

• Four-year program duration

• Eight-semester academic structure

• 54 seats in each intake

• Admission based on the AFU Entrance Examination Result

• Course delivery according to the AFU Bulletin

The program is supported by classroom teaching, laboratory activities, field exercises, and access to cultivable land. These facilities provide spaces for both academic instruction and practical activities associated with agriculture education.

Human Resources

The college operates with permanent faculty members, administrative personnel, contract-based staff, and faculty members engaged on a course basis.

Its human resources include:

• 2 permanent faculty members

• 2 administrative staff

• 3 contract-based staff

Faculty members from Agriculture and Forestry University, other universities, and other colleges are also involved in teaching on a course basis.

The academic arrangement also includes plans to involve guest lecturers from professional and academic backgrounds for selected learning activities.

Infrastructure and Academic Facilities

CNRM has academic, administrative, laboratory, field, and basic student-support facilities.

The college currently has one two-storey academic building with six rooms, one faculty guest house, and one administrative building with five rooms.

Available facilities include:

• Classrooms

• Library

• Internet facility

• Drinking water facility

• Power backup

• Playground

• Field Lab

• Applied Science Lab

• Separate laboratory spaces for field exercises

• Fishery ponds and irrigation-related structures

• Cultivable land for practical activities

The Field Lab and Applied Science Lab are in operation. The college also uses leased-in cultivable land to support practical learning activities connected with agriculture.

CNRM has almost 100 ropanis of land. Plans associated with this land have included construction of a girls' hostel and staff quarters.

Its field-related structures include facilities connected with fishery, irrigation, poultry, goats, and sheep. Some livestock-related structures have also been under construction.

Admission Criteria

Admission to the B.Sc. Ag program is based on the Entrance Examination Result published by Agriculture and Forestry University.

Each intake has 54 seats. Students admitted to the program follow the four-year, eight-semester academic structure, with course delivery conducted according to the AFU Bulletin.