The Bachelor in Automobile Engineering at Thapathali Campus is a four-year undergraduate engineering program under the Institute of Engineering (IOE), Tribhuvan University. The program is organized into eight semesters and contains 49 courses carrying 143 credit hours. Its total assessment structure is 5,625 marks, and Thapathali Campus has an intake of 48 students for the program.
The curriculum combines mechanical engineering foundations with automobile-specific study. Students begin with mathematics, physics, chemistry, programming, electrical and electronics fundamentals, engineering mechanics, thermodynamics, drawing, workshop technology, materials, manufacturing, metrology, fluid mechanics, instrumentation, and computer-aided design. The later semesters move into electric and hybrid vehicles, automobile engines, chassis systems, automobile component design, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, vehicle dynamics, engine combustion and pollution control, automobile repair and service management, project work, and industrial attachment.
Admission, eligibility, IOE entrance requirements, curriculum administration, examinations, results, and degree award follow the applicable rules and regulations of Tribhuvan University and the Institute of Engineering.
| Particular | Details |
|---|---|
| Course | Bachelor in Automobile Engineering |
| Common Name | BE Automobile |
| Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Institution | Thapathali Campus |
| Academic Department | Mechanical and Automobile Engineering |
| Institute | Institute of Engineering (IOE) |
| University | Tribhuvan University |
| Duration | 4 Years |
| Semesters | 8 |
| Courses | 49 |
| Credit Hours | 143 |
| Total Marks | 5,625 |
| Intake | 48 Seats |
| Degree-Awarding University | Tribhuvan University |
| Location | Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Automobile Engineering at Thapathali Campus develops from a broad mechanical engineering foundation into specialized study of vehicles and their systems.
Students do not begin with automobile subjects alone. The first half of the program establishes the mathematics, mechanics, thermodynamics, materials, production, electrical, measurement, fluid, and design knowledge used later in vehicle engineering.
The third and fourth years contain the strongest automobile-specific concentration. Electric and Hybrid Vehicles and Automobile Engines appear in the fifth semester. The sixth semester introduces Automobile Chassis, Automobile Component Design I, and Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems. The seventh semester continues with Automobile Repair and Service Management, Vehicle Dynamics, Automobile Component Design II, and Engine Combustion & Pollution Control.
This sequence connects vehicle-focused subjects with mechanical design, manufacturing, thermal engineering, control, electrical machinery, computer-aided design, and workshop study.
The program may suit students interested in vehicles as complete engineering systems rather than only in driving, routine maintenance, or repair.
The curriculum requires sustained study of mathematics, mechanics, thermodynamics, materials, manufacturing, electrical machines, instrumentation, fluid systems, control systems, and component design. Students also encounter programming, technical drawing, computer-aided design, workshop processes, and project work.
Automobile-focused subjects become more prominent after these foundations are established. Students therefore need to be prepared for a wider engineering curriculum before reaching advanced courses in chassis, vehicle dynamics, automobile engines, component design, electric and hybrid vehicles, service management, and combustion.
Practical interest can also be useful because workshop technology, manufacturing, instrumentation, vehicle-related laboratory work, projects, and industrial attachment are incorporated into the program.
Eligibility follows the undergraduate admission requirements of Tribhuvan University and the Institute of Engineering.
The undergraduate framework includes +2 Science, A-Level, or an equivalent three-year Engineering Diploma with the required Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics background. Candidates must also satisfy the applicable academic requirements prescribed through the IOE entrance system.
Academic thresholds and detailed entrance conditions follow the applicable TU and IOE regulations rather than a separate permanent standard created by Thapathali Campus.
Candidates seeking admission to BE Automobile Engineering must qualify through the undergraduate entrance process conducted by the Institute of Engineering.
Students who meet the entrance requirements proceed through the applicable merit and program-selection process used for IOE constituent campuses.
Thapathali Campus has 48 seats in Bachelor in Automobile Engineering.
Admission is therefore tied to the wider IOE system. Eligibility, entrance examination, merit procedures, admission, curriculum, academic assessment, and degree requirements operate under Tribhuvan University and the Institute of Engineering.
The program takes four academic years and is divided into eight semesters. It contains 49 courses carrying a total of 143 credit hours.
The credit distribution is:
| Academic Stage | Credits | Main Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Year I, Part I | 18 | Mathematics, physics, programming, electrical and electronics, drawing, mechanics |
| Year I, Part II | 17 | Mathematics, chemistry, thermodynamics, machine drawing, mechanics, workshop technology |
| Year II, Part I | 18 | Mathematics, materials, manufacturing, thermodynamics, metrology, mechanics of materials |
| Year II, Part II | 19 | Numerical methods, electrical machines, instrumentation, fluids, CAD, machines and mechanisms |
| Year III, Part I | 19 | Statistics, management, heat transfer, control, electric and hybrid vehicles, automobile engines |
| Year III, Part II | 19 | Economics, industrial management, chassis, component design, hydraulics and pneumatics, project, elective |
| Year IV, Part I | 19 | Entrepreneurship, service management, vehicle dynamics, component design, combustion and pollution control, elective, project |
| Year IV, Part II | 14 | Professional practice, elective, industrial attachment, final project |
Year I, Part I contains six courses carrying 18 credits:
Engineering Mathematics I
Engineering Physics
Computer Programming
Fundamental of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Engineering Drawing
Engineering Mechanics I
The semester establishes the numerical, scientific, computational, electrical, graphical, and mechanics background required for later study.
Computer Programming introduces computational work from the beginning of the degree. Fundamental of Electrical and Electronics Engineering provides an early electrical foundation, while Engineering Drawing prepares students for later machine and component drawing.
Year I, Part II carries 17 credits and includes:
Engineering Mathematics II
Engineering Chemistry
Engineering Thermodynamics I
Machine Drawing
Engineering Mechanics II
Workshop Technology
This semester begins the mechanical engineering core more clearly. Thermodynamics introduces energy-related study, Machine Drawing develops technical representation of mechanical systems, and Workshop Technology connects classroom concepts with workshop processes.
Year II, Part I contains six courses carrying 18 credits:
Engineering Mathematics III
Material Science
Manufacturing and Production Processes
Engineering Thermodynamics II
Metrology
Mechanics of Materials
Material Science and Mechanics of Materials provide a basis for understanding the materials and structural behavior of engineering components. Manufacturing and Production Processes connects materials with the methods used to produce parts and assemblies.
Metrology introduces dimensional measurement, while Engineering Thermodynamics II develops the thermal sequence established in the first year.
Year II, Part II carries 19 credits:
Numerical Methods
Electrical Machines
Instrumentation and Sensors
Fluid Mechanics and Machines
Computer Aided Design
Theory of Machines and Mechanisms
This semester brings together several subjects that later connect directly with vehicle engineering.
Computer Aided Design develops digital engineering design work. Theory of Machines and Mechanisms provides a basis for understanding mechanical motion, while Instrumentation and Sensors introduces engineering measurement systems.
Electrical Machines is relevant to the electrical side of vehicle systems, and Fluid Mechanics and Machines supports later study involving hydraulic systems, thermal systems, and automotive applications.
Automobile-specific courses become much more prominent in Year III.
Year III, Part I carries 19 credits and includes:
Probability and Statistics
Organization and Management
Heat and Mass Transfer
Control System and Automation
Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Automobile Engines
Technical English
Electric and Hybrid Vehicles introduces vehicle technologies based on electric and hybrid power systems within the regular curriculum rather than treating them as an optional topic.
Automobile Engines introduces the engine-focused sequence, while Heat and Mass Transfer supports the thermal concepts connected with engine operation and other vehicle systems.
Control System and Automation adds control-related study, and Organization and Management introduces an organizational dimension to the engineering program.
Electric and Hybrid Vehicles is a three-credit course in Year III, Part I.
Its placement after electrical and electronics fundamentals, electrical machines, thermodynamics, materials, and manufacturing means students encounter it after completing several supporting engineering subjects.
The course is part of the core curriculum, not an elective.
Automobile Engines is also taught in Year III, Part I as a three-credit subject with a practical component.
Engine study later continues through Engine Combustion & Pollution Control in the fourth year.
The sequence places basic engine study before more specialized analysis of combustion and pollution-related engineering.
Year III, Part II carries 19 credits. It includes:
Professional Engineering Economics
Industrial Engineering and Management
Automobile Chassis
Automobile Component Design I
Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
Mini Project
Elective I
This semester brings design and vehicle systems more directly into the center of the degree.
Automobile Chassis focuses the curriculum on vehicle structural and chassis-related study. Automobile Component Design I begins a two-stage component-design sequence that continues in the fourth year.
Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems adds fluid-powered engineering systems, while the Mini Project introduces a defined project component before the larger final-year projects.
Professional Engineering Economics and Industrial Engineering and Management provide economic and organizational context alongside the technical courses.
Automobile Chassis appears in Year III, Part II. Vehicle Dynamics follows in Year IV, Part I.
The sequence moves from studying the vehicle chassis toward understanding vehicle behavior and motion.
These subjects sit alongside mechanics, machine theory, materials, fluid systems, control, and component design. The curriculum therefore treats vehicle behavior as part of a broader mechanical system rather than as an isolated subject.
Automobile component design is split across two semesters.
Automobile Component Design I appears in Year III, Part II. Automobile Component Design II follows in Year IV, Part I. Both are three-credit courses with practical components.
The design sequence follows earlier study in:
Engineering Drawing
Machine Drawing
Material Science
Mechanics of Materials
Computer Aided Design
Theory of Machines and Mechanisms
That academic progression connects drawing, material behavior, computation, machine theory, and vehicle-specific component design.
Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems is included in Year III, Part II.
Students encounter this course after Fluid Mechanics and Machines, Instrumentation and Sensors, and other mechanical subjects in the second year.
The mechanical and automobile facilities associated with the campus also include hydraulic and pneumatic system simulation equipment.
Year IV, Part I contains seven courses and carries 19 credits:
Entrepreneurship Development
Elective II
Automobile Repair and Service Management
Vehicle Dynamics
Automobile Component Design II
Engine Combustion & Pollution Control
Project I
This semester is strongly automobile-focused.
Automobile Repair and Service Management brings vehicle service activity and its management into the curriculum. Vehicle Dynamics develops the study of vehicle behavior. Automobile Component Design II continues the component design sequence, while Engine Combustion & Pollution Control builds on the earlier Automobile Engines and thermodynamics courses.
Project I begins the final project sequence.
Automobile Repair and Service Management is included in Year IV, Part I as a three-credit subject with a practical component.
Its inclusion means the curriculum addresses vehicle service and repair within the engineering degree alongside vehicle design, dynamics, engines, manufacturing, and management.
This subject should not be confused with a short-term automotive repair course. Students reach it only after completing several semesters of engineering mathematics, mechanics, thermodynamics, materials, manufacturing, machines, instrumentation, fluid systems, automobile engines, and chassis study.
Engine Combustion & Pollution Control appears in Year IV, Part I as a three-credit course with practical work.
The subject follows Engineering Thermodynamics I and II, Heat and Mass Transfer, and Automobile Engines.
Its place in the fourth year reflects a progression from general thermal engineering to engine study and then to more specialized combustion-related analysis.
Project activity is distributed across the later stages of the program.
The curriculum includes a one-credit Mini Project in Year III, Part II. Project I appears in Year IV, Part I and carries two credits. Project II is completed in Year IV, Part II and carries four credits.
This creates a progression from smaller project work to the final-year project sequence.
The project components give students an academic setting in which knowledge from automobile systems, mechanical design, manufacturing, controls, thermal engineering, CAD, and related courses can be brought together within the applicable IOE project requirements.
Industrial Attachment is included in the final semester as a four-credit academic component.
The curriculum specifies an eight-week industrial attachment.
This takes place after most core automobile courses have been completed, including Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Automobile Engines, Automobile Chassis, Automobile Component Design, Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems, Vehicle Dynamics, Repair and Service Management, and Engine Combustion & Pollution Control.
The attachment is therefore part of the formal degree structure rather than an optional activity outside the curriculum.
Year IV, Part II carries 14 credits and contains:
Project Management and Professional Practice – 3 credits
Elective III – 3 credits
Industrial Attachment – 4 credits
Project II – 4 credits
The final semester combines professional study, elective coursework, workplace exposure, and completion of the final project.
Thapathali Campus has automobile, basic machine, fabrication, electrical, computer, mechanics, physics, and chemistry laboratories within its wider technical facilities.
The mechanical and automobile academic area also uses facilities connected with workshop, design, simulation, metrology, instrumentation, materials, hydraulics, pneumatics, and fluid and thermal engineering.
Facilities associated with mechanical design and manufacturing study include:
Machine Design Workstation
Computer and Simulation Workstation
Advanced Mechanical Workshop
Advanced Automobile Workshop
Metrology and Instrumentation Laboratory
CNC machine
3D printing equipment
Material Testing Laboratory
Hydraulic and Pneumatic System Simulator
Advanced Fluid and Thermal Laboratory
These facilities correspond with several areas found in the Automobile Engineering curriculum, including workshop technology, manufacturing, metrology, CAD, instrumentation, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, materials, thermodynamics, and vehicle-related practical study.
Practical work is distributed throughout the degree rather than being confined to the final attachment.
Computer Programming, electrical and electronics fundamentals, Engineering Drawing, Physics, Chemistry, Thermodynamics, Workshop Technology, Material Science, Manufacturing and Production Processes, Metrology, Mechanics of Materials, Instrumentation and Sensors, Fluid Mechanics and Machines, CAD, Control System and Automation, Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Automobile Engines, Chassis, Component Design, Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems, Vehicle Dynamics, and combustion-related study include practical or applied components within their respective teaching structures.
Projects and the industrial attachment add further applied study in the later semesters.
Assessment follows the academic and examination system of the Institute of Engineering and Tribhuvan University.
Course tables include internal assessment and final examination components for applicable theory subjects. Practical courses, projects, and industrial attachment follow the assessment arrangements prescribed for their respective course types.
At campus level, academic administration handles examination forms, admit cards, internal assessment records, practical examination records, TU registration, results-related work, and mark-sheet processes.
The final degree is awarded through Tribhuvan University after completion of the prescribed IOE academic requirements.
The academic structure supports the development of skills related to:
Engineering drawing and machine drawing
Computer programming
Workshop practice
Materials and manufacturing processes
Engineering measurement and metrology
Thermodynamic analysis
Fluid and mechanical systems
Computer-aided design
Instrumentation and sensors
Mechanical motion and mechanisms
Control systems
Electric and hybrid vehicle study
Automobile engines
Chassis systems
Automobile component design
Hydraulic and pneumatic systems
Vehicle dynamics
Repair and service management
Combustion and pollution-control study
Engineering project work
Professional and project management
These are curriculum-based academic competencies. Their practical depth depends on individual coursework, workshop participation, projects, industrial attachment, and further professional experience.
The academic coverage is relevant to work involving mechanical design, manufacturing, automobile maintenance, vehicle systems, and mobility-related engineering functions.
The curriculum also has direct academic links with automobile service management, chassis systems, vehicle dynamics, automobile components, engines, electric and hybrid vehicles, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, manufacturing, and engineering projects.
Possible professional directions therefore depend on which part of the curriculum a graduate develops further through experience or postgraduate study.
Career outcomes are not guaranteed by completion of the degree. Employment depends on technical competence, practical experience, professional requirements, available positions, and the needs of individual organizations.
Automobile Engineering can provide an academic route into postgraduate study where the relevant master's program accepts an Automobile Engineering degree.
At Thapathali Campus, the M.Sc Mechanical Engineering in Design and Manufacturing specifically accepts a four-year bachelor's degree in Automobile Engineering, along with specified Mechanical and Industrial Engineering backgrounds. Applicants must also satisfy the applicable IOE postgraduate admission requirements.
That master's program continues into areas related to solid mechanics, mechanical systems and component design, manufacturing processes, and manufacturing technology.
The Bachelor in Automobile Engineering operates within the professional engineering framework applicable to Thapathali Campus undergraduate engineering programs.
Completion of the TU engineering degree and professional engineering registration are separate processes. The academic degree is awarded through Tribhuvan University, while professional registration follows the applicable Nepal Engineering Council requirements.
Thapathali Campus has 48 seats for Bachelor in Automobile Engineering.
Candidates compete for admission through the applicable IOE undergraduate entrance and merit process.
Students should consider the full curriculum rather than choosing the degree only because of an interest in vehicles.
The first two years contain substantial mathematics, physics, chemistry, programming, mechanics, thermodynamics, materials, manufacturing, electrical machines, metrology, fluid mechanics, instrumentation, and design work.
Vehicle-specific study becomes more concentrated later through Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Automobile Engines, Automobile Chassis, Component Design, Vehicle Dynamics, Repair and Service Management, and Engine Combustion & Pollution Control.
Students should therefore be prepared for both mechanical engineering fundamentals and specialized vehicle engineering. Workshop work, technical drawing, calculation, CAD, project work, practical study, and industrial attachment are all part of the academic structure.
It is a four-year undergraduate engineering program under the Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University. The curriculum combines mechanical engineering foundations with vehicle-specific study in engines, chassis, electric and hybrid vehicles, component design, vehicle dynamics, repair and service management, and related systems.
The program takes four academic years and is divided into eight semesters.
Bachelor in Automobile Engineering contains 49 courses carrying 143 credit hours.
The program has an intake of 48 students.
Tribhuvan University awards the degree. The program operates under the Institute of Engineering academic system.
Yes. Undergraduate engineering admission at Thapathali Campus requires candidates to qualify through the applicable IOE entrance and merit-based admission system.
The first year includes Engineering Mathematics, Engineering Physics, Engineering Chemistry, Computer Programming, electrical and electronics fundamentals, Engineering Drawing, Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Thermodynamics, Machine Drawing, and Workshop Technology.
Yes. Electric and Hybrid Vehicles is a three-credit core course in Year III, Part I.
Yes. Automobile Engines is included in Year III, Part I. Engine Combustion & Pollution Control follows in Year IV, Part I.
Yes. Automobile Chassis is a three-credit course in Year III, Part II.
Yes. Vehicle Dynamics is included in Year IV, Part I.
Yes. Automobile Component Design I is taught in the third year, followed by Automobile Component Design II in the fourth year.
Yes. Computer Aided Design is included in Year II, Part II.
Yes. Automobile Repair and Service Management is included in Year IV, Part I.
Yes. Students complete a Mini Project, Project I, and Project II during the later stages of the program.
The curriculum includes an eight-week Industrial Attachment in Year IV, Part II. It carries four credits.
Facilities connected with the mechanical and automobile academic area include an automobile workshop, machine and fabrication facilities, metrology and instrumentation, material testing, computer and simulation workstations, hydraulic and pneumatic simulation equipment, CNC equipment, 3D printing equipment, and fluid and thermal laboratory facilities.
Yes. A four-year Automobile Engineering bachelor's degree is one of the stated eligible academic backgrounds for the M.Sc Mechanical Engineering in Design and Manufacturing at Thapathali Campus, subject to the applicable IOE postgraduate admission requirements.
Yes. Tribhuvan University awards the academic degree after completion of the prescribed program. Professional engineering registration is handled separately under the applicable Nepal Engineering Council framework.
