TU to Add Co-Curricular Credits to Transcripts

TU to Add Credits for Extra Activities on Certificates

Students of Tribhuvan University (TU) will now receive marks on their academic certificates not only for studies, but also for talent and contributions demonstrated through extra activities. The university has introduced a policy to formally include co-curricular and extra activities as “academic credit” for the first time in Nepal.

According to Dr. Dipendra Parajuli, Director of the Student Welfare and Sports Directorate, if students demonstrate excellent performance in various fields, their work will be evaluated and the marks will be included directly on the academic certificate.

These fields include:

• Social service

• Disaster management

• Sports

• Fine arts

• Science and technology

• Innovation

• Entrepreneurship

• Management

Dr. Parajuli stated that students will not receive marks merely by submitting a certificate showing outstanding performance in competitions or programs held inside or outside the university. Before awarding marks, all student activities will be monitored, recorded, and verified through a central mechanism.

For this purpose, each campus will require coordinators of programs such as the National Service Scheme, National Cadet Corps (NCC), the Vice-Chancellor Cup sports events, fine arts, and science, innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship to submit official records every semester.

These records must include:

• Student participation details

• Time engaged (hours)

• Performance evaluation

The directorate will verify and approve these details.

A central digital system will be developed to maintain the records. Through an integrated dashboard based on Google Forms/Sheets, students’ earned credits and the comparative status of campuses will be made clearly visible. Only after central monitoring and verification will the marks be added to the student’s academic certificate.

According to Dr. Parajuli, this policy will not only help improve students’ grades, but also support the identification, development, and institutional encouragement of hidden talents. Students who perform well in existing university programs such as the National Service Scheme, NCC, and the Vice-Chancellor Cup will directly benefit from this policy.

In addition, a policy has been proposed to appoint students who achieve excellent marks in each central department as “Teaching Assistants” or “Research Assistants,” providing them with service opportunities within the university. A proposal has also been made to provide special facilities during the admission process for students who have achieved excellence in external fields.

Dr. Parajuli informed that the concept paper related to this is currently in the preparation stage, and the policy will be formally implemented after it is endorsed by the Academic Council.