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Bachelor of Information Management | TU

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Overview

Bachelor of Information Management at Tribhuvan University is a four-year, eight-semester program. It was designed to marry the disciplines of IT and management to produce graduates that are capable managers who make full use of information systems and technology to make informed decisions.

In recent years, the use of information systems and technologies in institutions and organizations has become mainstream. This is true not just for one industry or sector but for all. The managerial and administrative workforce needs people who understand economics, computer science, information technology, and management. Since these are the exact disciplines that TU’s BIM program dials in on, by extension, the program can be a great way for students and young professionals to stay relevant and competent in the current business environments.

As previously mentioned, the affiliating body for BIM is TU, the largest and the oldest university in Nepal.
 

Program Structure

Tribhuvan University’s BIM program is a four-year program that is further stratified into eight semesters. Each semester concludes with a board exam for the five courses studied.

The student will have to study five subjects for most semesters with electives available in the latter semesters. As for the fourth and sixth semesters, the student would have to study 6 subjects as these semesters carry 18 credits each.

The students will also have to sign up for an internship as part of their final semester, produce a detailed report of their learning outcomes, and present it to a panel of internal & external evaluators. The credit structure of the course looks something like this:

Objectives of Bachelor of Information Management

  • To be able to transform the data of an organization into information with the latest tools and techniques for supporting the decision making part from managed information.
  • to be able to use the analytical tools, digitized information, create storage,control on access policies, and best practices through management to support the business ventures.
  • learn to be able to use and derive conclusive information from computation and mathematical techniques to have more predictability and accuracy in the area of organizational decisions.
  • To be able to create an information flow across the vertical and horizontal levels of organizations for managing, communicating information that will bring a profit for the business organization.
  • Bachelor of Information Management program is useful for jobs at organizations who make strategic decisions based on evaluated information for making policies for new areas of growth or expansions.
  • Overall the study of BIM will help to maximize the potential of human capital with managerial, technological and strategic knowledge level competencies to be able to perform in a dynamic area of businesses today.
     

Admission Requirements in Bachelor of Information Management

To get admitted into Tribhuvan University’s BIM program, the student must meet certain academic criteria, pass an entrance exam, and make it through an interview. So let’s go through these aspects one at a time:

Academic Criteria

  1. Students who wish to enroll in the BIM program at TU need to have completed high school from NEB’s +2 or an equivalent level recognized by TU.
  2. They must have scored a minimum of D+ during their +2 and maintained at least a CGPA of 1.80 or passed out with a second division in an equivalent program.

Should the student meet these academic cut-offs, they can proceed to signing up for the Entrance Exam.

The Entrance

As with most advanced management courses offered by Tribhuvan University, the BIM program also requires students to take a CMAT exam.

The Central Management Admission Test is administered by the Faculty of Management at Tribhuvan University. The test is conducted annually and students have to register for the test online.

The two-hour test has a hundred questions divided into 4 segments. The segments are Verbal Ability, Quantitative Ability, Logical Reasoning, and General Awareness. Each segment has 25 questions worth a point each, and to pass you have to score at least 40 points. However, just passing the test does not ensure that one makes it past this step. The student must have scored higher than others competing for the same seats. Once a student makes it past this stage, there is a high likelihood of admission.

Interview
After the CMAT exam, the colleges often call students in for an interview to assess their ability to deal with questions as they come and get an even more refined understanding of their aptitude. Post-interview, the students will be offered admission into the BIM program on a merit basis.
 

Specialization

The students will have a chance to specialize in TU BIM certain subjects by means of elective subjects. The student would have the choice to select 2 out of 10 elective subjects in the last two semesters of their program. Albeit, the choice of specialization electives is limited to IT-centric subjects.
 

Career Prospects

As previously stated, TU BIM program is a mix of information technology and management— both are in high demand in the current job markets. The graduates of this program will not just be able to handle decision-making and managerial positions but do so with the knowledge of integrated information management systems and a nuanced understanding of the underlying technologies.

The graduates can choose to get into positions of:

  • Management Analyst
  • Database Administrator
  • IT Officer
  • Business Intelligence Analyst
  • Technical Support Specialist
  • Manager

As per the TU BIM graduate’s leniency and aptitude, they can choose to explore a variety of careers. That is a part of the beauty of this program, it does not tie students down to conventional management roles or conventional IT roles, instead it gives them the liberty to pursue what they see fit.

Apart from the professional career, the students can also choose to further their academic career in either a management-related post-graduate program or an IT one.
 

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If you are looking to enroll in Tribhuvan University’s BIM program, Colleges Nepal has compiled a list of the best BIM colleges in the country for you to look through.
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Frequently Asked Questions

- Yes, you will have to appear for the Central Management Admissions Test (CMAT), which is a test administered by the Faculty of Management at TU. The test is 2 hours long and has a hundred multiple-choice questions across four domains: Verbal Ability, Quantitative Ability, Logical Reasoning, and General Awareness. You have to score at least 40 points to pass.
 

 The BIM program at TU is 4 years long and has eight semesters. Each semester usually has 5 subjects with the exception of the fourth and sixth semesters which have 6 subjects. You will also have to do an internship and a project in the latter semesters.
 

 The BIM program at TU is 126 credit hours. Most of the credits awarded come from the IT related subjects. You will also receive credits for Internships and Projects.
 

The BIM program at TU can be difficult for some students as the program largely consists of technical courses. However, because the demand for graduates of this program is so high, it is a worthwhile course to do.