KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has continued a monitoring of higher educational institutions which are affiliated with foreign academic. It comes as part of the implementation of its directives on the monitoring of such institutions.

Following a decision made by Education Minister Mahabir Pun on December 29, 2025, the Ministry issued a 10-point directive to such institutions in line with the Guidelines for Operating Higher Education with Affiliation from the Foreign Educational Institutions, 2059 BS.

Minister Pun stated that complaints were received that some institutions were operating in violation of the directives, lacked transparency in fee structures and scholarships, and negatively affected students’ learning. The directive requires such institutions not to appoint a discipline in-charge (DI), to establish a grievance-handling mechanism, and to ensure transparency in fees and scholarship provisions.

Recently, disputes erupted between teachers and students at the Thapathali-based British College along with various related concerns, was reported to the Ministry. The Ministry is currently studying the matter.

According to Under-Secretary Parashuram Tiwari, both the government and the concerned academic institutions share responsibility for implementing and enforcing the directives. The Ministry has warned that permission to operate higher education programmes may be revoked at any time if institutions fail to comply with the stipulated conditions and standards.

At present, there are 69 academic institutions in the country that operate higher education programmes with their affiliations to the foreign educational institutions.