Overview
Purwanchal Campus also known as ERC, located in the city of Dharan, is a renowned engineering institution under Tribhuvan University. Established in 1976, this campus has been providing quality education in various fields of engineering for over four decades. What makes Purwanchal Campus stand out is its focus on agricultural engineering, being the only campus in Nepal to offer bachelor’s and master’s programs in this field.
The campus boasts modern facilities, including well-equipped classrooms, laboratories, workshops, libraries, and hostels for both male and female students. With a team of experienced and qualified faculty members, Purwanchal Campus (ERC) ensures a conducive learning environment for its students.
In addition to agricultural engineering, the campus offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in civil, computer, electronics and communication, architecture, electrical, applied sciences and mechanical engineering, catering to the diverse needs of aspiring engineers. With its commitment to excellence and practical learning approaches, Purwanchal Campus continues to shape the future of engineering education in Nepal.
Programs Offered in Purwanchal Campus (ERC)
ERC Campus Dharan offers Bachelor and Masters level engineering program. In each program a certain number of seats are declared and also dedicated for scholarship. The below table shows the number of seats available and duration of different programs available in Purwanchal Campus, Dharan:
| Programs | Avail. Seats | Duration |
| Bachelor in Civil engineering | 96 seats | 4 years |
| Bachelor in Computer engineering | 96 seats | 4 years |
| Bachelor in Electronics, Communication and Information engineering | 48 seats | 4 years |
| Bachelor in Agriculture engineering | 48 seats | 4 years |
| Bachelor in Electrical engineering | 48 seats | 4 years |
| Bachelor in Mechanical engineering | 96 seats | 4 years |
| Bachelor In Architecture | 48 seats | 5 years |
| Masters in Land and Water engineering | 20 seats | 2 years |
| Master in Sanitation engineering | – | 2 years |
| Masters in Information System Engineering | – | – |
Infrastructure / Facilities
Purwabchal Campus, Dharan have focused on quality education as well as quality environment and hi-tech facilities for students. Some infrastructures and facilities of Purwanchal Campus are:
- Cafeteria
- Library
- Sports
- WiFi
- Internet
- Auditorium
- Science Lab
- Health Care
- Conference
- Multimedia
- Journal
- Placement
- Counselling
- Scholarships
- Tour
- Robotics Club
Scholarship
The Purwanchal Campus (ERC) offers scholarships and full paying seats for all programs. To support to deserving students pursue their career following number of scholaship seats are available:
| Program | Scholarship Seats | Full Paying Seats | Total Seats |
| Bachelor in Civil Engineering | 24 | 72 | 96 |
| Bachelor in Electrical Engineering | 12 | 36 | 48 |
| Bachelor in Electronics & Comm. Eng. | 12 | 36 | 48 |
| Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering | 12 | 36 | 48 |
| Bachelor in Computer Engineering | 12 | 36 | 48 |
| BE in Agriculture Engineering | 12 | 36 | 48 |
Affiliation
Purwanchal Engineering Campus is one of the five constituent engineering campuses under Institute of Engineering of Tribhuvan University.
Contact Number & Address of Purwanchal Engineering Campus Dharan
The following are the contact number and email address of Purwanchal Engineering Campus:
E-mail : ioepcd@ioepc.edu.np
E-mail : ioepcd@ioe.edu.np
