Launched in January 2001, the College of Journalism and Mass Communication became the first private sector initiative in Nepal to offer academic courses in journalism and mass communication.

It also earned the distinction of being the pioneering college under a woman leadership in the Himalayan nation to run master’s degree in journalism, offering both master’s and bachelor’s degrees in journalism under one roof and launching a master’s degree in development communication to produce skilled and efficient communicators for the development sector.

The college is affiliated to Purbanchal University. The rules and regulations of the University govern the college so far as the semester and exam systems are concerned. However, the college enjoys enough independence in terms of teaching and learning to allow it to design courses whose hallmark is the great emphasis placed on both theoretical and professional knowledge of students in their chosen level and field of study.

The college has attracted both young people who want a career in mass communications and working journalists who wish to sharpen their skills and an academic understanding of their profession.

Mr. Bharat Dutta Koirala, Ramon Magsaysay Award Winner, with Dr. Manju and Robert C. Kerr, Director of the American Centre at the official
opening of the college.