There was only one Government College in Nepal offering any course in journalism until 2001. The highest degree offered till then was a BA degree.

With the change in 1990, there was a boom in journalism and advertising sector when the new post-democratic constitution guaranteed the freedom of expression and the freedom of the Press.

The subsequent Press Act allowed a college graduate in any discipline to become the editor of a newspaper and a high school graduate a reporter.

Inaguration of College of Journalism and Mass Communication 2001

The Press Council Nepal records show that there are over 1,600 newspapers registered in the country. Many of them entered the market only after the advent of democracy in 1990. Simultaneously, a number of FM radio stations and television channels were launched.

The number of journalists working in these different media is estimated to be around 3,000. The rapid growth in the media industry was not matched by an academic infrastructure that could support the growth by producing quality human resources.

The practitioners of journalism continued to be deprived of the opportunity to critically understand and sharpen their own skills and lacked training and exposure to professional practices and standards. Only a minority of the journalists had sound academic background.

In the opening ceremony of launching Bachelors Level in Journalism and Mass Communication, Dr.Mishra Principal of the college along with The Director of American Center Phillip Cargile and the member of National Planning Commission Dr.Pushpa Shrestha

In this backdrop, the College of Journalism and Mass Communication took upon the important task of providing quality education in journalism at a cost that the majority could afford. The aim was to produce quality and ethical journalists and the fill the gap between the growth in journalism and mass communication sector and the lack of trained journalists and communicators.