MSc.MMS Program

First Semester

Second Semester

Third Semester

Fourth Semester

Student intake
Student intake for the MSS program begin in January for the February to July semester capable to accommodate 30 students per intake

Academic requirement for admission to M.Sc. MMS

• B.Sc. in General Science or equivalent
• B.Sc. Forestry or equivalent
• B.Sc. Agriculture or equivalent
• B. E. in Civil Engineering or equivalent
• Bachelor in Physical Geography or equivalent
• Bachelor of Mountaineering Studies (BMS) with +2 in Science
• B. Sc. CSIT (B.Sc. Computer Science and Information Technology)

Eligibility criteria for admission to M. Sc. MMS

• Applicants must have completed a Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 50 percent or a CGPA of 2.00 in the aforementioned disciplines; and
• International applicants must have completed undergraduate courses (equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree) in the above-mentioned requirements in English medium with a minimum of 50 percent marks or 2.00 CGPA in aggregate.

Documents required

• Duly filled application form for MSc MMS
• Certificates and testimonials of all examinations passed
• Two recent passport-sized photographs
• Equivalency certificate if the students have their bachelor's degree from a foreign board
• Updated CV/biodata
• Copy of citizenship certificate (for Nepali Nationals)
• Migration certificate (original) other than TU
• MMS entrance score sheet (The applicant must score a minimum of 40 marks in the entrance exam conducted by IoST TU to be eligible for the MMS program)

Admission Test
Academy shall conduct admission test for appropriate screening of the applicants through group discussion and personal interview to all the eligible candidates.

International students will be admitted in accordance with the rules outlined by the university (TU).

MMS fee structure covers:

• Tuition fees
• Library-computer lab fees
• Several ECAs
• Bouldering wall fees
• Visiting lectures by expert
• A peak climbing of below 6,000 meters including transportation, experts, permit fees, and combined climbing gears (personal gears, insurance, food & accommodation expenses are not included).

Scholarship for MMS
There are four different academic scholarships offered to students at NMA

1. University scholarshipis offered to three students in which students are granted a 100% tuition fee waiver under the scholarship criteria of Tribhuvan University.
2. Performance scholarship is rewarded to the student with the highest score in the end-semester examination with NRS 20,000 (Twenty Thousand) of fee waiver in the following semester
3. Privilege scholarship of 25% of the fee waiver is offered to eligible students (1 male & 1 female) permanently residing at Solududhkunda Municipality -7, Garma, Solukhumbu
4. Contribution scholarship is granted to 4 students (2 males and 2 females), where each student are eligible to receive a 25% waiver in tuition fee if the student is
   • A child of a mountaineer who lost his/her life or has been physically impaired during the expedition
   • A child of a mountaineer who has successfully climbed 8000-meter peaks more than 5 times including Mount Everest (8848.86 meters).
   • A child of a certified and licensed IMFGA guide who has a minimum work experience of 7 years.

Additional opportunities:

• Tutorial classes
• Academic and research paper writing workshop
• Seminar paper writing workshop
• National and international seminar paper presentations
• International guest lectures

Nepal mountain academy is located at the heart of the city which makes students and visitors easy access of public transportation. The academy has developed a training and academic paradigm of teaching. Under the academic format, the theoretical part is imparted in Kathmandu. Training in the high mountains and other technical features are included in the practical model, which is carried out in International Mountain Training and Research Centre (IMTRC) at GarmaSolukhumbu.

a. Classrooms
Highly furnished classrooms with digital learning appliances, stereo sound system, and comfortable seating arrangement in a peaceful environment.

b. Library
More than 3500 national and international hard-copy books, journals, and research papers are available for students. Academy library also has the provision of conveying any books upon students’ request.

c. Computer lab
Computer lab equipped with unlimited internet facility and modern computers, is available for students. Regardless of the Academy’s class timing, the lab stands open for students at any time during office hours.

d. Climbing wall
The Academy has built a bouldering wall to enhance the students’ physical abilities as well as techniques/ art of climbing.

e. Organized outdoor sports
Academy, in request of students also organizes several other communal sports such as Futsal, Badminton, Trail running, Hiking, and so on.

Academics Oriented

1. Publications
The academy regularly publish:

• Textbook of tourism, adventure tourism, mountaineering, mountain science as well as academic requirements of BMS and MATS courses;
• International peer-reviewed journal: Journal of Tourism and Himalayan Adventures (JTHA).
• Annual academic magazine: Voice of Himalaya (VOH)
• Adventure Tourism Resource Manual (Trainers Guide)

2. Counseling from experts
The academy is home to 70+ masterminds of several academic and practical disciplines. The experts from several tourism associations such as NNMGA, NMIA, TAAN, PATA, NMA, NTB, MoCTCA, and many other nationally and internationally acclaimed areas offer advice, information, guidance, and supervision to aspirants.

3. Research facilitation
The academy motivates students to conduct and take part in diverse tourism researches. In possible cases, the academy provides literary and financial help for innovative research plans as well and offers opportunities for the articles to be included in the Journal of Tourism and Himalayan Adventures.

4. Involvement in nationally recognized events and activities
The academy actively takes part in almost every national tourism happenings and celebration and encourages students to volunteer and facilitate in them. This not only helps the students to understand the Nepalese tourism scenario but also develops their ability to manage and organize nationally recognized events. The academy's organizing of discussion sessions with acclaimed national and international mountaineers on the development of peak profiles of 14 Eight-Thousanders is a model initiative of international event organization, where students get to take part.

5. Research grants and incentives
The academy on an annual basis has been opening research grants to students and experts aiming at exploring the diverse science, culture, heritage, and adventure facets of the Himalayas. The research grants have also helped students of the academy cultivate their capacity of organizing and executing primary fieldwork and compiling them into discernable academic work.

The entrance examination comprises five sections covering the specific theme relating to mountain & mountaineering science. Each section contributes 20% weightage with 20 multiple-choice questions. The entrance examination will have altogether 90 multiple choice (objective) questions and 1 subjective (10 marks) which need to be accomplished within 2 hours and should earn 40 marks at least to be eligible for MMS admission. Entrance exam is administered by Institute of Science and Technology (IoST), TU.

• Section I: Mountain Environment (20% course coverage)
• Section II: Mountain Geography & Geology (20% course coverage)
• Section III: Mountain Ecology & Diversity (20% course coverage)
• Section IV: Mountain Tourism & Mountaineering (20% course coverage)
• Section V: Research Methods & Statistics (20% course coverage)

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