‘Awards like this motivate us to become more responsible’
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| Ramesh Silwal CEO,GoldenGate College |
How do you feel on winning the award?
We are happy and proud. We feel that we must now live up to our name. Awards like this motivate us to become more responsible towards our duty.
What are three things that helped your college secure the number one position?
We have a clear vision. We have an excellent management team and world-class infrastructure. The performances of our students in the academic and extracurricular activities speak for themselves. All this has helped us secure the top position.
What do you think will be the impact of ranking programmes like this on the education sector?
The ranking programme is unique and different from others as it is very holitistic. New Business Age’s initiative in this regard is really praise-worthy. Such rankings help us know about our own weaknesses and strengths. Events such as these will definitely help the overall development of the education sector in the days to come.
What are your suggestions for the overall improvement of colleges?
Schools should take the initiative to develop themselves and teach students ways to address the current scenario and challenges. Education must make students capable of handling all of what life may throw at them.
| GoldenGate College Established in 2007, GoldenGate College continues to grow from strength to strength and make its mark as one of the best educational institutions in Nepal. The college offers six Masters and 13 Bachelors programmes affiliated to Tribhuvan University, Nepal. The college is associated with Advanced Engineering and Management College (AEMC) and GoldenGate Professional Academy (GGPA). It offers professional courses in Engineering and Chartered Accountancy. The college also offers the +2 courses affiliated to the Higher Secondary Education Board, Nepal. The college is planning to introduce new courses/programmes in the days to come. The programmes in the pipeline are Bachelors in Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor in Information Management (BIM), MSc in Chemistry and MA in Peace, Conflict and Development. Currently, around 135 teachers have been working in the science faculty whereas there are 98 in management and 25 in humanities stream. The college has 13 different labs. |
‘Ace nurtures students’ potentials to bring out their best’
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| Aashish Tiwari Director Ace Higher Secondary School |
Ace College has been ranked second in the HSS ranking. What is your reaction to the recognition?
Ace College accepts the award with great gratitude and humility. I am thankful to New Business Age Pvt Ltd for granting this award to our college.
What are the top three priorities of your college?
At Ace, we lay a very strong foundation for the all-round development of students. It is not only the intellectual development of the students or the grades that matter. Ace nurtures every student’s potential and brings out the best in them. Secondly, we treat our students with respect as all humans are born equal. Lastly, we believe that learning is a lifelong process. We want our students to not just focus on academics, but also experience the real world.
How do you assess higher secondary education in Nepal?
There has been a sea change in the field of higher secondary studies in the country in the last 15 years. Colleges, the number of which is growing by the day, have helped enhance the quality of education. Similarly students have more choices.
What is your take on the impact of ranking of colleges?
It is a good initiative. Earlier, the ratings were only based on grades. However, this event was organised with a holistic approach. Such events give good platforms for colleges.
| Ace Higher Secondary School Ace Higher Secondary School, a conscientious learning centre where students rediscover themselves and learn to be thoughtful and responsible managers and leaders, was established in 1999. Established with the vision of enhancing capacity of individuals and institutions in Nepal to contribute to the nation’s development, Ace broke new ground by launching the first Executive MBA programme in Nepal in 1999 itself. Ace Institute’s MBA programme has acquired a distinguished reputation of being the most rigorous and fulfilling experience. The higher secondary programme of Ace Higher Secondary School, a spinoff of Ace Institute of Management, has established itself as students’ first choice programme in the management stream. In a short span of five years, Ace A-Level has distinguished itself from the crowd with its individual centered approach to learning and focus on management and social sciences stream only. Other programmes offered by Ace include MBA, EMBA, BBA-BI, MBAe and ASH. |
‘A college should guide their students towards a secured future’
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| Muktiram Aryal Chief Co-Ordinator, KMC |
KMC has been ranked one of the best colleges in Nepal. How do you feel?
I am really happy. I really appreciate the initiative taken by New Business Age Pvt Ltd. We are thankful to the organisers.
What are three things that make your college stand out from the rest?
We encourage our students to be self-motivated. We have a disciplined environment. Our teachers provide good counseling to our students.
What do you will be the impact of ranking programemes such as this on the education sector?
It will have a very good impact in the education sector. First of all, it is a very new concept. It will encourage colleges to improve their infrastructure and academic quality.
Would you like to give some suggestions to improve plus-two colleges in the country?
Every college has to remember that the youth are the future leaders of our country. We must encourage them to be disciplined. A college should guide their students towards a secured future. Career counseling is also essential for students. It will be better if the colleges start career counseling services.
| Kathmandu Model College (KMC) Kathmandu Model College (KMC) is located in the heart of the city in Bagbazaar. Its students have achieved excellent academic results in the Humanities, Science, and Management streams alike. Established in 2000, KMC also offers Bachelor’s level programmes such as BBA, BBS and BA in addition to +2 (in Science, Commerce and Humanities). The college launched its MA in English five years after its establishment. The college says it chose its name to befit its objective – to create a new model in the academic sector. KMC has successfully organised various interaction programmes with national and international scholars, who have delivered lectures to students and the staff. The college invites and welcomes students who have completed their +2 to join its Bachelor level programmes in Humanities and Social Science (BA), Business Studies (BBS) and Business Administration (BBA) and those who have completed Bachelors in English to join its master level programmes in Humanities. KMC values hard work, discipline and above all, academic excellence. Around 98 teachers work at the college. |
‘Xavier international College basically focuses on academics’
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| Lok Bahadur Bhandari Principal Xavier International College |
How do you feel after receiving the award?
The award is really a great achievement for the Xavier International family.
What are the three key strengths of your college?
Xavier international College basically focuses on academics. In addition to that, we encourage our students to take part in extra-curricular activities. We try to provide opportunities to our students for their holistic development.
What impact will programmes like this have on the education sector?
I found that during the ranking, the members of the jury took many parameters into consideration. This event has shown that a good college is not only good in academics but also in other areas. Moreover, such type of programmes is a must to enhance the educational sector of the country.
What impact do you think this sort of events make in the education sector of the country?
I believe that such events have to be done at regular interval. These sort of events will encourage the educational institutes to do better in the future. Moreover, such event gives a platform to different educational institutions.
| Xavier International College Xavier International College was established in 2000. The college has experienced an educational explosion and an influence of new students and faculty, trusting Xavier’s vision toward innovative heights. The college has presently grown to become a dynamic academic organisation -- meeting the needs and aspirations of a new Nepal and the order of a new world and new generation. The college offers comprehensive higher education programmes to students. Its purpose is to provide innovative learning opportunities that produce graduates with real skills sought after by various industries. It combines informality and an adult approach to education with a disciplined system in which each student’s work is carefully monitored. The college offers +2 programmes as well as GCE A Level (University of Cambridge, UK). Similarly, at the university level it offers BBS, BSc, BSW and BA (Affiliated to Tribhuvan University). |
‘We have realised that we now have to focus on other parameters’
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| Utam Bhaukaji Director Nobel Academy |
How do you feel on being one of the awardees?
We are very excited to be one of the awardees. We have been in the education sector for the last 15 years. Wining this award has made us proud.
What are the strongest points of your college?
The award has recognised the success of our college in extracurricular activities. We have realised that we now have to focus on other parameters as well.
What impact will such rankings have on the education sector?
It will have a positive impact on the education sector. Other media houses have also ranked higher secondary schools. However, they have only taken grades into consideration. We appreciate New Business Age’s initiative to take various parameters into consideration.
What would be your advice to people involved in higher secondary education?
Imparting quality education should always come first. In addition to that, colleges must not forget to organise extracurricular activities. Such activities are very necessary to teach students practical skills that can be applied in their real life.
| Nobel Academy Located at New Baneshwor, Kathmandu, Nobel Academy Higher Secondary School is known for its high quality education. Experiences of research and teaching in India, Britain and the USA with study missions in Japan are accumulated in the academic atmosphere of this institution. This academic quality, combined with the most up-to-date skills of the founding members, has made Nobel Academy a unique place for 10+2 education in the country. Members of Nobel Academy management team possess a wide range of experience and vision. We feel pleased to have created an environment for children of Nepal in our academic institution, here in Nepal itself. Nobel Academy has earned its reputation by producing a generation of highly competent students well equipped with skills, knowledge and values to succeed in life. The college has a fully equipped with computer and science Labs, the academy provides a great opportunity for its students to be highly competent in their fields of study. The teaching methodology of the college emphasises a blend of theory and practical learning so that students relate one with the other. |
‘Our management system is our strongest point’
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| Ravi Prasad Baral Principal Gandaki Boarding School |
How do you feel on being ranked one of the top ten schools?
We are thrilled to be named the best higher secondary school in the western region and fifth best in the country. This award encourages us to dedicate ourselves to providing quality education to our students.
What are three strongest points of your college?
We have a very different and strong management system. It is one of the strongest points of our college. Secondly, we have professional and dedicated teachers. Thirdly, we have good infrastructure. We have a well-stocked and spacious library with more than 22,000 books. We encourage our students to spend time in the library.
What impact will ranking events like this have on the education sector?
This initiative is praise-worthy as various parameters were for the first time used to determine the rankings. We appreciate this. However, there is always room for improvements in the future. For example, the members of the jury could visit each of the colleges.
What are your suggestions for other high secondary schools?
Most of the higher secondary schools in the country are run by the private sector. The schools should not forget that they need to be service-oriented. However, colleges should not be driven by profit. Schools should emphasise more on improving its facilities.
| Gandaki H S Boarding School Gandaki Higher Secondary Boarding School was established in 1966 as a result of the initiation of three groups: United Mission to Nepal, The Shining Hospital and the local community in Pokhara. The school became a co-educational regional school in 1985 with English as the medium of instruction in an agreement between the Nepal government and the United Mission to Nepal. GBS is a unique school as around 25 per cent students receive some sort of scholarship. The annual scholarship budget of the school is around 10 million rupees. The fund is raised with the generous support from individual donors and agencies such as FELM Finland, BMS UK, PC Ireland and others from the US and Australia. The government provides one million rupees annually through the Ministry of Education. The school organises extra-curricular activities such as sports, singing, dancing, quiz contest, and elocution competition. |
 Little Angels College Started in 1981, from a small rented house in Jawalakhel with 65 day scholar students, Little Angels as an institution grew by leaps and bounds as it won accolades and delivered on promises. The demand for greater education had never been as large and LA made sure that it met these challenges head on. In 1995, LA took a rise to build Nepal’s largest private school, spread over 300 ropanis of land, far away from the din of the city in the serene environment of Hattiban. With large modern buildings housing state-of-the-art classrooms and well-equipped laboratories and computer services and facilities for extra-curricular activities, the size of the school finally matched its ambition to succeed and produce the best professionals in various fields. Combined with these amenities are the trademark personal touch of the experienced faculty and the creativity incorporated into the teaching. The results of this hard work are apparent in the quality of students the school produces each year. Little Angels College offers students dynamic Science and Commerce programs designed to follow the Government of Nepal’s Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB) curriculum. The teaching staff supplements class lectures with tutorials, laboratory work, project work and fieldwork for both Science and Commerce stream students. The college also makes sure that the faculty is attuned to the needs of each of its students. Communication between the staff and the student body is encouraged so that unique needs are addressed properly and on time. The college also offers Advanced Level General Certificate of Education, known as the A level degree. It is an international curriculum that offers students a wide range of subjects to choose from to pursue different interests. Recognised worldwide, the course puts Nepali students on an equal footing with international students and allows them a shot at the same opportunities enjoyed elsewhere. |
