it previously ran Diploma courses till 2012.

[2] Under the Department of Forests, the IoF was founded as Nepal Forestry Institute in 1947 in Singha Durbar.

However, it was relocated to Bhimphedi in 1957, then to Hetauda in 1965 before being incorporated into TU from 1972.

[3][4] The IoF implements forestry-related academic programs through its two constituent campuses, located in Pokhara and Hetauda.

[5] The current dean of the institute is Bir Bahadur Khanal Chhetri, and he is backed by two assistant deans, presently Dr.Thakur Silwal and Sony Baral[6] (BSc.