The students carry out group research in various fields as part of their course requirement. In their projects, they are guided by the research moderator and, where possible, an expert of the concerned field. The titles of the research projects undertaken by the students are listed below:

 Tenth Batch (Summer 2005)  

1. 1.“A Study of the Nepalese Government Policy and Its Adequacy in Addressing the Issues of Internally Displaced People (Maoist Victims)”. Abhishek Thapa, Esha Gurung, Mamta Subba, Patanjali Yonzon and Pratima Khadka

2. 2. “FM Radio as a Source for News: Is this a Constructed Imagination or is it Really Popular?” Premdarshan Sapkota, Paribesh Pradhan , Indu Adhikary, Kavita Pokharel, Prava Bishwakarma and Rajan Karmacharya

3. 3. “Rajya-ko Punarsamrachana-ko Bahas Kina?” Bal Krishna Bal, Deebraj Rai, Jhakendra Gharti Magar, Kabi Rai, Rabindra Hyoju and Yadav Raj Joshi

4. 4. “The Begging Profession in Kathmandu: Some Case Studies”. Laxmi Neupane, Mahendra Bhattarai, Sandhya Lama and Uddhav Karki  

Ninth Batch (Spring 2005)  

1. 1.“A Study on Motivation and Situation of Female Infantry Soldiers of the RNA”. Bhasker Kafle, Sujata Thapa, Numa Rai and Ansu Tumbahangfe

2. 2. “Impact Assessment of ‘Immersion Course on Contemporary Social Issues’”. Jhabindra Bhandari, Kamal Bahadur Mahat, Nabina Panday and Padmanjali Pokharel

3. 3. “Nepali Television Commercials: Do They Attract Customers or Criticism?” Bharati Sharma, Monika Dhakhwa and Vidya Bhandari

4. 4. “Press under Stress”. Aditya Adhikari, Manoj K. Shrestha, Ninamma Rai, Sabina Shrestha and Satish Jung Shahi

5. 5. “Sexual Harassment in Work Place: Need of Code of Ethics in Work Arena”. Basanti Devi Sunar, Dwarika Shrestha, Rima Risal and Shuvechha Khadka

6. 6. “Tamang Kinship Terminology: Understanding Marriage Practices”. Bidhya Ale, Sirjana Subba, Suresh Pokharel and Tula Narayan Shah

 Eighth Batch (Summer 2004)  

1. 1.“ Nepal's Olympic Odyssey: An Inside Look at Politics, Courage and the Glory of the Game”. Bandana Gyawali, Rena Shrestha and Stuty Maskey

2. 2. “Education System in Monasteries in Nepal”. Narendra Gurung , Ritu Thapa Magar, Rom Thapa, Rupa Bhandari and Ujwala Shakya

3. 3. “Fall of Popularity of Nepali Adhunik Songs”. Madhu Shreesh, Prajol Ojha, Rakhee Joshi, and Samipya Timilsena

4. 4. “Investigating the Phenomenon of Soap Opera Viewing Amongst Nepali Teenage Girls and Women”. Bishnu Shrestha, Shanti Karanjit and Shashanka Poudel

5. 5. “Miss Nepal Pageant: Contest and Controversy”. Dewan Rai, Komal Ale, Pratibha Dangol and Sawar Thapa

6. 6. “Senior Citizens in Transition: An Exploration of Key Issues on ‘Elderly Care’ in Kathmandu”. Devendra Neupane, Fatik B. Thapa, Samita Pradhan and Tej Adhikari

Seventh Batch (Spring 2004)  

1. 1. “Disadvantaged Attitude Towards Reservation: A Study of Nepal”. Amit Thapa, Nara Maya R. Kunwar, Parvati Sunam and Rajesh K.S. Magar

2. 2. “Religiosity Among People Living with HIV/AIDS”. Ajaya Mali, Anil Ranjit and Anuradha Kafle

3. 3. “The Situation of Women Police in Nepal”. Linda Kentro, Malina Thapa , Tara Bhattarai and Yaba Laxmi Shrestha

4. 4. “Media Reporting of Street Protest”. Bhupendra Buda, Deepak Raj Joshi, Dipali Rana Khadka, Shekhar Parajuli and Tuk B. Thapa

5. 5. “Communication Habits of Mobile Phone Users in Kathmandu”. Anuradha Paudel, Brijesh Sharma, Jiban Acharya and Ratna Bahadur Shrestha

6. 6. “Sexual Abuse of Children”. Bebi Shrestha, Kanchi Maya Sherpa, Nutan Sharma and Priyanka Gautam

 Sixth Batch (Summer 2003)  

1. 1. “Gender Division of Reproductive Work at Home: The Cases of Educated Professionals”. Indra Maharjan, Manoj Aryal, Pawan Thapa and Tulasi Ram Nepal

2. 2. “Rajmati”. Anuja Kasaju, Prabina Hora, Roopshree Joshi and Tara Maharjan

3. 3. “Ethnic Movement in Nepal: Dominant Groups’ Perspective”. Abhisekh Adhikari, Ram Kumar Bhandari and Subash Pokharel  

Fifth Batch (Spring 2003)  

1. 1. “Environmental Movements on River Pollution and Policy Implication: A Case Study on Bagmati”. Likhit Devkota, Sikchhya Upadhay, Srijana Nakermi, Sudhir Bajimaya and Vibek Raj Maurya

2. 2. “Sexual Harassment in Public Transportation in Kathmandu Valley”. Ajay Kumar Singh, Himali Tumbahangphey, Kriti Thapa and Prasanna Man Pradhan

3. 3. “Imapact of Vocational Education in Nepal: Assessing the Role of BTTC in Developing Trained Human Resources”. Ganesh Bahadur Ghimire, Kalyan Bhandari, Kirtan Bhandari and Sunil Kharel

4. 4. “Immersion Course: Achievements and Challenges”. Chandika Dhital, Deepak Aryal, Prachanda Kafle, Rupa Paudel and Vishnu P. Nepal

5. 5. “Impact of Development Programme on Harijan (Madhesi dalit) Community in Nawalparasi District”. Anmol Rana, Janak Pathak, Partikchhya Kshetry and Sudeep Gautam

6. 6. “Arsenic Contamination in Drinking Water in Nawalparasi”. Rakshya Thapa  

Fourth Batch  

1. 1. “Achievement Motivation of the Undergraduate Students in the Kathmandu Valley”. Kiran Sharma, Narayan Shrestha, Manisha Subedi, Gita Dangol and Chetanath Tripathi

2. 2.“Nepal-India Relations – Impact on Nepalese Education System”. Amar Gurung, Ajay Raj Joshi, Chandra Kanta Subedi, Mahima Bhattarai and Pranika Koyu

3. 3. “House Renting Problems in Kathmandu: Coping Mechanisms for Landlords and Tenants”. Ammar Lamichhane, Bharat Paudyal, Ngamindra Dahal, Rajendra Rai, Shiva Bisangkhe

Second and Third Batches unavailable  

First Batch  

1. 1. “A Study on Socio-Economic Status of Chalnakhel Village Development Committee, Kathmandu”. Naresh Gongol

2. 2. “Solid Waste Management in Kathmandu”. Srijana Singh Yonzon

3. 3. “The Gurkha Children- Their Self Image and How Others Perceive Them”. Pawan Kumar Sen

4. 4. “A Sociological Study of ‘Injectible Drug Use — Causes and Consequences’: A Case Study of the Kathmandu Valley”. Prakriti KC

5. 5. “The Study of Knowledge and Attitude of Women Towards Family Planning”. Latika Pradhan