Pokhara University is Nepal’s fifth university which was established in 1997 and its central office is located in Lekhnath municipality, Kaski district, Western Development Region. It is also known as PU or PoU. PU was formed as a part of government policy for improved access to higher education so the prime minister is the university chancellor and the minister of education is the pro-chancellor. PU has 4 constituent schools with master’s bachelor’s degrees and PHD is running and 57 academic institutions under its affiliation.

There are four faculties in PU they are as follows

• Faculty of management studies
• Faculty of Humanities and social science
• Faculty of Health sciences
• Faculty of sciences and technology

They provide many courses few them are as follows

• Bachelors of Hotel Management (BHM)
• Bachelors of Business Administration(BBA)
• Bachelors of Computer information system(BCIS)
• Bachelors in Business administration-Banking and insurance(BBA-BI)

Some PU Affiliated colleges are as follows.

1. Nepal Engineering College, Bhaktapur, Nepal
2. School of Environmental Science and Management, Kathmandu, Nepal
3. Brihaspati College, Goligadh-9, Rupandehi, Nepal
4. Tilottama Campus, Yogikuti, Rupandehi, Nepal
5. Gandaki College of Engineering and Science, Kaski, Nepal
6. Institute of Advance Communication Education and Research Center, Kathmandu, Nepal
7. Nepal Tourism and Hotel Management College, Kaski, Nepal
8. Pokhara Engineering College, Kaski, Nepal
9. Ace Institute of Management, Kathmandu, Nepal
10. Apex College, Kathmandu, Nepal
11. V.S. Niketan College, Kathmandu, Nepal
12. Universal Engineering & Science College, Lalitpur, Nepal
13. National Open College, Lalitpur, Nepal
14. LA Grande International College, Kaski, Nepal
15. Crimson College of Technology, Rupandehi, Nepal
16. Oxford College of Engineering and Management, Nawalparasi, Nepal
17. Lumbini Engineering College, Rupandehi, Nepal
18. National Academy of Science and Technology, Kailali, Nepal
19. Nepal College of Information Technology, Lalitpur, Nepal
20. Nobel College, Kathmandu, Nepal
21. Cosmos College of Management and Technology, Lalitpur, Nepal
22. Everest Engineering and Management College, Kathmandu, Nepal
23. Pokhara College of Management, Kaski, Nepal
24. Brixton College, Kanchanpur, Nepal
25. Excel Business College, Kathmandu, Nepal
26. Atlantic International College, Kathmandu, Nepal
27. Axis College, Rupandehi, Nepal
28. Liberty College, Kathmandu, Nepal
29. Siddhartha International College, Rupandehi, Nepal