The Institute of Forestry (IOF) is the first and only institute in Nepal to commit itself to the education and training in Forestry and Natural Resource Management. Coming into existence as Nepal Forestry Institute at Singh Durbar in Kathmandu in 1947 under the Department of Forests, it moved to Supping (Bhim Phedi) in 1957 and again to Hetauda in 1965 for better physical facilities established by the Indian Co-operation Mission (ICM).  The Institute merged into the Tribhuvan University in uly 1972 and got a new name “Institute of Forestry”.  If offered a two-year Certificate Level course in Forestry only at Hetauda until 1981 when it... ... ...