Prof. Shiva Lal Bhusal, the former Vice Chancellor of Tribhuvan University, was born on June 10, 1966, in Bhumekasthan Municipality -1 of Arghakhanchi District, Lumbini Province of Nepal. Prof. Bhusal is a Development Economist. He has completed his Master's and PhD Degree in Economics (2011) from Tribhuvan University. As a Professor of economics, he has worked for the last 30 years in different universities and academic and research institutions in Nepal as a research and economic expert. Besides, he has also served in different government and non-government agencies in various capacities.

He has already published half a dozen books. Among these – “Common Property Resource Economics: A missing issue of development debate in Nepal”, “Butwal a Promising Town in Western Terai” and “Research in Social Sciences (methodologies and economics)” are research and policy-based works. He has conducted different research works and published several articles in national and international journals. His works explore Eastern philosophy and practices, Common property resources and their use, development disparities and displacement, Orphan and street children, and Indigenous knowledge and their implications on sustainable development in Nepal.  He received University Special Awards in 1965 and Biddhya Bhusan “Ka” from the First President of the Federal Republic of Nepal.

He has completed the assigned responsibility as president of Tribhuvan University Teachers Association (TUTA), Butwal Multiple Campus Unit, founder principal of Annapurna Model College, Head of the Department of Economics, Butwal Multiple Campus, and Director of Trans Himalaya Research Center. He was the former Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, who had the accountability to look at and manage overall academic and research activities under this largest faculty covering 26 central departments and dozens of master's and PhD programs. He has worked as the Member Secretary of the Academic Council of TU, and a Board Member of the Controller of Examination of TU. He has participated in and led several international meetings and conferences as a professor, a university authority, as well as a country representative.

Having the overall experience of Vice-Chancellor as a leader of the University, Prof. Bhusal has completed his tenure as the Rector of Tribhuvan University, which looks at overall academic, research, and extra-curricular activities. Besides, he was the chair of the Research Development and Coordination Council with the role and responsibility of managing, coordinating, and integrating all the research activities that cover all Campuses, Central Departments, Departments and Programs, Dean Offices, and Research Centers as the academic Apex of the Tribhuvan University.

PhD in Economics ( 2011) , Tribhuvan University

MA in Economics ( 1992)  , Tribhuvan University

1. Vice Chancellor -T. U, Nepal (September3,2023-Feb 23,2024)
2. Chair of Executive council and Academic council- T. U, Nepal (2080/8/17-2080/11/11)
3. Rector (2076- 12- 07 to 2080-07-17 BS) -Tribhuvan University, Nepal
4. Chair –Research Coordination and Development Council, TU (2076 BS—2080 BS.)
5. Dean –Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (2073/9/11-2076/12/7), TU
6. Director-Trans Himalaya Research Centre (2073-2076)
7. Member Secretory –Academic Council (2073-2076), TU
8. Member- Board of the Controller of Examination (2074-2076), TU
9. HOD- Department of Economics, Butwal Multiple Campus (2016)
10. Founder Head- Research and Management Cell (RMC), Butwal Multiple Campus (2070-073 BS).
11. Founder campus Chief-Annapurna model college (2064-067)
12. President- Tribhuvan University Teachers Association (TUTA-2071-073), Campus Unit, BMC
13. Professor, Tribhuvan University (2071/11/28)
14. Assistant Professor. Walling Multiple Campus, Walling, Syanga. (2050-2051)
15. Supervised Three PhD scholars and dozens of Masters-MPhil students.
16. Coordinator –Centre for Marxist Study Centre (2071)- Lumbini Province
17. Coordinator –CRCD (2070), Butwal
18. Worked (8 years) as an assistant for government offices (Ministry of Home Affairs, and Education)
19. Participated in dozens of international conferences as National and University Team leader.

Research Books

1. Research in Social Sciences: Methodology & Economics, (2005), Sukunda Publishers
2. Common Property Resource Economics: A Missing Issue of Development Debate in Nepal. (2012), Nepal, Bimala Bhusal, Butwal
3. BUTWAL: Urban Area with Rural Features (2012), AMC, Butwal
4. BUTWAL: A Promising Town in Western Terai(2013), Jagirti  Prakashan , Butwal, Nepal
5. Butwal Ra As Chhetra Ko Arthik Bikas; Sambhawana Ra Chunauti (2013), Butwal ko Samchipta Jhalak-2070,(eds.Santaram Giri),Hamro Digital, Butwal Nepal.

Research Articles

1. Historical Evolution of Regional Disparity in Nepal: A Dialectical Analysis (2014), Current Journal, India, BHU
2. Street Children in Urban Nepal, (2014) Sodh Dristhi, INDIA, BHU
3. Street Children in Butwal Municipality: A Case Study, Tribhuvan University Journal Vol.XXIX, No.1, June 2017.
4. Utilization of Common Property Resources and Sustainable Management, (2009). T. U Journal, vol. xxvI, No.1, Research Division, Rectors Office, T.U,
5. Regional Disparities in Nepal: Temporal and Spatial Analysis, (2010). Readings on Governance and Development, vol. XIII, Institute of Governance and Development (IGD).
6.  Role of Renovated Indigenous Technology on People's Livelihood: A case Study of Bankasbasa of Kapilbastu, (2012). Readings on Indigenous Culture and Knowledge, Culture and Development Series-2, IGD, Kathmandu.
7. Indigenous Practices of Common Management in Nepal (2012), Readings on Indigenous Culture and Knowledge, Culture and Development Series-iii, IGD, Kathmandu.
8. Buddhist Perspective on Economic Concept, (2012). Lumbini Darpan, vol.III, Lumbini Development Trust, Nepal
9. Common Property Resource Management in Nepal, Nepalese Journal of Development and Rural Studies, Vol. I& II, (2011), Central Department of Rural Development, T.U, Kathmandu.
10. Butwal Ra As Chhetra Ko Arthik Bikas; Sambhawana Ra Chunauti (2013), Butwal ko Samchipta Jhalak-2070,(eds.Santaram Giri),Hamro Digital, Butwal Nepal.

Text Books 

1. Business Economics-1,(Micro Economics) for BBS-I(2013)-joint-author, Dreamland Publication, Kathmandu
2. Bussiness Economics-2(Macro Economics) for BBS-II(2014)-joint-author, Kastamandap Pustak Ghar, Kathmandu
3. Economics for 11(2007), -joint-author, Nava Durga Books and Stationary, Butwal