{"id":9741,"date":"2026-01-08T07:18:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T07:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?p=9741"},"modified":"2026-01-08T07:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T07:18:27","slug":"admission-open-for-self-finance-masters-in-development-practice-for-july-2026-intake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?p=9741","title":{"rendered":"Admission open for Self-finance Master\u2019s in Development Practice for July 2026 Intake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan, is pleased to open the call for admission to two-years full-time Master\u2019s in Development Practice (MDP) programme for the 2026 session\u00a0through<\/span><b> self-funding<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Admission criteria:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have completed a Bachelor\u2019s degree awarded by a recognised University.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have secured a minimum of 50% in aggregate for honours graduates and 55% for general graduates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applicants who meet the minimum entry requirements will undergo a two-tier selection process that includes a written English proficiency test and an interview aimed at assessing the applicants\u2019 ability to meet the demands of the programme.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The minimum mark to pass the proficiency test is 50%. Applicants passing the proficiency test will sit for an interview and must obtain a minimum average score of 60% to be accepted for admission.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International applicants will have to produce English proficiency test documents such as IELTS, TOEFL etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Documents required:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with the application form,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MDP-Admission-Form-2026.doc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click Here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0applicants should submit the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bachelor\u2019s degree transcript and certificate from a recognised university<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A copy of the Citizenship Identity Card<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Security clearance certificate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No Objection Certificate from employer (if employed)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audit clearance certificate (if employed)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passport (if international students)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scholarship award letter if sponsored by any agency<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The above documents should be produced in original at the time of the admission exam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Important deadlines:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Application submission\u00a0<\/span><b>DEADLINE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0is on or before 21 May 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Document verification and shortlisting: 25 May 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written English proficiency test:\u00a0 30 May 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Viva voce: 5 June 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>How to apply?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complete documents may be submitted to Mr. Tashi Dendup (Programme Leader, MDP), email: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:tashi.cnr@rub.edu.bt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tashi.cnr@rub.edu.bt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or call at: +97517449139, with a copy to Dr. Jigme Tenzin (Dean of Academic Affairs), email: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:jtenzin.cnr@rub.edu.bt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">jtenzin.cnr@rub.edu.bt<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or call : <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">+97517747794\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Admission will take place only if there are <\/span><b>FIVE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or more candidates.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan, is pleased to open the call for admission to two-years full-time Master\u2019s in Development Practice (MDP) programme for the 2026 session\u00a0through self-funding. Admission criteria: Have completed a Bachelor\u2019s degree awarded by a recognised University. Have secured a minimum of 50% in aggregate for honours graduates and 55% for general graduates. Applicants who meet the minimum entry requirements will undergo a two-tier selection process that includes a written English proficiency test and an interview aimed at assessing the applicants\u2019 ability to meet the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9741"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9741"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9743,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9741\/revisions\/9743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}