Report on internet access for students

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                          REPORT

REPORT ON THE ACCESS OF THE INTERNET TO THE STUDENTS OF
HIMALAYA ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Submitted to:
The Campus Chief
Himalaya Engineering College, Lalitpur

Submitted by:
Prof. Rajendra Bhattarai
Chairman, Internet Access Study Committee

30 November 2026

Letter of transmittal

Himalaya Engineering College
Lalitpur
30 November 2026

The Campus Chief
Himalaya Engineering College
Lalitpur

Subject: Submission of the report on students' access
to the internet

Dear Sir,

As per your letter of 5 September 2026, the committee
formed to investigate the access of the internet to the
students of our college has completed its study. I am
pleased to submit herewith the report.

The report is based on a survey of 400 students, visits to
the labs, library and hostels, and interviews with the
network staff. It gives the findings and recommendations
of the committee.

On behalf of the committee, I thank all who helped us. We
shall be pleased to explain any part of the report.

Yours sincerely,
(Signature)
Prof. Rajendra Bhattarai
Chairman

Abstract

Internet access is essential for engineering students for learning, assignments, research and online classes. This report studies how well the students of Himalaya Engineering College can access the internet. A survey of 400 students (out of 1,500), observations and interviews were used. The findings show that 78 percent of the students depend on mobile data, and only 30 percent are satisfied with the campus Wi-Fi, which is slow and covers only two of the six buildings. The hostels have no Wi-Fi. Students spend an average of Rs. 800 a month on mobile data, and 22 percent of them find it difficult to pay. The lab computers are old, and their connection is often down. The report recommends extending the Wi-Fi to all the buildings and hostels, increasing the bandwidth to 300 Mbps, upgrading the labs, providing low-cost data packages, and training students in the proper use of the internet.

Recommendation

1. Extend the campus Wi-Fi to all six buildings, the library and the hostels within six months.
2. Increase the bandwidth from 50 Mbps to at least 300 Mbps, and take a second line as a backup.
3. Upgrade the lab computers and the network equipment.
4. Appoint a network administrator and set up a help desk for complaints.
5. Make an agreement with an internet service provider to give discounted data packages to students.
6. Introduce a fair-use policy and security measures (login, filtering, antivirus).
7. Organise training in research skills, safe use and cyber security.
8. Review the system every year with feedback from students.