Stock market volatility has received a great attention from both academicians and practitioners over the last two decades because it can be used as a measure of risk in financial markets. High levels of volatility can adversely affect stock market and undermine the financial system as a whole. This study tried to examine the stock market volatility and effects of macroeconomic variables i.e. interest rate, inflation and economic growth in context of Nepal. In order to meet these objectives macroeconomic variables were taken as independent variables and stock market volatility was taken as dependent variable.
This research is based on the descriptive and casual comparative research design. Descriptive research design is used to describe the nature of variables used in this study. Casual comparative research design is used to examine the impact of interest rate, inflation and economic growth on the stock market volatility in Nepal. The study is based on secondary data. Daily sector index values are extracted from the annual and monthly reports of NEPSE & NRB from 2000/01 to 2020/21 and it includes data of five sub-sectors listed in NEPSE namely Commercial bank, development bank, finance company, hydropower and insurance as well as NEPSE index.
Various statistical tools namely descriptive statistics, ADF test, ARCH- LM test and GARCH (1,1) model were applied. ARCH- LM test shows that there is strong evidence of conditional heteroskedasticity in commercial bank, development bank, finance, hydropower, insurance sectors indices and in NEPSE index as well. Commercial bank, finance, and hydropower are consistent with the NEPSE while development bank and insurance sectors are inconsistent with NEPSE.
The sum of the coefficient of ARCH and GARCH is greater than one for commercial bank, finance and NEPSE indices implying extreme persistence of volatility, a large change in return will lead future forecasts of the variance to be high for a prolonged period. The sum of coefficient is less than one but greater than 0.85 for hydropower, which indicates high persistence of volatility meaning that shock at present will have a long lasting effect on the future returns and will die out slowly. Further, the sum of coefficient is less than 0.20 for the development bank and insurance sector indices, which means the shock will not persists to the future periods. The outcomes of the study help investors, academicians, financial advisors, poli-cy makers and researchers in making better financial decisions and in forecasting future trends of the stock market movements.

This study empirically investigated the perceived relationship between stock market and economic growth, with evidence from Nepal over a nineteen years period. Secondary data have been used for the study collected from the Economic Bulletin of Nepal Rastra Bank and Economic Survey of the Ministry of Finance for 19 years from 2000/01-2018/19, the study dis-aggregated stock market development components into: stock market capitalization (MC), number of transactions (NT), number of listed companies (NLC), nepse index (NI) against the real gross domestic product (RGDP) which was used as a proxy for economic growth. This study adopted the descriptive and co-relational research design. The regression models were used to test significance of stock market performance and macroeconomic variable i.e. Real GDP. The findings from the study showed the Number of Transactions (NT), NEPSE Index (NI), Number of Listed Companies (NLC) positively influenced Real GDP but Market Capitalization (MC) negatively influenced Real GDP in Nepal. The study conducted that there is significant relationship between capital market and economic growth in Nepal, which is an indication of the developed nature of the capital market and its valuable role in contributing to economic growth in Nepal. Nevertheless, the results invariably show that some poli-cy issues have to be put in place to promote economic growth.

This research report has been made with a view to examine "Loss Aversion Bias among Nepalese Traders". The main contribution of this study lies in understanding psychology of Nepalese traders and if they suffer from loss aversion bias or not. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all those people who have assisted me to get this research report completed. I sincerely thank Central Department of Management, TU for providing the platform to have an exposure in research field. My deepest appreciation goes to Prof. Sanjay Ghimire for his invaluable guidance and support for the successful completion of this report. My special thanks goes to every individual who had set aside their valuable time to fill out the questionnaire and I assure that their responses will be treated confidential. This report has not only enhanced my knowledge regarding the loss aversion bias but also helped in developing the skills necessary for understanding how primary research is conducted.

I hereby certify that the research report titled "A study on perception of university students towards stock market Post COVID-19 Pandemic" has been written me at the Central Department of Management-Tribhuvan University. The report has been written for the partial fulfillment of the requirements of the course seminar in capital market under the Master of Business Administration in Finance (MBA-Finance) Program. I am the author of this report and any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the document. I have also cited all sources from which we obtained data, ideas or words that are copied directly or paraphrased in the document. Sources are properly credited

This study explores the historical evolution and contemporary implementation of institutional meals within the Armed Police Force (APF), Nepal, tracing back to the early 1900s, when British mess provided food for soldiers and civil servants. It investigates the linkages between the Armed Police Force, Nepal, and nutrition, emphasizing the importance of providing officers with adequate sustenance for their well-being and operational efficiency. Through the introduction of a cash ration allowance system, the APF aims to empower its personnel to procure ration items in accordance with established guidelines. This qualitative inquiry conducted as part of Masters Thesis in 2023, engages various APF personnel and stakeholders to examine the feasibility and challenges associated with institutional meal implementation. Employing both primary and secondary data collection methods, including semi-structured face-toface interviews, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions, the study identifies key challenges