Asian Foundation of Education & Research Pvt. Ltd. (AFER) is an educational institution established in 2005. Later, in 2021, the name was changed to Asian College for Advance Studies Pvt. Ltd. The college is authorized by the Nepal Ministry of Education and the Nepal Medical Education Commission (MEC), is affiliated with Purbanchal University, Nepal, and is accredited by the Nepal Health Professional Council (NHPC), Nepal Nursing Council (NNC), and Nepal Pharmacy Council (NPC). It has started 4 Bachelor level academic programs: Bachelor of Public Health (BPH), Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharmacy), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), and Post Basic Bachelor of Nursing Science (PBNS). The Master of Public Health (MPH) major in Health Promotion & Education and Health Service Management has just been approved by Purbanchal University and progress is being made toward approval of the Master of Pharmacy (M.Pharmacy) program in Clinical Pharmacy.

Additionally, all programmes affiliated with the Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT), such as the Certificate in Medical Laboratory Technology (CMLT), which has been offered since 2008, the Diploma in Pharmacy, which has been offered since 2016, and the Diagnostic Radiography program, which has been offered since 2018, were transferred to our sister organization Shankarapur Academy Pvt. Ltd. in October 2022 as a result of Nepal government regulations (Nepal Medical Education Commission Act).