Engineer License Exam Mandatory - Nepal Engineering Council:
The Nepal Engineering Council (NEC) is now making arrangements to allow students who have completed engineering studies at Nepal and abroad only after taking an examination. This issue has been mentioned with priority in the amendment of the Engineering Council Act of 2055 BS by the regulatory body council which has been given the responsibility to make this sector more organized and dignified.
The bill also provides for the appointment of a registrar through open competition and full-time service. It has been mentioned that the joint secretary level services will be provided to the candidates to be appointed in this way. Chairman of the council, Dilli Raman Niraula, informed that the bill has included the issues collected by the council, which distributes the necessary licenses to work in the engineering sector, with the advice of experts to rectify the distortions seen in the sector.
The bill, which took about two years, has now been sent to the House of Representatives. The recent dissolution is also expected to delay legislation.
In Nepal, 45 colleges of 6 universities including Tribhuvan University were teaching in this field. Until now, a student could complete the process and get a permit within a few days after completing his / her studies from the concerned institution where he/she has studied.
Similarly, the council has been providing permission to 744 educational institutions from 41 different countries after examining the equivalence of the study and determining the level of their education. Unless there is a provision in the new law, students can apply for the permit by attending the office or online. It is recorded that the council established in 2056 BS has so far distributed licenses to 60 thousand 936 engineers. There are 52 thousand 880 men and seven thousand 562 women.
In the field of engineering, which has been established as an attractive profession in the society, 5,000 manpower has been produced in the country every year and about 3,000 manpower have entered the labor market after completing their studies abroad.
Similarly, the council has given permission to the manpower who have completed engineering in 52 disciplines while undergraduate level teaching is being done in 17 different disciplines in the country.
Believing that the selection of qualified and capable people in policy-making would have a far-reaching impact, Chairman Niraula said that the deserving students should not be deprived of education due to lack of money and stressed on the need to provide scholarships for them. He said, “Engineering sector is of great importance for the development and prosperity of the country. The Department of Roads builds the roads, and the demolition work by electricity, sewerage, telecom, etc., degrades the quality of the roads and leaks large sums of money for maintenance, so the resources we have should be used in a coordinated manner. ”
The council has completed the process for the construction of its building on 20 acres of land belonging to the Heavy Equipment Division at Min Bhawan. Bids will be invited on January 29 for the construction of the building at a cost of Rs. 170 million. The government plans to spend Rs. 60 million and the council Rs. 110 million for the construction of the building.
