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the NEC licence exam, in one page.

Nepal Engineering Council registration (licence) examination for general registered engineers.

exam pattern

NEC licence exam (from Bhadra 2082)

questions
100
total marks
100
time
120 min
pass mark
50 (50%)
  • multiple choice questions (MCQ).
  • negative marking: none.
  • each of the 10 syllabus chapters has 10 questions of 1 mark each.

upcoming exam rounds

  1. 01NEC 2083/84 round 2 (Poush 2083)exam Mon, 4 Jan 2027 · registration 17 Nov – 7 Dec 2026
  2. 0215th Exam · Poush 2083exam Fri, 8 Jan 2027 · registration 25 Nov – 25 Dec 2026
  3. 03NEC 2083/84 round 3 (Chaitra 2083)exam Wed, 24 Mar 2027 · registration 5 Feb – 25 Feb 2027
  4. 04NEC 2083/84 round 4 (Asar 2084)exam Fri, 18 Jun 2027 · registration 3 May – 23 May 2027

dates as announced; confirm on the NEC website before you apply.

syllabus by program

chapters differ by program; the pattern above is the same for all.

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