Why Nepal's Education System is Failing Its Youth: A Broken IT Curriculum and the Unskilled Graduate Crisis
The Crisis: Degrees Without Skills, Youth Without Futures It’s time we ask the hard questions: Why are Nepalese graduates unemployed, underpaid, or ignored by employers? Why is “studying abroad” the first choice for most students after SEE or +2 — and Nepalese institutions the last ? Why do employers say: “Nepali graduates don’t meet our standards”? “They have a degree but can’t do the job”? The answer lies in what we teach — and what we don’t. Let’s take one very real, very relevant example: the CTEVT Diploma in Information Technology . 🎓 CTEVT’s Year I Curriculum – Diploma in Information Technology Part I Subjects Subject Weekly Hours Marks Applied Nepali 4 100 Applied English 4 100 Engineering Mathematics I 6 100 Engineering Physics I 6 100 Engineering Chemistry I 4 100 Engineering Drawing I 4 100 Computer Application 4 100 Total: 700 marks — and only one actual IT subject. Part II Subjects Subject Weekly Hours Mar...