NHPC opens applications for the 20th licensing exam; test set for the second week of Mangsir 2083

The Nepal Health Professional Council (NHPC) published a notice on 2083/06/26 BS (12 October 2026) inviting online applications for the 20th name registration certificate examination (licensing examination). It covers the postgraduate (specialisation), bachelor's (first) and certificate (second) levels.

Application deadlines and fees

• Normal fee (Rs 3,000): 2083/06/26 to 2083/07/23
• Double fee (Rs 6,000): 2083/07/24 to 2083/07/30

Pay the fee into one of the council's bank accounts listed in the notice (Nepal SBI Bank, Rastriya Banijya Bank or Himalayan Bank) with a voucher in your own name. Then apply online through the Licensing Exam > New Registration section on nhpc.gov.np.

Points to note

• Candidates who sat the 1st to 5th exams must apply with a new Gmail ID. If you use your old Gmail ID and miss the exam as a result, you are responsible.
• Candidates who sat the 6th exam or later and are re-appearing should pay the fee and upload the bank voucher through the Log In section with their previous Gmail ID.
• A voucher can be used for one exam only.
• All required certificates must be issued within the application deadline.
• Exam dates, timetable, admit cards and centres will be announced on nhpc.gov.np and the council's official Facebook page.

Exam schedule for the year

In a separate notice dated 2083/06/29 BS (15 October 2026), NHPC published its annual schedule:

• 20th exam: second week of Mangsir 2083
• 21st exam: third week of Falgun 2083
• 22nd exam: last week of Jestha 2084

Results of the 19th exam were published on 7 October 2026.

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Sources

• NHPC — Online application for the 20th name registration certificate examination (12 Oct 2026)
• NHPC — Annual schedule of the name registration certificate examination (15 Oct 2026)
• NHPC — Result of the 19th name registration certificate examination (7 Oct 2026)