Nepal Engineering Council is an autonomous government body formed in 11 March, 1999 under The Nepal Engineering Council Act. The council was established in order to mobilize the engineering profession in a systematic and scientific manner by making it effective, as well as to make provision for, among other matters, the registration of the names of engineers as per their qualifications. The council used to register engineers based on academic certificates until 2022. An amendment bill was registered in the parliament in June 2019 and was passed in August 2022 which makes mandatory to take exams from the council to get license. As of 2022, there are 37 engineering field for which license are issued. Councilors Nepal Engineering Council has 18 Councilors as follows: Chairman appointed by the government of Nepal Vice Chairman appointed by the government of Nepal Five engineers appointed by the government of Nepal President of Nepal Engineers Association Five engineers elected from Nepal Engineering Association One representative from Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University One campus chief from various engineering colleges Registrar Two members elected by the council Jurisdiction of Council Licensing (Registration) of Engineers Accreditation of certificates of academic qualifications Recognition of the academic institutions Professional code of conduct Registration Category The council has provision to register Engineers in three categories: General Engineer ( Category - A ) Professional Engineer ( Category - B ) Foreign Engineer ( Category - C ) See also Nepal Bar Council Nepal Medical Council References External links Education in Nepal Organisations based in Nepal Regulatory agencies of Nepal 1999 establishments in Nepal Engineering organizations in Nepal