Completing a bachelor’s degree is an exciting milestone, but it also comes with a big question—what’s next? With Nepal’s evolving job market, growing startup culture, and expanding opportunities in traditional and emerging industries, choosing the right path can be overwhelming. Some graduates enter the workforce, while others pursue further studies, start a business, or explore freelancing.
The key to making the right decision is understanding career trends, assessing personal interests, and exploring all available options. This blog provides a roadmap to help graduates navigate their next steps with confidence.
Career options after a Bachelor’s Degree in Nepal
Join the Job Market
Completion of a bachelor’s degree opens up a lot of new opportunities, as this academic feat fulfills eligibility criteria for many roles. In Nepal, civil service, private sector, and INGO/NGOs are the most popular job sectors to choose as career options.
Upskilling programs, internships, volunteer work, and training programs
Having a degree might not be enough to fit oneself into the job market. As the job market is rapidly evolving, employers may ask for some extra skill set beyond the academic certificates. In this scenario, one needs to get upskilled. Training programs, YouTube tutorials, internships, and volunteer work are some of the common practices of molding a fresh graduate into a job market-fit candidate.
Pursue Further Studies
Completing the master’s degree in one go after a bachelor’s is also a good option, as it reduces the academic workload while having a job. Similarly, completing a master’s degree further enhances one’s qualification to claim higher roles and responsibilities in the job market. Many prefer to complete different certifications as per the job requirements and career aspirations. So, sharpening oneself with an academic degree, be it a master’s or different certifications, can be an option to think of.
Start a business or freelancing career
While graduating, people are generally young and have a zeal for solving relevant problems with innovative ideas. Similarly, one has become academically sound in a certain field to understand key terms of their business. This makes a perfect juncture to start a new business or freelance to understand the market situation.
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Career paths based on Educational Background
In general, people align their academic background with their career path, as it helps them to utilize what they learned, making them eligible for the role.
Here are some of the most searched career paths to navigate in Nepal
Management and Business
BBA, BBS, BBM, BTTM, BHM, BIM, and BBA-Finance are some of the popular bachelor’s degree courses offered by universities in Nepal in the management stream. After pursuing these courses, a graduate is fit to serve in fields like banking, accounting, marketing, finance, human resources, administration, tourism, and those areas where managerial roles are required.
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Engineering and IT
One who has completed courses like civil engineering, BIT, BSC-CSIT, software engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics engineering, and so on, can have a range of career options in engineering and IT as Nepal is evolving in the field of infrastructure development as well as in IT. Be it the government or private sector, engineers and IT graduates are in demand with better pay scales and other facilities. This opportunity is also reflected in Merojob, a leading job portal in Nepal, where monthly 150+ job posts are related to IT and engineering.
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Health and Medical
People who have graduated with the degree of MBBS, BSC Nursing, BPH, Pharmacy, and other healthcare-related courses navigate their career in the field of health and medical. With the high priority of the government on public health and the expansion of hospitals at every local level with the joint effort of the public and private sectors, there is soaring demand for health care professionals in Nepal. Graduates can look for opportunities in hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies to apply what they have learned into practicality. Job opportunities in the health and medical field can be explored in Merojob as well.
Humanities, Law and Social Sciences
BALLB, BLLB, Political Science, etc. are some of the popular degrees pursued by people interested in the field of humanities and wanting to choose law and social sciences as their career path. With thousands of NGOs, INGOs, and law firms, graduates can prosper in this field after completion of their bachelor’s degree.
Job opportunities in NGO, INGO, and other social work.
Emerging Career Trends in Nepal
Remote jobs and freelancing opportunities
After the COVID-19, Nepalese youths are exploring remote job opportunities and freelancing. This has added a new dimension to the job market and allowed foreign employers to enter the Nepali job market with these facilities. At present, undergraduates or those with relevant skills can opt to work remotely or freelance for the project through contracts. This is becoming more common, especially in the field of IT.
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High-demand Digital Skills
AI, machine learning, big data, data analysis, digital marketing, and UI/UX are some of the rapidly growing fields in Nepal attracting a large number of youths. As the world is getting more and more advanced in terms of technology, having skills in these fields makes one more competent in terms of getting placements or even in getting projects for freelancing. Further, these skills are globally recognized, so one can have a remote job serving on a global level sitting in the comfort of their homeland.
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After graduation, one might feel lost while searching for jobs, kick-starting a career, and getting into the work life. This is a common phenomenon, and many people go through this phase. To overcome this situation, one needs to take time for themselves and think about what they want to do. Starting a job, pursuing further studies, volunteering, and internships are some of the ways to understand and choose the right career in any field.
While searching for the job, be it full time, part time, freelancing, or internships, Merojob is the most trusted platform for employers as well as job seekers. With 15 years of experience in the job market of Nepal, Merojob is used by more than 40,000 employers to fulfill their hiring needs. This reflects Merojob’s unwavering commitment to bridging between job seekers and employers.
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