The Ministry of Education has directed schools to update and publicly disclose scholarship records, urging local bodies to take action against those failing to provide the mandated 10% scholarships.
Nepal Verified News
Mon Apr 13 2026
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has urged all local levels to coordinate and facilitate necessary legal action against schools that fail to provide scholarships as required by law.
On Monday, the ministry wrote to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration, requesting local governments to monitor and ensure whether private and public schools have updated records of scholarships provided to at least 10 percent of students, as mandated by the Education Act and regulations.
According to the Compulsory and Free Education Act, 2018, private schools and those operated under public educational trusts must reserve seats to provide free education to a specified number of students based on total enrollment.
Similarly, the Education Regulations, 2002 require institutional schools to provide scholarships to at least 10 percent of their total students, prioritizing poor, disabled, female, Dalit, and indigenous students.
In line with these provisions, the ministry has directed all schools to immediately update the list of scholarship recipients in the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) through a proper selection process.
The ministry has also instructed schools to publicly disclose scholarship details in a way accessible to all parents and ensure regular monitoring. Schools failing to update such records will be required to do so immediately, the letter states.
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