Resume rules in Nepal
What employers in Nepal expect on a बायोडाटा (Biodata) / CV, what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for Nepal, a resume for Nepal, or बायोडाटा (Biodata): it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in Nepali and/or English.
This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.
Law and practice, side by side
The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.
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What the law says: Labour Act 2074 prohibits discrimination based on marital status (subsumed under 'other similar grounds')
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What the law says: Labour Act 2074 (Section 6) prohibits discrimination based on sex; Section 6 allows exceptions for pregnant workers to assign lighter work with full pay
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Preference given to Nepali citizens; foreign workers only hired if no Nepali citizen applies
What the law says: Foreign nationals must obtain work permits; employers must advertise positions in national newspapers for Nepali citizens first
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Citizens must have valid citizenship documentation for employment
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- बायोडाटा (Biodata) / CV
- Language to submit in
- Nepali and/or English
- Officially prescribed form
- None (written employment contract required)
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- Labour Act 2074 (Section 6) prohibits discrimination based on religion, caste, tribe, origin, and ethnicity
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- Labour Act 2074 prohibits discrimination based on disability; allows preferential placement for disabled workers in suitable roles
- Other customary attachments
- Employment contracts must specify terms including job description, salary, working hours, and duration; minimum age verification (16 for general work, 18 for hazardous)
- Employer may not ask for
- Religion, color, sex, caste, tribe, origin, language, ideological conviction, marital status, disability, health status, economic status
- Named statutes
- Labour Act, 2074 B.S. (2017 A.D.), enacted August 11, 2017
- Anti-discrimination statutes
- Labour Act 2074 (Section 6: Prohibition on Discrimination)
- Local language source
- Nepali (partial search attempted)
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. High confidence. Result of that check: Confirmed.
Notes: Labour Act 2074 broadly prohibits discrimination. Section 6 allows exceptions for job qualifications, pregnant workers assigned lighter work, and disabled workers in suitable roles. All employment requires written contracts. Foreign nationals face hiring restrictions.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this