Application Eligibility Criteria for 2026 entry:

• The applicant must be a citizen of Nepal (you DO NOT need your actual Nagarikta, Citizenship to apply). 
• You may or may not be living/studying in Nepal right now, but if you are a citizen of Nepal, you are eligible to apply for UWC through the Nepal National Committee. 
• To meet the age criteria, the applicant must have been born between March 1, 2008, and September 1, 2010. 
• All candidates must have completed 10th-grade level education with a minimum GPA of 3.0 (75%) for private schools and 2.8 (70%) for government schools on the SEE/CBSE/ICSE or other equivalent board exams.  

• Siblings of former UWC students are also eligible to apply.

Criteria for Evaluation and Evaluation Guidelines

Successful candidates are selected against the following core selection criteria. These criteria will be evaluated through a series of online applications, interviews, group discussions, and in-person written examinations, among others. Successful candidates demonstrate high level of capacity in each of these categories.

UWC Nepal National Committee reserves the right to change the application format without prior notice.

1. Intellectual curiosity: 
   You love learning about the world around you - both inside and outside the classroom. You have at least one academic area that you are passionate about, and would like to explore further. You are able to recognise global and local issues, and analyse them critically. 
2. Active commitment to your own values and those of UWC: 
   You share UWC’s values and show a commitment to follow UWC’s code of conduct. You have humility and the ability to listen to, and value, other people’s opinions. You appreciate that although others may have different points of view, they may also be right. You promote UWC’s values in your daily life, and act as a global citizen of the world.
3. Social competence:
   You interact respectfully with others, understanding and appreciating their viewpoints and perspectives, and you are able to work within a team to find solutions to problems. You know how to express yourself appropriately in different situations and to different people.
4. Resilience, self-awareness and independence: 
   You can look after yourself physically and emotionally during challenging situations, for example in a boarding school environment. You have developed good coping strategies, and you are not easily overwhelmed. You also know when to ask for help for yourself, and for others. 
5. Personal responsibility and integrity: 
   You can express and examine your own values, and you are ready to contrast and reflect on them in comparison to the values of others. The way you behave within your family and community reflects your values and beliefs. You can communicate your own needs and are mindful of those of others, demonstrating a sense of communal responsibility.
6. Academic robustness: 
   You have the potential to meet the rigorous demands of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme or the International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme.

Each stage has its own evaluation form and marking guidelines. Before each stage all members of the selection committee will be briefed in detail about how to approach the evaluation of each specific stage. They are also stated in detail in the selection manual.