Published · 4 Aug 2026 · 19 Shrawan 2083
Your IOE result is out. Send us your rank.
Find your form number in the official alphabetical pass list to read your rank, and save your scorecard before 4 September, when the portal takes it down. Tell us the rank and the program you want, and we will say honestly where you stand.
In one paragraph
How do you get a BE seat at ICE?
Every BE seat at Imperial College of Engineering is awarded on the IOE entrance examination and on nothing else. Your +2 result decides only whether you are eligible to sit that exam; it carries no weight in your rank. After the result, Tribhuvan University’s Institute of Engineering runs central admission on its own portal at admission.ioe.edu.np, through three scheduled merit lists: you set a priority order of colleges and programmes, and each list places you against it. A seat is recorded centrally, so no college can offer you one outside that process. ICE has 192 seats an intake — 96 in Civil, 48 in Computer and 48 in Electronics, Communication and Information Engineering. The fee band you pay follows your entrance rank, and the merit award is built into the published fee rather than granted on top of it. The list windows and the priority order are what most often cost people a seat.
Getting in
Four steps. That is the whole thing.
Admission follows the merit-based entrance system of the Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University. Seats go by IOE rank only.
Read your IOE entrance resultThe 2083 pass list is published. Find your form number in the official alphabetical list to read your rank, and download your scorecard from the entrance portal before 4 September, when it comes down.
Apply to ICE with your rankSend your application with your entrance score. Selection is strictly merit-based, and nothing else moves you up the list.
Watch the merit listThe first and second lists are out and the third follows on 6 September. Admission from the second list ran to 3:00 pm on 2 September, and from the third it runs 7 September 11:00 am to 8 September 3:00 pm. Every list appears on this website and the notice board.
Complete enrollmentEach list opens a short admission window of its own, so hand in your documents and fee inside it. That is your seat confirmed.
Deadlines are published in Bikram Sambat. Check them against your own calendar with the Nepali date converter, and the second merit list for 2083 is published and searchable by your IOE roll number.
Can I apply?
Yes, if you have
- +2 or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
- Minimum 45% aggregate, or grade "C" in each subject
- Or a Diploma in Engineering in a related discipline
- A valid IOE entrance examination score
Bring with you
Papers to keep ready
- +2 / diploma transcript & character certificate
- SEE certificates
- IOE entrance scorecard
- Citizenship or ID, passport-size photos
- Migration certificate, where applicable
Where your rank takes you
Three B.E. degrees, one merit list
Money, plainly
Your merit award is already inside the fee
There is nothing separate to apply for. A stronger entrance rank puts you in a lower fee band, and the published amount for that band is what you pay, so two students with the same rank pay the same. If your +2 aggregate was strong, a further award is assessed individually, so ask us before you treat the band amount as final.
Talk to a person
Leave your number. We will call you.
Have your rank ready if you have it. If you do not, that is fine too.
Thank you, we have your details.An admissions officer will call you within one working day. If you would rather not wait, call 01-5091616.
or fill in the full application form →Common questions
Asked before every intake
Is admission open right now?
Yes, and it is running to a published clock. The IOE entrance result 2083 came out on 4 August 2026, and the Centralized Admission Monitoring Committee fixed the whole timetable on 12 August: priority amendment closed 22 August, the first list came out on 23 August and the second on 30 August, and the third follows by 6 September. Admission from the second list ran to 3:00 pm on 2 September, and from the third it runs 7 September 11:00 am to 8 September 3:00 pm. Every date is on the notice board, and we will walk you through the one that affects you.
Do I need to apply for the scholarship separately?
No. It is already inside the published fee. A better rank puts you in a lower band, and the price for that band is what you pay. Check the fee for your rank.
What documents are required for enrollment?
Typically your +2 or diploma transcript and character certificate, SEE certificates, IOE scorecard, citizenship or ID, passport photos, and a migration certificate where applicable. Confirm the current checklist with the admissions office before you come.
Which program can I get with my rank?
Civil takes 96 students; Computer and Electronics take 48 each, so cutoffs move every year. The 2083 second merit list closed at rank 7179 in Civil, 4882 in Computer and 6737 in Electronics, out from 6141, 2753 and 5567 on the first list — and they move again on the third. Send your rank through the application form and the admissions office will tell you honestly where you stand.
What happens after I apply?
You wait for the merit list, and you do not have to wait alone. Lists go up on the website and the notice board, we call you when one affects you, and you complete enrollment with documents and fees inside that list's admission window. If your name is not on the second list, the third follows on 6 September, and seats do move between them.
What is the fee structure and payment schedule?
The whole 2083/84 structure is published on the fees page, dated and set by rank. Ask the office for the signed sheet and the instalment dates before any money moves.
The answer library
The central admission rules that cost people seats
- What is the IOE central admission timetable, and how many merit lists are there?Three, and all three are centrally scheduled. In the 2083/84 cycle they were published on 23 August, 30 August and 6 September 2026, each by 10:00, each with a complaint window from 11:00 to 14:00 and a revised list by 18:00. Anything after the third list is run by the individual campus.
- How does the IOE college priority order work?Rank the colleges in the order you genuinely want them. A lower choice cannot pull you out of a higher one your rank already reached, and your IOE rank alone decides where you qualify. You file a separate Admission Priority Application form at each campus, through that campus’s own online portal.
- Which documents do I need at IOE admission?Originals and one attested copy each of your SEE and +2 transcripts, board certificates, character certificates and Nepali citizenship certificate. Equivalence and migration certificates apply only if you came from outside Tribhuvan University or the NEB. You may send a representative in your place.
- Can I hold two IOE seats at once?No. You may hold only one seat at a time, and an earlier admission has to be formally cancelled before a new one can be recorded. Cancelling before classes start costs 10% of the fee you paid or Rs 15,000, whichever is less, and the deduction rises from there.
- I missed the IOE application deadline. Is there any route left?Two. A campus may take extra applications alongside its second and third merit lists if it announces them in advance, and vacant seats can be filled up to 2 December 2026, on terms that refund nothing at all if you later cancel.
- Can an engineering programme be cancelled for the year if too few students enrol?At an IOE constituent campus, yes. If the Full Fee and sponsored quota of a programme is not filled to 60% within the first three merit lists, the campus may suspend that programme for the year, and admission fees must then be refunded in full.
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