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Nepal Driving Licence

The likhit exam, the trial, the new province portals and everything after — checked against DOTM, not copied from other blogs.

20 parts3h totalMay 28, 2026 — Aug 23, 2026
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  1. eDLVRS Nepal: Your Province's Driving Licence Portal, and Why applydl.dotm.gov.np Stopped Workingapplydl.dotm.gov.np is dead. Since Shrawan 1, 2083 each province runs its own eDLVRS portal — here are all seven, what they do, and how to apply on yours.11 min
  2. Likhit Exam Questions in Nepal: What the DOTM Question Bank Actually AsksThe likhit exam is drawn from a DOTM bank of about 500 published questions. Here are the seven topics it covers, worked examples, and how to study the whole set.9 min
  3. Bike and Scooter Likhit Exam Questions: The Category A and K Written TestBike and scooter likhit questions come from the DOTM Category A and K set. What is in it, the braking and engine questions people miss, and a one-week plan.8 min
  4. Car Likhit Exam Questions: The Category B Written Test in NepalCategory B is the car licence. Its likhit set adds clutch, gears, brakes and fluids to the usual rules and signs — and that is where most candidates lose marks.9 min
  5. The Trial Exam in Nepal: Every Station, Every Point, and Exactly How People FailThe trial is scored out of 100 and you pass at 70. Every station for bike and car, where the points actually go, and the six mistakes that cost people the test.9 min
  6. How to Pass the Likhit Exam on the First Attempt: A Two-Week Tayari PlanA two-week likhit tayari plan that works: read the whole bank, answer it cold, drill only what you got wrong, then take timed mocks until you clear the pass mark.9 min
  7. Every Nepali Traffic Sign, Grouped by Shape — and the Ones the Likhit Exam Keeps Asking AboutLearn the four sign shapes and you can answer sign questions you have never seen. Every Nepali traffic sign grouped by shape, plus road markings and traffic lights.9 min
  8. Nepal Driving Licence Categories Explained: A, K, B and Everything Above ThemA for a motorcycle, K for a small scooter, B for a car — and everything above them is commercial. What each category allows, and how to add one to your licence.9 min
  9. The Eye and Colour-Vision Test for a Nepali Driving Licence: What Is Actually CheckedThe licence medical checks visual acuity and colour vision with Ishihara plates. Mild colour blindness does not normally stop you — here is what actually happens.8 min
  10. Licence Print Check: How to Tell Whether Your Nepali Smart Card Has Actually Been PrintedNepali smart cards are printed in batches and DOTM publishes the lists every two to four weeks. How to check properly, and why not found usually means not yet.9 min
  11. Driving Licence Renewal in Nepal: The 35-Day Grace Period Almost Nobody MentionsYou get 35 days after expiry to renew without a penalty, and renewal is now on your province portal rather than the old central site. Fees, timing and the process.8 min
  12. Lost Your Driving Licence in Nepal? The Pratilipi Process, Step by StepTraffic police first, transport office second. The pratilipi process for a lost Nepali licence, including the online police filing and the new portal request.8 min
  13. What a Driving Licence Costs in Nepal Now That Every Province Sets Its Own FeesThere is no national licence fee in Nepal any more. Since FY 2083/84 each province sets its own, which is why every website you read shows a different number.8 min
  14. The Best Free Likhit Exam Apps in Nepal, Compared HonestlyNobody has secret likhit questions — DOTM publishes them. So judge an app on six things instead, and here is how to check any of them yourself in two minutes.9 min
  15. Transport Office Contacts in Nepal: Every Licence Office, Its Website and How to Reach ItMost Nepali transport offices publish no phone number — but they do publish their exam notices and results. Every office site, email and the route that actually works.9 min
  16. Likhit Exam Date and Result in Nepal: Where They Are Actually PublishedYour likhit result and trial date are published on your own transport office's website, as name lists per class and date. Here is exactly where to look.9 min
  17. Nepal Traffic Fines and Rules: What Each Violation Costs and How to Pay OnlineNepali traffic fines are issued as an e-challan you can pay from your phone. What each violation costs, how to pay, and the rules the written exam asks about.8 min
  18. Driving Licence Age Limit and Documents in Nepal: What You Need Before You ApplySixteen for a bike, eighteen for a car, twenty-one for heavy vehicles. The documents you need before you open the form, and the mistake that stalls applications.8 min
  19. Driving Schools in Nepal: What Training Costs and When It Is Worth Paying ForTraining is worth paying for on the trial and mostly wasted on the written exam. What car and bike courses cost, and how to tell a good one from an expensive one.8 min
  20. International Driving Permit in Nepal, and Using Your Nepali Licence AbroadAn IDP translates the licence you already hold; it does not replace it. How to get one in Nepal, what the online sellers are, and the abstract embassies ask for.8 min