“What do you want to be when you grow up?”

It is perhaps the most common question students are asked. For years, the Nepalese society, in general, has held the belief that the children must grow up and do something technical . This is still prevalent, albeit less than in the past. A survey conducted by Nepal News shows that students (ages 12 to 19) are slowly gaining interest in other fields, and even those interested in technical fields seem to be because they genuinely like and enjoy it.

Engineer/Architect

25 percent of the students surveyed answered that they were interested in pursuing engineering/architecture as their career. While some families do urge their children to enroll in the field, most students aspiring to be engineers are adept in Science and Mathematics. Approximately 26 percent of the male survey takers and approximately 21 percent of female survey takers chose this option as their preferred career.