Admission Open in Bachelor of Arts in Music - Kathmandu University School of Arts

From July 25, 2025
Until August 22, 2025
Entrance Examination: August 23, 2025 18:15

Kathmandu University School of Arts has announced that admissions are currently open for the four-year Bachelor of Arts in Music program.

The program emphasizes training competent musicians and ethnomusicologists to document, preserve, and work creatively with the endangered musical traditions of Nepal.

The entire course is highly participatory and class discussion-oriented.

Key Details

  •  Form Distribution (online or hard copy): June 25 to August 22, 2025

  • Last date for form submission: August 22, 2025

  • Entrance Exam: August 24, 2025

  • Recital and Interview: August 25, 2025

  • Admissions of selected students: August 26 to September 7, 2025

  • Orientation: September 7, 2025

  • The new semester will begin on September 15, 2025

Course Video

Find out what Dr. Lochan Rijal, Head of the Department of Music at KUSOA, has to share about the Bachelor in Ethnomusicology (BMus) at KU.

Eligibility

  • A minimum of 1.61 GPA or 40% equivalent in grade 12 or equivalent qualification (applicants with transcripts issued by NEB before 2022 should have a minimum of 2 GPA or 45%).
  • GCE Advanced Level students should have passed a minimum of three subjects in A Level and one General Paper in AS Level. IB Level students should have passed all 6 courses with a minimum of 4 in each and have at least 28 marks in aggregate. 

Application Fee Details

Application Fee: NRs. 1,000

Payment Methods:

  1. Bank Voucher
    • Account Name: KU-SCHOOL OF ARTS
    • Nepal Investment Bank Ltd: A/c: 00501030255561
  2. eSewa
  • Find the School of Arts, Kathmandu University in the search box. And select Application fee. Save a soft-copy/screenshot of the payment voucher from e-Sewa.

Required Documents

  • Application letter (motivation letter)
  • A CV/resume
  • Copy of Citizenship Certificate or National ID or Passport
  • 3 copies of PP-size Photos
  • Transcripts (School level, 10+2/A-level or equivalent, and Bachelor’s or above for Master’s degree applicants).
  • If you are waiting for your final year’s results, you may submit certificates and mark sheets until the previous exams.
  • Certificates of all previous degrees.
  • Migration Certificate (original hardcopy to be submitted to Admissions Office post-admission)

For further information
Kathmandu University, School of Arts
Department of Music
Tripureshwor, Kathmandu
Phone: 9841423789
E-mail: music.admission@ku.edu.np