Connecting education with industry
Seepshila, an Iraa initiative.
Nepal needs more job-ready graduates
In a fast-moving IT industry, academic knowledge alone is not enough. The gap isn’t a shortage of graduates; it’s a shortage of job-ready graduates.
IT graduates enter Nepal’s workforce each year, many without practical, industry-ready skills.
NAS-IT via The Himalayan TimesYouth unemployment (ages 15–24) in Nepal in 2025, against a world average of 15.5%.
World Bank / ILO via TheGlobalEconomyStudents surveyed: teamwork and problem-solving, practical training and university curricula best predicted employability.
Khadka, NepJOL 2025A Kathmandu University study traces the gap to four causes:
- Too little practicum and work-based learning
- Curricula that lag industry
- Weak university–industry relations
- Different views of graduate readiness
Three principles
Seepshila adds practical sessions, work-based training, mentored projects and direct industry links on top of regular academic study.
Credit linkage
Learning is tied to the university syllabus, so students earn academic credit while they gain practical skills.
Zero net cost to students
The training fee is returned to the student at the end of training, so cost is never the barrier.
Industry-defined skills
The industry partner states the skills it needs, and the training is built around those requirements.
Each cause, answered
Seepshila addresses all four causes directly, rather than treating employability as a purely academic problem.
Too little practicum
Practical sessions in every credit-linked course, three months of training and a three-month internship.
Curricula that lag industry
Iraa Ventures reviews the syllabus and designs credit-linked courses with current industry content.
Weak university–industry links
Industry partners host interns and shape the skills that final-year projects build.
Different views of readiness
Industry defines the skills it needs, and the internship gives employers three months to assess.
One program, three roles
A social initiative
Improving employability and youth outcomes, at zero net cost to students.
An academic partnership
Credit-linked courses, hosted by colleges and aligned with the university syllabus.
A talent pipeline
Trained interns and placement-ready graduates for industry partners.
An Iraa initiative
Seepshila is the education and talent initiative of Iraa Ventures Pvt. Ltd., a Nepal-based venture company that builds businesses, empowers people and creates opportunities.
Within the group, Seepshila is where practical talent is developed. It works alongside EchoesTrail, Iraa’s travel unit, and ENOVA, its technology and consulting unit, under shared standards of quality, integrity and sustainability.
Find your place in the program
Students, colleges and industry partners each have a role. Tell us which is yours.