KATHMANDU, Nov 18: The government has published the results of the second phase of the Korean language test under the Employment Permit System (EPS).
Out of the total 18,043 candidates who appeared for the tests under production category, 8,785 have passed the test held from September 5 to November 7, said the EPS Korea section of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security.
A total of 18,595 applications were filed for the exams in this category. The language exams for the 2023 intake will be held a bit late, informed Pushpa Raj Katuwal, director of the EPS Korea section.
Applications open for Korean language test
According to him, the next exams will be conducted only after the two-thirds of those who are in the waiting list after passing the first and second phases of the language tests fly to Korea.
A total of 15,927 people, who are in the waiting list after passing the exams under the production category, are yet to fly to Korea, said Katuwal. The language test for 2023 intake (towards agriculture) will be held in December-January. Over 50 percent among those qualified in the 2022 test (agriculture), have already received the employment agreement.
“Some 1500 have already got the employment contract while the remaining others have been waiting for the papers,” director Katuwal said. South Korea remains one of the preferred labor destinations for Nepali citizens. Nepal and Korea had agreed on the EPS in 2008.
