Quick answer
The part-time jobs students in Kathmandu most often find are home and institute tuition, call-centre and customer-support shifts, café and restaurant service, data entry, sales promotion, delivery, and freelance work such as content writing or design. Most are found through people you know, notices in your college area, and employers’ own pages — and most are paid monthly or per shift.
Half the students in Kathmandu are looking for a part-time job and most of the jobs are never properly advertised. They are filled by the first suitable person who asks. That makes the search less about websites and more about where you look, what you can offer, and whether your morning or evening is really free.
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Work that fits around college
| Work | Usual hours | What you need |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition — home or institute | Mornings or evenings, 1–2 hours a student | Good marks in the subject; patience. |
| Call centre and customer support | Shifts, including evening and night | Clear spoken English or Nepali; basic computer use. |
| Café, restaurant and bakery | Evenings and weekends | Willingness to stand and serve; a smile. |
| Data entry and office assistant | Half days | Typing speed, MS Excel and Word. |
| Sales and brand promotion | Event days, weekends, festival seasons | Confidence talking to strangers. |
| Delivery and ride-sharing | Your own hours | A licence and a vehicle. |
| Freelance — writing, design, video, social media | Your own hours | A skill you can show samples of. |
| Teaching assistant, library, lab or front desk at your college | Between classes | Ask your department. |
Where to find a part-time job in Kathmandu
- Ask. Seniors, teachers, relatives and the owner of the café you already go to. Say what hours you have.
- Your college area. Notice boards, tuition centres and consultancies around Putalisadak, Bagbazar, Baneshwor and Kupondole put up handwritten notices.
- Employers’ own pages. The jobs board lists internships and shift roles read from company sites — look for “intern”, “part-time” and “shift” in the title.
- Walk in to cafés, restaurants, shops and call centres with a one-page CV in the afternoon lull, not at lunch.
- Online work — see the work-from-home guide for what is real.
Applying with no experience
A part-time employer wants to know three things: when you are free, whether you will turn up, and whether you can do the task. A one-page CV that leads with your available hours, your college and year, and two or three skills is enough. Start from the fresher CV example and add a line such as “Available 6–10 am and after 4 pm, including Saturdays”.
For tuition
- Start with the subjects you scored highest in, one or two levels below your own.
- Tell parents in your neighbourhood and your old school’s teachers — most tuition comes by word of mouth.
- Agree the days, the hours and the monthly fee before the first class, and whether exam-time extra classes are included.
- Institutes pay per class or per month and expect you to be regular through the whole session.
Agree these before you start
When you leave, ask for an experience letter. A year of part-time work with a letter to prove it is real experience on your first full-time application.
- 1The pay — per hour, per shift or per month — and the date it is paid.
- 2The hours, and what happens during your exams.
- 3The work itself, so that “office assistant” does not turn into everything.
- 4Who you report to, and their phone number.
- 5Get it in writing — even a message is better than nothing. For anything longer than a month, ask for an appointment letter.
Stay safe
- Do not pay a registration fee, a training fee or a deposit to get a job.
- Be wary of work that pays a lot for “liking”, “reviewing” or forwarding messages — these are scams.
- For late shifts, know how you will get home, and tell someone where you work.
- Do not hand over your original citizenship or certificates.
Common questions
What part-time jobs can students do in Kathmandu?
Tuition, call-centre and customer-support shifts, café and restaurant service, data entry and office assistance, sales promotion, delivery, and freelance work such as writing, design and social media management.
How can I find a part-time job in Kathmandu?
Ask people you know, check notice boards and tuition centres around your college, look at employers’ own pages and the jobs board for intern and shift roles, and walk into cafés, shops and call centres with a one-page CV that states the hours you are free.
Can I get a part-time job after +2?
Yes. Tuition, call centres, cafés, sales promotion and data entry commonly take +2 graduates and bachelor’s students.
How much do part-time jobs pay in Kathmandu?
It varies with the work and the hours, and is agreed with each employer. Settle the rate, how it is counted — per hour, shift or month — and the pay date before you begin.
Do part-time jobs count as experience?
Yes, particularly with an experience letter. List the role, the employer, the dates and what you did, the same as for a full-time job.
