Nepal entered into a modern phase of development process after the political change in the sixties. Engineering activities began to contribute to the development of the country and the engineering profession started to gain importance in the society. The engineering manpower began to grow in number and was involved in all spheres of national development. Furthermore, the introduction of democracy in 1990 encouraged the growth of establishment of engineering colleges in Nepal and the enrollment of students into these engineering colleges started growing very fast. At present it is expected that nearly 3500 engineers would be graduating from local engineering colleges every year. To make the engineering profession more effective, Nepal Engineering Council was established under the Nepal Engineering Council Act, 2055. As per the Act, NEC has been vested with the statutory authority for the planning, coordinated development and monitoring of engineering profession and education in the country. NEC Act 2055 gives an outline on the formation of the Council, the tenure and the roles and responsibilities of the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and the Registrar. NEC Rules 2057 also lay down the Professional Code of Conduct for engineers registered with the Council. Nepal Engineering Council Rules, 2057 has also been prepared and approved by the Government as per the provision of Clause 37 of the Act. It defines the registration of engineers into three following categories.