Generative AI courses in Nepal
Square1 Ai is an online school, registered in Sri Lanka. It runs six live generative AI bootcamps: Gen AI, Agentic AI, RAG and Search Engineering, Voice AI Agents, LLM Evals and Reliability, and Fine-Tuning. Each is twelve weeks on Zoom with one instructor and 10 projects you keep, for US$150 (about NPR 21,400); self-paced courses such as Building with the Claude API start at US$30. Live sessions run on weekday evenings from 5:45 PM Nepal time, with full-day sessions at weekends.
Charged in US dollars. About NPR 21,400 at the 4 October 2026 exchange rate. Self-paced courses from US$30.
What the roles around AI pay in Nepal
Monthly base pay across Nepal, from Glassdoor (October 2026); the range is the middle half. AI engineer is left out: Glassdoor has only six reported salaries for it in Nepal.
| Role | Median a month | Middle half | Train for it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior software engineer188 salaries | NPR 128,333 | NPR 84,167 to NPR 163,542 | Gen AI, Agentic AI |
| Software engineer541 salaries | NPR 62,375 | NPR 42,500 to NPR 90,000 | Gen AI, Agentic AI |
| Machine learning engineer24 salaries | NPR 62,083 | NPR 41,250 to NPR 77,500 | Fine-Tuning and Open-Weights, LLM Evals and Reliability |
| Data engineer35 salaries | NPR 61,667 | NPR 41,667 to NPR 260,000 | RAG and Search Engineering |
Salaries are what employers in Nepal report paying, not what Square1 Ai students earn: the first cohorts have not graduated.
Bootcamps that fit a working week in Nepal.
Twelve weeks each, weekday evenings and weekend days, 25 spots a cohort. Reserving a seat holds the founding price.
Generative AI courses in Nepal, side by side
Generative AI courses you can take in Nepal in 2026, with their length, how they are taught and the fee each provider lists.
| Course | Length | How it is taught | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| No-Code Generative AI, AI Agents & AutomationSaarathi Academy | 5 weeks, 2 hours a weekday | In person in Old Baneshwor, or live online | NPR 17,200 (festival offer NPR 15,450, or NPR 13,750 online) |
| Generative AI CourseCode IT | 1 month | Online, 8 to 9:30 PM; classroom in Dharan | Rs 2,799 |
| Agentic AI TrainingBroadway Infosys | 1.5 months, 68 hours | In person in Kathmandu, or live online | Not listed |
| Live generative AI bootcamps (6 tracks)Square1 Ai | 12 weeks, about 15 hours a week | Live online, weekday evenings from 5:45 PM Nepal and weekend days | From US$150 |
Fees and lengths as each provider lists them on its own site, checked 14 October 2026. Ask the provider for the current intake before you pay.
Four ways to learn generative AI in Nepal
Each fits a different person. The right one depends on whether you want to use the tools, understand the theory or build products.
- Route 1
A short course or workshop
Fits when You want to understand generative AI and use the tools well, in weeks rather than months.
Watch for Most stop at using chat tools; ask whether you build and deploy something.
- Route 2
A degree or postgraduate programme in AI
Fits when You want the theory behind the models, or you are aiming at research.
Watch for Years long, and the field moves faster than the syllabus.
- Route 3
A free or global online course
Fits when You want the concepts, cheaply, at your own pace.
Watch for Completion rates are low without deadlines, and nobody checks whether what you built works.
- Route 4
A live online bootcamp
Fits when You can code a little and want to ship LLM apps, agents and retrieval systems, taught live after office hours.
Watch for Square1 Ai's bootcamps are new: the first cohorts have not graduated, so there is no placement rate yet.
Questions people in Nepal ask about generative AI courses
Which generative AI course is best in Nepal?
It depends on what you want to do with it. Saarathi Academy's No-Code Generative AI, AI Agents & Automation lists NPR 17,200 for 5 weeks and Code IT's Generative AI Course lists Rs 2,799 for 1 month; the table above lists each one's length and fee. If you want to build and ship LLM products, agents and retrieval systems, Square1 Ai's twelve-week live bootcamps cost US$150.
How much does a generative AI course cost in Nepal?
A Square1 Ai live generative AI bootcamp costs US$150 (about NPR 21,400) and a self-paced course starts at US$30. You pay in US dollars, so the rupee figure moves a little with the exchange rate. Other providers' fees are in the table above.
What is the difference between generative AI and agentic AI?
Generative AI produces text, images or code from a prompt. Agentic AI puts a model in a loop with tools, so it can plan, call APIs, check its own work and finish a task. The Gen AI bootcamp starts with the first; the Agentic AI bootcamp is about the second.
What does an AI engineer earn in Nepal?
There are too few reported salaries for the title to quote (six on Glassdoor). Glassdoor puts the median base pay for a machine learning engineer across Nepal at NPR 62,083 a month, with the middle half between NPR 41,250 and NPR 77,500.
Are there free generative AI courses in Nepal?
Square1 Ai's certification practice is free, including Google Cloud's Generative AI Leader, AWS AI Practitioner and the Claude certifications, with a free 20-question diagnostic for each. The live bootcamps and self-paced courses are paid.
Can I learn generative AI online in Nepal while working full time?
Yes. Live sessions run on weekday evenings from 5:45 PM Nepal time, with full-day sessions at weekends. The work between sessions is graded by Nova, Square1 Ai's AI tutor, whenever you submit it. Plan for about fifteen hours a week across the twelve weeks.
Will the bootcamp help me get a job or freelance work?
There is no job guarantee and no placement rate, because the first cohorts have not graduated. You leave with 10 projects a client or employer can open and run, a recorded defence of your work, and a hiring plan worked through with your instructor.
Where is Square1 Ai based?
Square 1 AI (Pvt) Ltd is registered in Sri Lanka and teaches online, so you join from anywhere in Nepal. Nepal time is a quarter of an hour ahead of Sri Lanka, so the 5:30 PM Colombo start is 5:45 PM for you.
How do I pay from Nepal?
Reserving a seat is free and takes your name, email and country. Nothing is charged until the start date is confirmed and you say yes. Payment is by card in US dollars through a Sri Lankan bank gateway, so you need a card that works for international payments, such as a dollar card; ask your bank if yours is local only.
25 spots a cohort. Hold one from Nepal.
Pick a bootcamp, reserve with your name and email, and hear the start date first. Nothing is charged until you confirm.