Last updated: July 2026 (Shrawan 2083). Category rules follow the Motor Vehicle regulations and office practice — confirm your case before applying.
You already ride a bike with a Category A license — now you’re buying a car, and the question hits: driving license category add (श्रेणी थप) — do I start from zero? Do I repeat the written exam? Trial फेरि दिनुपर्छ? Here’s exactly how adding a category to an existing Nepali license works, what you skip, what you repeat, and what it costs.
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What “Category Add” Means
Your license is one document with one number that can carry multiple vehicle categories:
| Category | Vehicle | Common Add Path |
|---|---|---|
| A (बाइक) | Motorcycle | K holders adding A; A is also the base many start with |
| K (स्कुटर) | Scooter/moped | Often added alongside/after A |
| B (कार/जीप/भ्यान) | Car, jeep, delivery van | The classic “bike → car” add |
| Professional/heavy | Bus, truck, heavy equipment | Higher age/experience prerequisites apply |
Adding a category upgrades that one license — you don’t get a second card or a second license number.
Category add vs duplicate — which one is your case?
Add Category is for drivers who already hold a licence and want to drive an additional class of vehicle (for example, adding a car category to a motorcycle licence). It requires proving competence in the new category. License Copy is for when your existing licence is lost, stolen or damaged and you need a replacement of the same licence — no new driving skill is being tested.
The Question Everyone Asks: Written फेरि? Trial फेरि?
- Trial (practical exam): YES, always. The practical skill for the new vehicle type is exactly what’s being tested — bike skills don’t certify car skills.
- Written exam (लिखित): commonly YES for the new category — the exam covers category-relevant rules/signs. Offices administer it as part of the add process; check your office’s current practice when booking. Prepare with tomorrow’s full written exam guide.
- Documents/identity steps: mostly reused — your record exists; you’re extending it, not recreating it.
Eligibility Before You Apply
- Valid existing license — expired? Renew first, then add.
- Age for the new category — 18+ for B; professional/heavy categories carry higher age and experience rules.
- Health requirement — the health check step applies to the add application too.
How to Apply for Category Add
- Log in to eDLVRS (your provincial eDLVRS portal) with your existing account.
- Choose the category-add service (श्रेणी थप) and enter your license number — your record loads.
- Select the new category (e.g., B) and your office + visit date from the quota calendar. Category-add quota competes with new applicants — the quota playbook applies.
- Pay the category-add revenue online (payment guide).
- Office day: verification → written exam for the category as administered → trial in the new vehicle type.
- Pass → the category prints onto your license record. Fail the trial → retrial rules apply (tomorrow evening’s guide covers attempts, fees and waiting periods).
Smart Sequencing Tips
- Practice the actual trial course for the new vehicle before your date — B trials (parking, ramp, reversing) fail people who “already know driving.”
- Don’t book the add before you can practice legally — learn with a licensed supervisor/driving school; a learner phase saves retrial fees.
- Renewal due soon? Ask the office whether to sequence renewal and add together — one office cycle instead of two.
- License card reprint: after a successful add, the updated card follows the normal smart-card printing queue (print-status guide comes Wednesday).
FAQ
Does adding a category extend my license validity?
No — validity belongs to the license, not the category. Renewal is a separate event on its own calendar.
Can I add two categories at once?
Where the office/portal offers combined processing you can — but each category’s exams must be passed on their own. Quota and scheduling get harder; sequential adds are often smoother.
I have K (scooter). Can I ride a motorcycle?
No — A is its own category. Riding outside your category = driving unlicensed for that vehicle in a traffic check.
What does category add cost?
Expect application/exam revenue plus trial fee for the new category, and the card cost when re-printed — exact amounts show at the payment step; treat a few hundred to ~Rs 2,000 total as orientation, per current notices.
Bike बाट car मा जाँदै? आफ्नो category plan लेखेर पठाउनुहोस् — कुन order मा गर्दा छिटो हुन्छ, Digital Solution ले suggest गरिदिन्छ। Site को WhatsApp (+977 9766597181) बाट सोध्नुहोस्।
Disclaimer: Digital Solution Nepal is an independent educational/digital-service assistance website, not a government body. Category, exam and fee rules change and vary by office — verify on official portals (dotm.gov.np / your provincial eDLVRS portal) and at your Transport Management Office.
Rabin Paudel
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