Langara College

This guide is for Nepali students who want to study in Canada from Nepal and are applying to Langara College in Vancouver, British Columbia. It covers the acceptance rate, the grades and English scores you need, the documents to prepare in Nepal and each step from application to study permit. For campuses, fees and scholarships, see our Langara College profile, and for programs, intakes and PGWP status, our Langara programs guide.

What is Langara College’s acceptance rate?

Langara College doesn’t publish an acceptance rate. Percentages quoted on other websites are outside estimates, not official numbers.

What decides an offer is meeting your program’s admission and English requirements while seats are still open. Langara says admission depends on an assessment of your qualifications and the seats available, and that meeting the minimum requirements doesn’t guarantee admission. Programs are marked Open Enrolment or Limited Enrolment. Some limited programs, such as Data Analytics and Social Service Worker, are described as competitive.

What grades do you need from Nepal?

Langara normally asks for the equivalent of 60% in your final year of high school, and many programs add their own requirements.

The rule is on Langara’s international equivalents page, which lists Nepal by name. Langara’s admission requirements page says some high school Math, Chemistry and Physics courses are accepted only for three to five years after you finish them. Examples from Langara’s program pages:

• Computer Studies (diploma): Grade 12 or equivalent, with no extra subject requirement listed on the program page.
• Applied Science for Engineering (diploma): Set grades in Grade 11 or 12 Chemistry and Physics, and at least a C in Grade 12 Precalculus or equivalent.
• Data Analytics (post-degree diploma): A bachelor’s degree or equivalent, plus at least a C (60%) in a university-level mathematics or calculus course.
• Nursing Practice in Canada (post-degree diploma): A nursing bachelor’s or three-year nursing diploma, a current nursing licence from outside Canada, and a 10-minute video interview.

Langara doesn’t publish a conversion for NEB grade points, so ask its admissions team how your grades will be read. To see where your +2 grades stand, convert your NEB GPA to a percentage with our NEB GPA calculator.

What English scores does Langara College accept?

Most Langara programs ask for IELTS Academic 6.5, and the stricter Category 2 programs also set a minimum band of 6.0.

Scores are valid for two years, and each program page names its category under its Admissions tab. Category 1 accepts a Langara English Test score of 3 or an accepted English course instead of these tests, so ask Langara how you can meet it from Nepal. Continuing Studies programs set their own scores, such as IELTS 6.5 with no band under 6.0 for Advanced Accounting in Canada. Read the full list on Langara’s English requirements page.

Langara has closed its LEAP English pathway to new applicants, so don’t plan on it, even though some pages still mention it. The English page also accepts an ILAC Pathway certificate at level 16. To compare scores across Canadian institutions, see our IELTS and PTE guide for Canada.

Which documents do you need from Nepal?

You need your Grade X, XI and XII results, any degree transcripts, an English score report and a passport, and your program page may ask for more.

• For Nepal, Langara names the School Leaving Certificate Examination (Grade XI and XII) and the Secondary Education Examination (Grade X certificate and academic transcript). Our guide explains how to get transcripts in Nepal from NEB, TU and other boards.
• For a post-degree diploma, your bachelor’s degree and official transcripts. Your college or university must send them to Langara in a sealed envelope or directly by email.
• Your IELTS, PTE, TOEFL or Duolingo score report.
• A valid passport for the application and your study permit. If you don’t have one yet, see getting a Nepali passport for study abroad.

Some programs ask for more, such as two reference letters, a resume or a recommendation letter from an employer. Langara’s supporting documents page explains where to send each one. Nepali certificates and bank documents often carry Bikram Sambat dates; our Nepali date converter helps you match them to the A.D. dates on your forms.

How do you apply to Langara College, step by step?

You apply online through EducationPlannerBC and pay a CAD 155 fee, then pay a deposit after your offer to get your letter of acceptance and PAL.

1. Choose your program and check it’s open on the programs for international students list, then read the program page’s Admissions tab. Some programs have suspended applications.
2. Apply online. Follow the steps on Langara’s how to apply page, which sends you to EducationPlannerBC. You pay CAD 155 per application, for one program per intake, and you can name one additional program of interest for free. The fee is non-refundable.
3. Get your offer. Langara emails you within 3 to 10 business days with your login details. You then send your documents, and your offer of admission comes by email.
4. Accept and pay. Pay the non-refundable international student deposit: plan on CAD 9,000 for Regular Studies, with lower amounts for earlier intakes and for some Continuing Studies programs. To send tuition from a Nepali bank you need a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Ministry of Education; see how to apply for an NOC in Nepal.
5. Get your Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL). Langara sends your letter of acceptance and PAL once your offer is accepted and your deposit is paid. Read what a PAL is and who needs one.
6. Apply for your study permit with your letter of acceptance, PAL, payment receipt and proof of funds. Add a statement of purpose explaining your study plan; see our SOP guide for a Canada student visa. Langara’s study permit page gives its DLI number, O19319074622, for your form.

Langara doesn’t publish a fixed decision time, so check your email and portal regularly. Apply 9 to 12 months before your start date so there is time for the offer, the PAL and your study permit. For the visa stage, read our guides to Canada student visa requirements and proof of funds.

If a study permit is refused, our guide to Canada student visa refusal explains what to do next. Goreto’s counselors in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Chitwan, Itahari and Pokhara can check your file before you apply; contact your nearest Goreto branch.