Organised by Global Exposition and Management Services (GEMS Pvt Ltd) with co-operation from National Booksellers and Publishers of Nepal (NEPAN), only educational, Career and book fair in Nepal “Sixth Nepal Education and Book Fair 2002” is going to be opened at Bhrikutimandap from Thursday. The fair that has been divided in two parts as ‘Education and Carrier’ and ‘Book Section’ will continue for nine days- education and carrier from May 3 to 6 and book section from 3 to 11 of May.

According to a press release issued by the GEMS, the Nepal Education and Book Fair (NE&BF) aims at bringing career-conscious people from all kinds of grounds and career- oriented institutions together. Almost all educational institutions, overseas educational centre/consultants, training institutions, schools, colleges, universities, aspirants, professionals, publishing houses, NGOs, INGOs and readers will be presented under one roof and take benefits. Publication houses and other institutions presented there will cater to the need of career conscious people and general public at large.

It also aims to provide a common platform for meeting and interaction among all those related with academic and non-academic sector. In addition, the event provides quality and wide range of books and publications to the needy students, professionals, and readers and inculcates the habit in general public, release stated.

Nepal lacks the outlets where Nepalis can find wide varieties of academic books or materials and general books they are interested and also lacks the appropriate places where they can get right suggestions concerning study at home or abroad. Most of the quality books are either brought directly or imported from other countries mainly India. Organisers are very hopeful that The Nepal Education and Book Fair, the only event of its kind in Nepal will certainly fill the gaps between the demand and the supply of quality and relevant books. As per the organiser, more numbers of Nepali people have a habit of reading new, quality, and relevant books not only in capital but also across the country and they usually waits for the imported books. Nepal education and book fair, apart from bridging the crucial gap, will also provide impetus to indigenous book trade to gear their systems to the changing needs and reading habit of the people, the release states.