QA Course in Nepal, 2.5-Month Manual and Automation Testing Training
Learn quality assurance from writing your first test case to automating regression suites with Selenium and Cypress. Covers manual testing, API testing with Postman, performance testing with JMeter, and bug tracking with JIRA. Live classes at New Baneshwor, Kathmandu with weekend and evening batches. No prior coding experience required.
What This Course Is
The QA Engineering course at Next Minds Infosys is a 2.5-month, hands-on quality assurance program built for beginners who want to enter one of the most consistently hiring roles in Nepal's IT industry. Every software company ships code. Every one of them needs someone to make sure that code works. That person is a QA engineer, and this course teaches you to be one.
It covers the complete testing workflow employers hire for: writing test cases and test plans, executing manual tests, reporting bugs in JIRA, testing APIs with Postman, automating browser tests with Selenium WebDriver and Cypress, running performance tests with JMeter, and working inside Agile and Scrum processes. By the end you will have tested real applications, filed real bugs and built real automation scripts.
We built this course around what actually gets people hired. When Cotiviti, F1Soft, Leapfrog or Deerwalk interview QA candidates, they do not ask you to define "regression testing". They give you an application, ask you to write test cases for a feature, then ask you to automate one of them. If you cannot do both manual and automation testing you are competing for a shrinking pool of manual-only roles.
QA is one of the most accessible entry points into Nepal's IT industry. Unlike development roles that require months of learning a programming language, QA values structured thinking, attention to detail and methodical testing. You do not need a CS degree and you do not need to code before starting — you learn enough Java or JavaScript for automation from within the testing context, not as a standalone programming course.
The fee is NPR 25,000 as of August 2026. Installment payment options are available.
Common Mistakes We See in Every Cohort
We have trained 145+ students in this course. These are the three patterns we correct most often.
Writing vague bug reports. "Login is broken" is not a bug report, it is a complaint. A proper report includes environment, preconditions, exact steps to reproduce, expected result, actual result, severity, priority and a screenshot or video. Every cohort has students who find real bugs but file them so poorly a developer cannot reproduce the issue. Module 1 drills this until it is second nature.
Automating everything from day one. Students learn Selenium and want to automate every test case immediately. That is wrong. Some tests should stay manual — exploratory testing, usability checks, one-time verifications — and some are not worth the automation investment. Knowing what to automate and what to leave manual is a judgment skill we teach explicitly, because getting it wrong wastes time and reads as inexperience in interviews.
Ignoring API testing. Many students see Postman as "the boring module" and rush through it, then freeze in an interview when asked to test a login endpoint. API testing is not optional in 2026 — most QA listings in Nepal now require it. Module 2 is as important as Module 3.
What You Will Be Able to Do After This Course
- Write structured test cases, test scenarios and test plans for any software feature
- Execute manual functional tests systematically and document the results
- Identify, reproduce and report bugs in JIRA with proper severity, priority and steps to reproduce
- Test REST APIs in Postman: sending requests, validating responses, checking status codes and testing authentication
- Write automated browser tests using Selenium WebDriver with Java or JavaScript
- Build end-to-end automation suites with Cypress for modern web applications
- Run performance and load tests with JMeter to identify bottlenecks
- Organize and execute test runs using the TestNG framework
- Work within Agile and Scrum testing workflows: sprint planning, standups and definition of done from a QA perspective
- Walk into a QA interview with documented test cases, bug reports and automation scripts to demonstrate your skills
Who Is This QA Engineering Course For?
Complete beginners looking for their first IT career — no coding, CS degree or testing experience required
Non-technical professionals moving into tech from banking, education, management or another field
Developers who want to add QA skills and learn to catch their own bugs before a QA team does
Fresh BCA, BIT or CSIT graduates who need the practical workflow employers actually test for
Project managers and team leads who need to understand test plans, defect density and release readiness
What You Will Learn
5 modules- What software testing is, why it matters, and where QA fits in the SDLC
- Testing types: functional, non-functional, regression, smoke, sanity, exploratory, ad-hoc
- Test levels: unit, integration, system and user acceptance testing
- Writing test cases: ID, preconditions, steps, expected results, actual results, status
- Writing test scenarios and test plans
- Test design techniques: equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis, decision tables, state transition
- Defect life cycle: new, assigned, open, fixed, retested, closed, reopened
- Bug reporting in JIRA: clear reproducible reports with severity, priority, screenshots and steps
- Test execution: running cases, logging results and tracking coverage
- Requirements traceability matrix: mapping test cases back to requirements
Tools You Will Get Hands-On Practice With
Real Projects, Not Textbook Scenarios
Every project uses a real web application as the test target. You will not read test cases from a PDF and check boxes — you will find real bugs, write real reports and build real automation scripts.
During the 2.5 months you will complete projects including:
- 1A complete manual test suite for a web application: test plan, test cases, execution and a defect report with JIRA tickets
- 2An API testing project: a REST endpoint collection in Postman, covering authentication, data validation and error handling
- 3A Selenium automation project: automating a regression suite using Page Object Model and TestNG
- 4A Cypress end-to-end project: testing a modern web application including API stubbing and custom commands
- 5A JMeter performance test: running a load test, analyzing the results and presenting findings
- 6A capstone assessment: given an application you have not seen before, write manual test cases, execute them, log bugs and automate the critical paths
These projects go into your portfolio. When a company asks "have you tested a real application?" your answer will be yes, with JIRA tickets, test reports and automation code on GitHub to prove it.
The Tools You Will Actually Use
You will write test cases, file bugs, send API requests and run automation suites yourself — these are not demonstrations.
QA Career Scope and Salary in Nepal (2026)
QA engineering is one of the most consistently hiring roles in Nepal's IT industry. Unlike development roles where hiring fluctuates with project cycles, QA positions remain steady because quality cannot be optional. It is one of the most reliable entry points into tech for people without a CS degree.
Here is what the current job market looks like based on publicly available listings on Merojob, LinkedIn Nepal, Kumari Job and Glassdoor as of August 2026.
Salary by Experience Level
| Experience level | Typical role | Monthly salary (NPR) |
|---|---|---|
| Fresher (0 – 1 year) | Junior QA Tester, Manual Tester | 25,000 – 50,000 |
| Mid-level (2 – 4 years) | QA Engineer, Automation Tester | 50,000 – 1,00,000 |
| Senior (5+ years) | Senior QA Engineer, QA Lead, Test Manager | 1,20,000 – 2,20,000+ |
| Remote (international clients) | QA Engineer, SDET | USD 1,000 – 3,500+/month |
Salary by Specialization
| Specialization | Fresher (NPR/month) | Mid-level (NPR/month) |
|---|---|---|
| Manual testing only | 25,000 – 40,000 | 40,000 – 65,000 |
| Manual + automation (Selenium/Cypress) | 30,000 – 50,000 | 60,000 – 1,00,000 |
| API testing + automation | 35,000 – 55,000 | 70,000 – 1,10,000 |
| Performance testing (JMeter) | 35,000 – 55,000 | 75,000 – 1,20,000 |
| SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) | 40,000 – 60,000 | 80,000 – 1,50,000 |
The gap between manual-only testers and automation-capable QA engineers is significant and growing. Learning Selenium and Cypress moves you from the NPR 25,000 to 50,000 range into NPR 50,000 to 1,00,000+ within one to two years. This course teaches both specifically because of that market reality.
Where do QA engineers work in Nepal?
At software product companies (Cotiviti, Deerwalk, Leapfrog), fintech companies (F1Soft, eSewa, Khalti), outsourcing and staff-augmentation firms, SaaS startups, banks and insurance companies, telecom operators and BPOs. QA is also one of the most accessible remote roles — many Nepali QA professionals test applications for international companies using JIRA, Selenium and Postman, because remote testing does not typically require contributing to the core codebase.
Roles You Can Apply For After This Course
Certifications: What This Course Prepares You For
ISTQB Foundation Level (CTFL) is the most recognized QA certification globally. This curriculum aligns with its exam domains: testing fundamentals, testing throughout the SDLC, test design techniques, test management and tool support. The exam is administered separately and costs approximately USD 250 — check the ISTQB site for current pricing in Nepal. We provide preparation guidance, but the exam fee is not included in the course fee.
ISTQB is not required to get your first QA job in Nepal, but it strengthens your profile, especially for international companies and remote positions. We recommend completing the course, gaining 3 to 6 months of work experience, then taking the exam when you have practical context for the material.
Course Fee, Batch Details and Payment Options
- Live instructor-led classes, in person at New Baneshwor, Kathmandu or online
- Access to test environments, web applications and API endpoints for practice
- JIRA, Postman and all testing tools configured for hands-on use
- 6+ hands-on projects including a capstone testing assessment
- Project reviews and defect report feedback from the instructor
- ISTQB Foundation Level exam preparation guidance
- Course completion certificate
- Career support: resume review, GitHub portfolio building, mock QA interviews and placement connections
Available Batches
- Duration
- 2.5 months
- Weekend Batch
- Saturday and Sunday
- Evening Batch
- Sunday to Friday, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
call +977-9716500918 or book a free counselling session to discuss installment plans.
Common Mistakes We See in Every Cohort
We have trained 145+ students in this course. These are the three patterns we correct most often.
Writing vague bug reports
"Login is broken" is not a bug report, it is a complaint. A proper report includes environment, preconditions, exact steps to reproduce, expected result, actual result, severity, priority and a screenshot or video. Every cohort has students who find real bugs but file them so poorly a developer cannot reproduce the issue. Module 1 drills this until it is second nature.
Automating everything from day one
Students learn Selenium and want to automate every test case immediately. That is wrong. Some tests should stay manual — exploratory testing, usability checks, one-time verifications — and some are not worth the automation investment. Knowing what to automate and what to leave manual is a judgment skill we teach explicitly, because getting it wrong wastes time and reads as inexperience in interviews.
Ignoring API testing
Many students see Postman as "the boring module" and rush through it, then freeze in an interview when asked to test a login endpoint. API testing is not optional in 2026 — most QA listings in Nepal now require it. Module 2 is as important as Module 3.
Frequently Asked Questions
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