Nepal Standard Time:
Nepal Standard Time is 05:45 hrs ahead of the GMT, the only time zone in the world which offsets from the GMT without an hour or half-hour’s difference. The Nepal Time is ahead from the and 15 minutes ahead of India Standard Time and 2:15 hrs behind the China Standard Time.

Business Days & Hours:
Normal office hours are from 10-5 from March to November, and from 10-4 during the winter months of January & February. Sundays through Fridays are office days and Saturdays are the off-days. Bank Hours:
Nepal’s government banks mostly carry out their customer services from 10-2. Private, foreign & joint venture banks have their own schedule.

Off Days:
Most offices related to client service like Banks, hospitals, & schools are open for half-day only on Fridays. The diplomatic missions, INGOs, & embassies are generally open from 10-4 from Mondays through Fridays. The embassies observe the public holidays oftheir home countries as well as those of their host country Nepal.

Punctuality:
But punctuality regarding time is not observed in most government office in Nepal. If you’ve asked a Nepali friend for an appointment s/he might ask you funnily whether the Nepali Time or American one, American time denoting punctuality.