SEE held on first day peacefully

BY A STAFF REPORTER

Kathmandu, Apr. 23: The Secondary Education Examination (SEE) of compulsory English concluded peacefully across the country on Friday, the National Examination Board (NEB) informed.

The SEE of the academic session 2078 has kicked off from Friday.

Arjun Rayamajhi, Controller of the SEE, informed that the examination of compulsory English was held in a peaceful manner on the first day today.

The NEB stated that a total of 514,967 examinees are appearing in the examinations this time.

The answer sheets will be collected at the Education Development and Coordination Unit (EDCU) of the concerned district and will be sent to answer sheet checking centres at different places, Rayamajhi said

Meanwhile, according to our Bajura correspondent, a total of 3,188 examinees, including 1,633 boy and 1,555 girl students of 61 community and four private schools appeared in the examination in the district. Of them, 78 students, 31 boys and 47 girls, appeared in the grade upgrading examination.

According to the Education Development and Coordination Unit, Bajura, 3,188 students appeared in the SEE from 15 examination centres of the district.

Harka Bahadur Singh, chief of the Education Development and Coordination Unit, Bajura, said that three to five security personnel have been deployed in each examination centre. Similarly, according to our Humla correspondent, four candidates with disabilities have participated in the SEE in the district. Three of them are boys. 

Superintendent of Mansarovar Secondary School Amar Bahadur Shahi said that three candidates with sight impair participated in the examination. Those students were studying in Balmandir Secondary School. Meanwhile, one student with poor eye sight took the examination from Balmandir Secondary School.

According to Tilak Bhattarai, head of the Education Development and Coordination Unit of the district, more than 94.50 per cent candidates are participating in the examination from all the six examination centers of the district.

 A total of 1,146 candidates have applied for the SEE examination while only 1,083 candidates have appeared in the examination of the first day. The number of girl students participating in the examination is 521 and the number of boys is 562.  The SEE will conclude on May 3.

Meanwhile, the NEB has also published the examination routine of grade 11 which will begin  from June 12.