Kathmandu, March 31 : This year's Secondary Education Examination (SEE) has started across the country from 8:00 am today.
A total of 484,227 students are
taking their exams though 516,591 students studying in Grade 9 filled up their
registration form for the SEE. It is said that 2,037 examination centres have
been designated for SEE. These include 2,036 exam centres in 77 districts and
one in Japan.
The highest number of examinees are
in Bagmati Province (106,959) and the lowest in Karnali Province (41,329).
Around 15,000 students will be taking the exams in the technical stream.
Similarly, 2,982 students from 65
schools running course in Sanskrit and 50 blind students are appearing in the
SEE this year.
Students from 11,829 schools,
including 7,200 community and 4,564 institutional ones are sitting in the
SEE.
Seventy-eight thousand human
resources have been mobilized at the examination centres throughout the
country.
It is said that Province
Examination Operation and Management Committee formed under the leadership of
Province Secretary in every province would operate, manage and monitor the
examinations in the provinces remaining under the scope of National Examination
Board's directives.
The District Examination
Coordination Committee formed comprising Chief District Officer, chiefs of
security bodies in every district has completed all necessary tasks including
designating invigilators in examination centres, imparting orientation to
stakeholders. (RSS)