Kathmandu, February 22:

Office of the Controller of Examination (OCE) Sanothimi has fixed 1,299 centres for the 400,000 students appearing the School Leaving Certificate examination from March 17.

The OCE added 113 examination centres this year to adjust some 60,000 more students as compared to 347,185 examinees last year.

Ambika Regmi Deputy Controller at the Office of the Controller of Examination said there was sharp rise in the number of students vying to get through the ‘iron gate’. “Kathmandu will have 65 centres, highest in the country,” she informed.

The ratio of invigilator to examinees will be adjusted at 1 to 25 to ensure proper conduction of the examination and each centre will have a superintendent and up to two deputies based on the number of students, Regmi said. A group of 10 security personnel will be deployed for security of the centre, she further said.