BHAKTAPUR: The National Examinations Board is going to conduct the examination of grade 11 from June 15.

A meeting of the Board on Wednesday decided to conduct the exam from June 15 to 24  in view of the second round of local level elections, said member Secretary of the Board, Dilli Rimal.

The exam, which was scheduled for June 22, was preponed after the government decided to hold the second round of elections on June 28 against June 23.

The exam would be held even on Saturday. As per the educational calendar of the Board, the examinations of grade 11 had to be held from May 7. A total of 449,000 students are sitting in the exams this year.