KATHMANDU: The Office of the Controller of Examinations (OCE) under the Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB), Sanothimi, Bhaktapur, today published the annual result of regular and partial examination of class XI that was held from April to May, 2009, nationwide.

Of the 250,754 regular examinees, 101,433 managed to pass their exam. The pass percentage stood at 40.45, OCE said in a statement issued here on Saturday.

Similarly, 37,897 out of the total of 91,125 students who appeared for their partial examination, have passed the exam. The partial pass percentage stood at 41.59, it said. The results can be accessed on the websites www.thehimalayantimes.com and www.hseb.edu.np.

"Students can also obtain their results via mobile phone SMS service by simply typing 'hseb' followed by their symbol number and dialing 2722," the statement said.

Meanwhile, HSEB announced that the chance exam of class XI would be held on 12 December, 2009, from 11 am to 2 pm.