KATHMANDU, APRIL 2
The Secondary Education Examination (SEE) has commenced nationwide from today with enhanced measures aimed at ensuring greater transparency, efficiency, and faster result publication.
The Office of the Controller of Examinations under the National Examination Board has introduced a new directive to streamline exam management and answer sheet evaluation, with expectations of minimizing irregularities.
The exams began simultaneously at 8:00 am across designated centres nationwide. The examinations will continue until April 11.
A total of 512,421 students are appearing this year, including 441,566 regular candidates and 70,855 grade improvement examinees. Female participation is slightly higher, with 257,613 girls, 254,801 boys, and seven others. Additionally, 23 students are taking the exam from a centre in Japan.
The board has set up 1,966 examination centres across the country, covering students from 11,379 schools. Question papers have already been dispatched to all provinces through Janak Education Materials Centre Limited.
To ensure security, each exam centre is staffed with 15 police personnel, along with administrative and supervisory staff based on the number of examinees.
Under the new system, answer sheets are required to be evaluated within three days of the exam. Marks will be digitally recorded, sealed, and securely submitted to the relevant Education Development and Coordination Units within the same timeframe.
The directive mandates that examiners must complete evaluation at designated centres under CCTV surveillance. Strict rules prohibit taking answer sheets outside centres, assigning unqualified evaluators, or allowing unauthorized personnel to check copies. The use of mobile phones and electronic devices inside evaluation rooms is also banned.
Examiners found negligent may face penalties, including re-evaluation duties, deduction of remuneration, removal from the examiner pool, or departmental action as per prevailing laws.
Authorities have prohibited collective monitoring at exam centres following complaints that the presence of multiple organizational representatives disrupted students during exams. Monitoring committees led by Chief District Officers have been formed in each district.
The examination began today with Compulsory English, followed by Compulsory Nepali (April 3), Mathematics (April 5), Science and Technology (April 6), Social Studies (April 7), and optional subjects thereafter. Technical stream exams will be held from April 9 to 11.
For students with disabilities, additional support has been arranged, including an extra 1 hour 30 minutes beyond the standard three-hour exam duration. They are also allowed writing assistants who have studied up to Grade 9.
The nationwide examination is reported to have started in a peaceful manner.
