Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) will oversee the scholarship examination provided by private schools operating within its jurisdiction. Mayor Balen Shah affirmed that the examination will be conducted in compliance with the existing regulations and guidelines.
According to his statement, scholarships will be awarded based on merit to selected students hailing from impoverished, underprivileged, and tribal regions attending public schools. The scholarships will be specifically allocated for students in Grade 11, while KMC is making arrangements to conduct the examination to identify eligible students from Grade 1 up to the secondary level.
Scholarships will be distributed to students based on predetermined quotas for each school, and students will be invited to submit applications for consideration. KMC has made preparations to establish a system where scholarships are awarded to students who have successfully completed the entrance examination and received recommendations.
In response to repeated warnings from KMC, private schools have recently begun submitting information regarding the scholarships they have awarded. Currently, there are 504 private schools operating under KMC, and 90 percent of them have complied by submitting the names of students eligible for scholarships. Each school is required to provide a 10% scholarship based on the total number of students enrolled.
KMC had issued a warning stating that schools failing to offer scholarships to 10 percent of their students by Jestha 28 of the ongoing academic session would face consequences such as termination of affiliation and school closure. The distribution of scholarships must be reported in accordance with the regulations outlined in Rule 58 and Rule 59 of the KMC School Education Management Regulations, 2074, as well as Section 50 of the KMC Education Act, 2075.
Despite the requirement to provide scholarships to 10 percent of their students, approximately 70 percent of the schools in the metropolitan failed to submit the necessary information. In response, KMC took action by publicly disclosing the names of the schools that did not comply with the scholarship regulations. Currently, KMC oversees 504 private schools and 89 public schools within its jurisdiction.
