Preparations for the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) are in full swing across Nepal, with question papers already distributed to all districts outside Kathmandu. The National Examination Board's Examination Control Office (Class 10) has confirmed the completion of all tasks related to printing and distribution of the question papers.
Printing of the question papers took place at the Security Printing Press situated within the premises of the Janak Education Materials Center. A dedicated team was stationed at the until yesterday (Chaitra 03) to oversee the process.
Approximately five lakh students are expected to participate in the SEE, which is scheduled to commence from Chaitra 15. Although the examination covers 71 subjects, not all students take exams in every subject. Consequently, question papers have been printed for 20 subjects from both the new and old curriculum.
This year sees the implementation of the new curriculum in class 10, alongside a grade increment examination for around 20 thousand students from the previous year.
Nanda Lal Poudel, the Examination Controller, assured that question papers have been printed for both the new and old curriculum to accommodate remaining examinees from last year. He emphasized that preparations for the exam are nearing completion, with a total of 2,557 examination centers established nationwide. The provincial government has managed the distribution of answer sheets, ensuring a smooth process.
While there were 2,337 examination centers last year, an additional 20 centers have been established this year to accommodate the increasing number of students, particularly in districts like Kathmandu.
Municipalities expressed their desire to retain examination centers within their jurisdictions, although smaller centers were not removed this time. Each re-examination center will have ten security personnel deployed.
As of now, districts have not made examination centers public. The Education Development and Coordination Center will announce the examination centers only an hour before the examination begins, citing concerns that rapid public disclosure may lead to various malpractices. Hence, the decision to delay the public announcement of examination centers has been made to ensure a fair and transparent examination process.
