KATHMANDU, JUNE 25
Education, Science and Technology Minister and Government Spokesperson Sasmit Pokharel has defended the publication strategy of the Grade 12 examination outcomes, stating that the outcomes have been launched on time via improved administrative effectivity relatively than haste.
The minister’s remarks got here after a bunch of Grade 12 college students staged a protest at Maitighar Mandala, demanding free retotalling and rechecking of reply sheets, in addition to a proof from the National Examination Board relating to the outcomes.
According to the examination board, 332,241 college students appeared for the Grade 12 examinations this 12 months. Of them, 231,770 college students handed, whereas 100,471 did not safe the minimal required grades.
In a social media publish on Thursday, Minister Pokharel stated he had beforehand made his place on the board’s consequence-processing mechanism clear and remained assured about its credibility.
“The results were not published in haste. Additional manpower was mobilized and unnecessary administrative procedures were shortened to ensure that the results were published within the scheduled timeframe,” he said.
While expressing confidence within the examination course of, the minister stated the federal government respects the scholars’ proper to peacefully specific their issues in a democratic society.
He additionally voiced concern over what he described as adverse and disrespectful feedback directed at protesting college students on social media, urging the general public to chorus from abusive language and private assaults in opposition to people or teams engaged in peaceable demonstrations.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education has shaped a committee to conduct a pattern-based mostly assessment of reply sheets and confirm examination scores and information-entry procedures. The committee consists of representatives from the ministry and the (*12*) Development Centre.
The National Examination Board has but to difficulty an official public response to the scholars’ calls for.