Govt decides to put off all prescheduled exams until further notice

KATHMANDU, April 25: Government has decided to postpone prescheduled examinations of all levels until further notice. 

A meeting of the COVID-19 Crisis Management Center (CCMC) held on Sunday decided to this effect, according to Khagaraj Baral, Coordinator at CCMC Secretariat. 

Baral added that it is not a recommendation to the government but a decision which will come into force from Monday. “The examinations have been postponed until further notice.”

Issuing a public statement on Sunday evening, Baral said that the educational institutions are required to suspend physical classes and operate virtual or alternative classes in view of the growing risk of COVID-19. 

According to a source at the CCMC, no decision was taken regarding the postponement of the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) of grade ten which is scheduled to be held from May 27 later this year.