Education Minister Commits to Supplementary Exam Prep Classes for Non-Graded SEE Students

Kathmandu. Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Sashmit Pokharel, has stated that the government will conduct supplementary examination preparation classes for students who received non-graded results in the Secondary Education Examination (SEE). Minister Pokharel made this commitment during a meeting of the Education, Health and Information Technology Committee of the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

He mentioned that the government has fulfilled its promise to publish the examination results within a month and informed that special preparation classes will be conducted targeting students who will benefit from the grade increment (chance) examination. According to the results published on Monday, out of the total examinees, 284,160 students, or 65.98 percent, were successful, while 146,507 students were 'non-graded'.

Minister Pokharel shared a plan to conduct a detailed study of school buildings, playgrounds, teachers, and other infrastructure across the country and to restructure all school-level infrastructure based on the facts obtained from it. During the meeting, Members of Parliament suggested that the government should pay special attention to the education of children displaced from slum settlements, bring the Education Bill immediately, and arrange for 'e-books' for students.

Members of Parliament also drew the government's attention to stopping irregularities in the school snack program and resolving the problems of 17 types of teachers. The meeting also emphasized the need to revise the curriculum for vocational and skill-based education. According to high officials of the Ministry of Education, 232,105 teachers and staff are currently working in 27,000 community schools across the country.

The Ministry presented its work progress report and informed that various initiatives are being taken for the improvement of the education sector.