Kathmandu, Aug 5: The National Examination Board (NEB) has announced an improvement in the Class 12 exam results compared to last year. In a meeting held on Monday evening, the board revealed that the pass rate increased by approximately nine percent.
Board Chair Dr. Mahashram Sharma stated that 61.17 percent of students passed this year, up from 52.91 percent last year.
According to the results published on Monday, out of 396,347 students who appeared in the regular exams, 242,465 secured passing grades. In the partial exam category, 41,840 out of 114,640 students passed.
Dr. Sharma also informed that exams of 17 students (11 in the regular category and 6 in the partial category) were canceled. The total number of students passing all subjects stands at 284,305.
The pass rates stand at 61.17 percent for the regular category and 36.49 percent for the partial category.
Among those who passed, 13,502 students scored GPA between 3.61 and 4.00; 55,896 scored between 3.21 and 3.60; and 94,268 scored between 2.81 and 3.20, Dr. Sharma added.
Furthermore, 69,812 students scored GPA between 2.41 and 2.80, while 8,964 scored between 2.01 and 2.40. Only 23 students scored between 1.61 and 2.00 GPA.
The exams, originally scheduled to start on Baishakh 11, were delayed by 10 days due to a 29-day educational strike led by the Nepal Teachers’ Federation, finally commencing on Baishakh 21 and continuing until Jestha 2. A total of 510,987 candidates participated.
Despite the delay, the results were announced just one day later than last year.
The board has also announced supplementary exams for students who received ‘non-grade’ results. These exams will be held on Bhadra 28 and 29. Students who failed in up to two subjects or were absent in two subjects are eligible to sit for these supplementary exams, Dr. Sharma added.
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