The National Examination Board has decided to postpone the Class 12 examination. Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Ram Prasad Thapaliya, informed that the board meeting held on Saturday has postponed the class 12 examination which will be held from Shrawan 31 to Bhadra 9.
He said that the examination was postponed due to the increasing number of corona infections. It has been decided to provide information by issuing a notice fifteen days before the examination. '
Earlier, the Covid-19 Crisis Management Center (CCMC) had written to the board to set a new date, saying it could not conduct an immediate examination due to the growing corona infection.
Students' organizations and parents have been demanding that all test takers and all those involved in the test be suspended if they cannot manage the vaccine against covid.
A few days ago, Minister of State for Health Umesh Shrestha had said that corona infection could be done through internal evaluation without physical examination. But the National Examination Board had been saying that the preparation for the exam had reached the final stage and the exam would be held.
With one week to go before the exam, the board has postponed the exam immediately after the CCMC requested for a new date on the recommendation of the Ministry of Health.
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