Katmandu: The annual examination of Class XII began in Nepal amid the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday. The exams were earlier postponed twice owing to the Corona Virus pandemic and is now being conducted in the physical presence of students which formally opens the door for University-level education.
Students above the age of 18 how are appearing for the exam have been vaccinated with anti-COVID-19 doses before the exam, with the latter starting from September 15 and run till September 24. As many as 374,000 students are attempting the Grade 12 examinations.
"The examination halls we have set aside for this exam have individual tables and chairs and on each bench, there is only one student allowed to sit, that`s the internal examination environment. Prior to that, as the students enter the premises we have a proper test system where a professional medical person is taking care of the situation, student`s temperature and based on that students are allowed to come up," informs an examination centre in-charge.
It must be noted that earlier, the Education and Health Committee of the Parliament had urged the concerned authority to vaccinate Grade 12 students who are sitting for the board examinations.