65.4 pc in SLC technical category get B

KATHMANDU, June 29: In the SLC technical category, in which the grading system was introduced for the first time this year, most of the students received B.


Of the total 3256 examinees, 65.4 percent or 2131 students received B. Only 215 examinees have received A+ whereas 779 students received A grading, according to Office of the Controller of Examination (OCE).

Likewise, 124 got C and one D. None received E in the exam, said Exam Controller Bishnu Bahadur Dware. "The result indicates that technical education has been fruitful for students," he said.

Students receiving 90 to 99 percent marks got 'A+', 80 to 89 got 'A', 60 to 79 got 'B', 40 to 59 got 'C' and 25 to 39 got 'D'. Those receiving less than 25 per cent get E under the grading system.

The OCE decided to introduce grading system as fewer students appeared SLC examinations under the technical category.

"We will plan to introduce grading system also non-technical subjects after receiving feedback," said Dware. This grading system has avoided labeling students who score below 32 per cent as 'failed'.

The government for the first time in 2012 introduced technical education in grade nine and 10 in 99 schools across the country.

Students can choose engineering, nursing, junior technician (agriculture), veterinary science, among others, as the parallel course of study in grade nine and 10, according to the officials at the Department of Education (DoE).

The schools that met the criteria of subject teachers and availability of resources locally were given permission to run classes for technical subjects, said the DoE Director Khagendra Nepal.

Students under the technical category can apply for further studies at various institutions affiliated with the Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training.

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