Exams for NEB Grade 12 Begin
The annual exam of grade 12 started across the country from 8 am today morning i.e. Baisakh 21, 2082 (May 4, 2025),. The National Examination Board (NEB) is working in concert to administer the exams concurrently in every part of the nation.

As per NEB, 395,908 regular students, about half or 197,033 of them girls, are sitting for the exams. An additional 115,617 partial examinees are also participating, bringing the total to 511,525.

The exams run from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM and will continue until May 16. The NEB has designated 1,591 examination centers, 1,590 in Nepal and one in Japan. The federal capital of Kathmandu has the highest number of centers at 162, while the remotely mountainous districts of Manang and Mustang each have one each.

This year, only 45 students from Manang are taking the exams, the lowest in the country, while Kathmandu has the highest number with 68,133 examinees.

Provincially, Bagmati Province will see the highest number of participants with 135,240 students, while Karnali will see the lowest, with 38,888. Other provinces include Koshi (82,871), Madhesh (69,808), Gandaki (43,349), Lumbini (90,678), and Sudurpaschim (50,654).

The NEB has deputed an equal number of chief and assistant invigilators at every exam center to conduct the exams, with 2,000 additional staff mobilized at the centers. It has assigned at least one office assistant to each exam center. The government has deployed about 20,000 security personnel across the country.

Grade 12 Exam 2081-82 Details:
- Board: National Examination Board (NEB), Sanothimi, Bhaktapur,
- Examination Date: Baisakh 21, 2082 (May 4, 2025, Sunday) to Jestha 2, 2082 (16 May 2025, Friday)
- Examination Time: 8 am to 11 am
- No. of examination centers: 1,591 ( Highest in Kathmandu:162; Lowest in Manang-1, Mustang -1)
- Total No. of Students participating in the exams: 511,525; Regular (395,908 : Male: 198875, Female: 197013); Partial (115,617)
- No. of Students (Regular) participating in the exams: 395,908 ( Male: 198,875, Female: 197,013)
- No. of Schools participating: 5,202
- No. of Students (Province-wise) : 135,240(Bagmati); 82,871 (Koshi ); 69,808 (Madhesh); 43,349 (Gandaki), 90,678 (Lumbini); 50,654( Sudurpaschim ), 38,888 (Karnali)
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