Examination Controller Santosh Kumar Aryal said that the examination scheduled from May 3 to 14 was postponed due to the 'Gorkha' quake that occurred on April 25.
The examination will conclude on June 14. A total of 672,744 students including 336,088 girls are appearing in the exam, added Aryal.
The HSEB will conduct the grade 12 examination in the seven most quake-hit districts -- Gorkha, Dhading, Nuwakot, Kavre, Sindhupalchowk, Dolakha and Ramechhap - later.
Similarly, an arrangement has been made in which the students of the most quake-affected districts but now studying in schools in the Kathmandu Valley can attend the examinations, to be conducted in the seven most quake-hit districts, if they miss it.
HSEB Vice-Chairman Chaitanya Sharma said that three medical teams comprising two doctors, a nurse, ambulances, the required equipments and medicines have been deputed during the examination period in Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur districts. RSS
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