Ruby Rauniyar

The decision follows a surge in complaints that students were subjected to mental and physical abuse in the name of discipline. Minister Mahabir Pun scrapped the DI system through a ministerial decision.

To meet the demand, the EC plans to print a total of 40 million ballot papers—20 million for the first-past-the-post system and another 20 million for the proportional representation system.

Tribhuvan University sparks a ray of hope

Tribhuvan University has decided to hold regional convocations from the next academic session after finding that high costs of Kathmandu-centric ceremonies have limited participation to just 17 percent of nearly 90,000 eligible graduates. 

Currently, Nepal has 11 operational central universities and two others established but not yet functional. Under current laws, the Prime Minister serves as the Chancellor of central universities, while provincial heads are chancellors at the provincial level.

Psychosocial counseling as the first priority once schools reopen

The Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology (MoEST) has proposed that the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) should be retained in its current form.

The Nepal Teachers' Federation (NTF) has opened discussions with the Education Ministry, arguing that the parliamentary subcommittee's report on the School Education Bill 2080 BS, submitted to the Education, Health, and Technology Committee of the House of Representatives on May 18, contradicts the...

Professor Dr Keshar Jung Baral, the outgoing vice chancellor (VC) of Tribhuvan University (TU), resigned two months ago, but the university has not appointed a full-time vice chancellor yet. The Minister of Education, Science, and Technology formed a three-member vice chancellor selection committee...

In the past seven years alone, nearly Rs 500 billion has flowed out of the country as young people seek better education and opportunities abroad.