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Tejesh Pradhan

The author is a PhD candidate in Economics at American University, specializing in application of micro-econometric models in issues related to development and public policy
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Published On: April 3, 2017 08:19 AM NPT By: Tejesh Pradhan

The education sector in Nepal is still a black box. The government invests significantly in increasing access and quality of public and private education systems, although the budget share towards education has been declining recently. Public universities and colleges have become a political battlefield rather than productive knowledge enterprise, compelling tens of thousands of students to leave the country every year to pursue their further education.