KATHMANDU, Sept 19: The National Education Day, 2080 is being observed across the country today under the slogan, 'inclusive and skill-based education and retention of youths within the country'.
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has formed a main celebration committee headed by Minister Ashok Rai to observe the Day. The ministry is organizing a program and conferring the 'Nepal Bidyabhushan Honor' of 'a', 'b', and 'c' categories on various personalities and awards to the institutes, teachers and employees.
37th National Education Day being observed today
A total of 90 persons achieving PhD will be conferred the 'a' class honor while 71 doing best in Masters' Level will get a 'b' class honor and 44 doing best in Graduate Level the 'c' class honor. Similarly, Chhatra Bidya Padak will also be awarded in the program.
However, the ministry has said that as the budget for the event was allocated late, only prizes would be distributed for the time being and medals would be provided later. The ministry has also published the name list of those receiving the awards. The awards named 'Nepal Prabidhi Bidya Bhusan' and 'Social Welfare Education Prize' have been added for this year. In total, 177 persons are being awarded. The National Education Day is observed on Asoj 2 every year.
