Nepal SEE students' results delayed as 1,000 answer sheets go missing

Around 1,000 students who took Nepal's Secondary Education Examination (SEE) are in limbo, with their answer sheets missing and results for re-evaluation consequently delayed. The National Examination Board confirmed that it could not locate the scripts for these students, affecting the publication of their revised scores.

While 33,887 students applied for rechecking, and results for 31,855 have been published, approximately 2,335 results remain pending. Officials clarified that the higher figure includes various reasons for pending results, not solely missing answer sheets. The delay stems from answer sheets arriving at the board without proper student scripts, significantly slowing the rechecking process.

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It is not that answer sheets of all these students are missing.

This situation has forced some students to sit for grade improvement examinations without knowing their re-evaluated marks. Students from Sarlahi traveled to the Examination Control Office seeking updates, expressing frustration over the negligence. "They said they are trying to locate the answer sheets. We are suffering due to negligence," said student Rabi Shakya.

Officials attribute the problem to improper handling and disorganization of answer sheets at district and examination centers. Scripts were reportedly bundled and sent in an unorganized manner, with some found still at schools. The board is working to locate these missing sheets, which may have been left at centers or misplaced during processing. Despite the challenges, the board has published rechecking results for hundreds of students, with a notable percentage seeing changes in their scores.

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They said they are trying to locate the answer sheets. We are suffering due to negligence.