Kathmandu, April 22 -- The National Examination Board has postponed the Grade 12 national exams by 10 days as school teachers remain adamant about boycotting the examination process until the promulgation of the School Education Act.

The tests, originally slated to commence on Thursday, have been postponed until May 4. A meeting of the board on Tuesday evening took the decision to defer the examinations following a request from Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. Earlier in the morning, the board had decided to continue with the tests as scheduled, a move that was met with criticism.

In response, Oli held meetings with Mahashram Sharma, the NEB chair, and Education Secretary Deepak Kafle and asked them to postpone tests by a few days.

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