Kathmandu, June 27 -- The National Examinations Board (NEB) on Friday published the results of this year's Secondary Education Examinations (SEE), held from March 20 to April 1.

A total of 61.81 percent of students secured different grades and qualified for higher education. The remaining students failed to secure minimum grades and have been categorised as non-graded.

This marks a significant improvement from last year, when only 47.86 percent of students had secured grades, with the majority-52.14 percent-categorised as non-graded.

According to the board, 438,896 students sat the regular examinations. Of them, 48,177 students scored a Grade Point Average (GPA) between 3.6 and 4, the maximum GPA possible. Similarly, 81,385 students ob...