Nepal, May 17 -- The Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) has announced the removal of entrance examinations for student admissions starting from the upcoming academic session.

According to the newly issued Admission Guidelines 2082, students will now be admitted based on the Grade Point Average (GPA) they obtained in the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) of Grade X.

However, the Nepal Student Union (NSU) has opposed this decision made by the CTEVT. The NSU staged a protest on Thursday morning by burning a copy of the CTEVT's new admission guidelines in the presence of CTEVT Member Secretary Mahesh Bhattarai.

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