Nepal, June 27 -- A total of 61.81 percent of students who appeared in this year's Secondary Education Examination (SEE) have been officially graded, according to the National Examination Board (NEB).

Speaking at a press conference, NEB Chairperson Dr Mahashram Sharma said that 61.81 percent of SEE examinees were graded this year-an increase of nearly 13 percent compared to the previous year. Sharma informed that a total of 442,896 students were graded across the country, with Bagmati Province recording the highest number of graded students at 119,517.

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It was followed by Sudurpashchim Province with 59,804 students, Madhesh Province with 59,749, and Lumbin...