UP Board to help Nepal conduct exams
Apart from successfully conducting the high school and intermediate examinations of over 67 lakh students this year, the UP Board has an additional assignment at hand.
The board has been approached by the government of Nepal for “support and guidance” to its newly established National Examination Board of Nepal after it was impressed with its expertise in accommodating lakhs of students.
The Nepal board formed last year through an amendment to country’s Education Act, 1971, will now be conducting the high school and intermediate examinations in the country instead of Nepal’s Higher Education Examination Board.
Lending a helping hand, the UP Board officials have shared various details of their board exams with officials of Nepal and even handed over copies of some documents for their reference.
Janak Khatri, under-secretary, Nepal National Examination Board, has taken these documents to Nepal to chart out their course of action.
It started when after the formation of the Nepal Board, the education officials from the neighbouring country held a meeting with officials of Council of Boards of School Education in India, a voluntary association of all the Boards of School Education in India.
Here, UP Board’s additional secretary (administration) Shiv Lal interacted with the Nepal education officials.
It was followed by Nepal’s quality education director, Ramchandra Pandey, contacting officials of the UP Board here in Allahabad.
“We have shared various details about the evaluation process, question paper moderation, centre allotments to printing of the question papers and the answer sheets among other things with senior Nepal board official Khatri. The discussion was comprehensive and it will help Nepal better understand the UP Board’s examination process and adapt it to the best of their needs,” said Lal.
“We have also made available copies of some of the exam-related instructions for their reference,” added Lal. “All possible help will be extended to Nepal in streamlining their high school and intermediate examinations process. If they so desire we are also ready to send our officials there,” said Neena Srivastava, secretary, UP Board.
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