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New Education Structure

The government has changed its structure in school level education (grade I to XII).
Old Structure of School Education in Nepal

Pre-primary Primary Lower Secondary Secondary Higher Secondary
1 year grade 1-5 grade 6-8 grade 9-10 grade 11-12
New Structure of School Education in Nepal

Pre-primary Basic education Secondary
1 year grade 1-8 Grade 9-12

Letter Grading Scheme

To introduce global education system and literacy rate the government has introduced
a letter grading system in school education (grade 1 to 10). The grading system came
into practice from BS 2072. The declaration made under the frame-work developed by
the national curriculum plan and the Ministry of Education under these scheme no
student shall be liable to failure in exams. The grade sheet will be marked with A+
to E grading scheme instead of percentage and number system practiced before. The
sample of grading scheme is as follows:

Marks (%) 90-100 80-90 70-80 60-70 50-60 40-50 30-40 20-30 0-20
Grade A+ A B+ B C+ C D+ D E
Partially Very
Descriptor Outstanding Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Acceptable Insufficient
Acceptable Insufficient
Grade Point 4 3.6 3.2 2.8 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.2 0.8

Activity

Study the major universities established in Nepal:

Name of the university Year in BS
Tribhuwan University, Kirtipur 2016
Nepal Sanskrit university, Dang 2043
Kathmandu University, Kavre 2048
Purbanchal University, Biratnagar 2055
Pokhara university, Pokhara 2055
Lumbini Bouddha University, Rupandehi 2062
Madhya Paschimanchal University, Surkhet 2067
Sudur Paschimanchal University, Mahendranagar 2067
Agriculture and Forestry, Rampur, Chitwan 2067
Rajarshi, Janak (Proposed), Janakpur
National Open University (proposed), Kathmandu

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