KATHMANDU: Prime Minister (PM) KP Oli has expressed dissatisfaction over the poor results of the most recent Secondary Education Examination (SEE), criticizing the outcome as detrimental to the future of the country’s youth.
Speaking at a program organized to mark National Information and Communication Technology Day, PM Oli blamed the government for the failure of 52 percent of SEE examinees, saying it had jeopardized the potential of tens of thousands of students in Grade 10.
Despite the criticism, he expressed hope that the results of this year’s SEE would show improvement. During his remarks, he shared an incident involving a protest video he had recently watched.
“Yesterday, I saw a video of a teacher who had come to Kathmandu during the protest. He was abusing me—though I don’t understand why. I’ve never met him, and he’s likely never even seen me. Yet he kept saying that 48 percent passing in SEE is too much,” Oli said.
He criticized the teacher’s remarks, saying, “He dismissed the failure of 52 percent of our youth as if it were nothing. That mentality shocked me. How can someone joke about such a serious matter? These are talented young people whose futures were put at risk.”
PM Oli added that while he may not be directly involved in teaching, he feels disheartened by the outcome.
“Nepali students are full of potential. Many of them come from remote areas and have subject-specific talents. Not all students excel in every subject, but that doesn’t mean their futures should be dismissed so easily,” he said.
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