Kathmandu, June 29 -- The National Examination Board (NEB) published this year's grade 12 results within 40 days of the examinations, and the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) results in just 29 days.

The government and the board have been praised for reducing the publication timeline, which in previous years ranged from 70 to 90 days. However, the faster turnaround has also raised serious concerns about the credibility of the answer sheet evaluation process.

Last week, dissatisfied grade 12 students staged protests at Maitighar Mandala in Kathmandu, demanding the resignation of Minister for Education and Sports, Sasmit Pokharel.

According to Controller of Examinations Krishna Prasad Sharma, this year 32,800 grade 12 students dissa...