Kathmandu, July 5 -- The first 100 days of Education and Sports Minister Sasmit Pokharel offer some early signs of reform while also serving as the first real test of his leadership.

The publication of the Secondary Education Examination and Grade 12 results earlier than usual, the launch of a curriculum review and the initiation of several policy reforms have been cited as notable achievements.

However, education stakeholders argue that the government has made little meaningful progress on long-term structural reforms, including legislation governing school and higher education, teacher management, university governance, federal coordination and broader improvements to the education system.

Pokharel, who also serves as the government ...