Kathmadnu, April 28 -- Around 88,500 students have obtained their No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for foreign studies from home over the past three years, as Nepal's education authorities continue expanding digital services for outbound students.

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology began issuing NOCs on May 15, 2023. Birendra Jung Thapa, chief of the ministry's NOC branch, stated that a total of 339,851 NOCs have been issued since the system was introduced, with 88,480 students receiving their documents entirely .

This means around 26 percent of applicants successfully completed the process from home, while the remaining 74 percent still had to visit the NOC branch office at Sanothimi, Bhaktapur in person to collect or co...