Kathmandu, June 12 -- Sheer negligence by examiners and data entry operators has severely impacted the integrity of the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) results. A mandatory recounting process has forced a grade revision for over five percent of applicants, exposing systematic flaws within the National Examination Board (NEB).

Following widespread dissatisfaction with the initial results published on May 12, a total of 33,851 students applied for a recount by paying a processing fee of Rs500 each. By Wednesday, the board had processed 27,654 of these applications, discovering that 1,559 students-equivalent to 5.63 percent-had received incorrect marks initially.

This year, the SEE results were published within a month of the examina...