KATHMANDU, Aug. 4 -- The National Examination Board (NEB) has announced the results of the Grade XII annual examinations.

The results were released following a Board meeting held on Monday evening. As per the data, 61.17 percent of students under the regular category have passed, while the pass rate for partial examinees stands at 36.49 percent.

A total of 511,525 students appeared in this year's examinations, of which 396,347 were regular examinees and 114,640 were under the partial category. According to the NEB, 38.83 percent of students in the regular category received a non-graded (NG) status, while only 41,840 students obtained a grade under the partial category.

NEB Chairman Dr. Mahashram Sharma informed that altogether 284,305 ...