NEB (National Examination Board)

The National Examination Board (NEB) is the apex government body in Nepal responsible for planning, developing, and administering national-level examinations at the school level. Established under the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST), NEB oversees two critical examinations: the glossary/see" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline">Secondary Education Examination (SEE) at Grade 10 and the National Examination at Grade 12 (the higher secondary board exam). NEB's mandate extends to curriculum development, textbook evaluation, and result certification for students across Nepal.

Before NEB was formally restructured, examination responsibilities were shared between the Office of the Controller of Examinations and the Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB). In 2017, these functions were consolidated under NEB to create a single, coherent examination authority. This reform also coincided with the transition from the SLC to the SEE system, introducing continuous assessment components and a graded result structure in place of the binary pass/fail model of the past.

NEB sets the examination schedule, develops question papers, deploys examination centers across all provinces, and publishes official results. Students appearing in the Grade 12 national examination use NEB-certified results to apply for bachelor's degree programs at universities such as glossary/tribhuvan-university" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline">Tribhuvan University and glossary/kathmandu-university" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline">Kathmandu University. Grade 12 results are also required for international university applications, where glossary/equivalence" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline">equivalence certificates may be needed.

For students and parents looking to understand grading, results timelines, and examination structure, NEB's official portal (neb.gov.np) is the primary resource. Our Nepal education system overview explains how NEB-administered examinations fit into the broader academic framework from Grade 10 through higher education.