Kathmandu, Mar. 18:The Higher Secondary Education Council is to conduct examinations for classes XI and XII from the second week of Baisakh, 2057.

Refuting the allegations that differences, conflicts and leg-pulling among the council employees had made the future of students uncertain, education secretary Jayaram Giri said there were some technical constraints in the council, but now all these have been removed.

The controversy created after council vice chairman Kaushalraj Regmi closed the bank accounts claiming that the council was bogged down in financial irregularities has also come to an end.

But, council member-secretary Dr Sriram Lamichhane complained that though there is no working environment in the council, he is committed to perpetuating the tradition of the council.

Examinations schedules have not been published yet since application forms have not been received from 112 schools, said Mr Lamichhane, adding, but preparations are being made to hold the exams on time and to publish results by the end of Asadh.

One employee on condition of anonymity complains of not having salary for the past three months and said in such a situation it would be difficult to conduct examinations in all 500 higher secondary schools of the country at the same time.

The Guardians’ Association Nepal, the higher secondary schools association, etc had put pressure on the council to hold the exams on time.

General secretary of the Higher Secondary Schools Association Baburam Pokhrel seems assured that the government in the offing would come with a new thinking for education.

Some 100,000 students appear in higher secondary school examinations every year.