The National Examinations Board is preparing to publish the results of this year's Secondary Education Examinations (SEE) by Friday.

Mahashram Sharma, the NEB chair, said they are working to publish the results as soon as possible. “The results will be out by Friday,” he said.

The Office of the Controller of Examinations under the board said the process of entering marks after cross-checking and converting them into grades is in its final stage. The office said a board meeting will publicise the results once the process is completed.

The SEE results can viewed on www. results.ekantipur.com once published.

A total of 504,414 students attended the examinations held from March 28 to April 9. Among them, 250,772 were girls, 253,627 were boys, and 15 were gender minorities.

This year, the exams were conducted based on the new syllabus, and the results will be published using the new grading system.

Under the new system, each SEE student must score at least 35 percent mark in the theoretical exams to qualify for higher studies. Students failing to secure it in theoretical exams will not be eligible to enrol in class 11 and will receive their results in the non-graded category.

Previously, students received grades if they scored at least 35 marks combined from theoretical and practical exams. From now on, there will be separate grading for theoretical and practical exams. The new curriculum has introduced a system where each subject, including mathematics, will have a 25-mark practical exam and a 75-mark theoretical exam. The practical exams are conducted by the schools themselves, and the obtained marks are sent to the board.