Question 1

Nepalu2019s first comprehensive, unified law governing school education was the Education Act, enacted in which year?

Accepted Answer

2028 BS (1971 AD) \u2014 The Education Act, 2028 (1971) was Nepalu2019s first unified legal framework consolidating earlier, fragmented education laws u2014 core knowledge for the education administration cadre, not the teacher licensing exam.

Question 2

The Act Relating to Compulsory and Free Education, 2075 (2018) makes education compulsory and free for children up to which stage?

Accepted Answer

The basic level, for children roughly aged 4 to 13 \u2014 The Act mandates free and compulsory basic-level education for children from age four up to completion of age thirteen, plus at least one year of early childhood education.

Question 3

Since the exam-structure reform of 2073 BS, the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) is taken at the end of which grade?

Accepted Answer

Grade 10 \u2014 SEE replaced the SLC as the national grade-10 examination starting in 2073 BS (March 2017), with a separate board examination later introduced at grade 12.

Question 4

In Nepalu2019s current school structure, which grades are grouped together as u201cbasic levelu201d education?

Accepted Answer

Grades 1 to 8 \u2014 Nepalu2019s school system groups grades 1u20138 as basic level (which includes a Basic Level Examination at grade 8) and grades 9u201312 as secondary level.

Question 5

Which body under the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) is primarily responsible for developing the national school curriculum?

Accepted Answer

Curriculum Development Centre (CDC) \u2014 The Curriculum Development Centre (CDC), under MoEST, designs and revises Nepalu2019s school curricula u2014 a core concern for an Education Administration Officer overseeing implementation, as distinct from exam or teacher-licensing bodies.

Question 6

Which body conducts and supervises Nepalu2019s national school-leaving examinations such as the SEE and grade 12 board exams?

Accepted Answer

National Examinations Board (NEB) \u2014 The National Examinations Board (NEB) oversees standardized national examinations, a function distinct from curriculum design (CDC) or teacher recruitment (TSC).

Question 7

Under Nepalu2019s federal structure, the Local Government Operation Act, 2074 (2017) transferred much of day-to-day school administration to which level of government?

Accepted Answer

Local levels (municipalities and rural municipalities) \u2014 The Local Government Operation Act, 2074 devolved core school administration functions u2014 such as managing community schools and overseeing teachers u2014 to the local (municipal/rural municipal) level under federalism.

Question 8

Nepalu2019s National Education Policy, a guiding policy document (not an Act) for the education sector under federalism, was issued in which year?

Accepted Answer

2076 BS (2019 AD) \u2014 The National Education Policy 2076 (2019) was issued by the Government of Nepal as a policy framework to guide the education sector under the federal structure.

Question 9

This exam recruits non-teaching Education Administration Officers for planning, inspection, and administration. Classroom teacher recruitment and licensing in Nepal is instead handled separately by which body?

Accepted Answer

The Teacher Service Commission (TSC) \u2014 Classroom teachers are licensed and recruited through the Teacher Service Commission (TSC), while Education Service administrative officers u2014 the subject of this exam u2014 are selected by the Lok Sewa Aayog for non-teaching planning, inspection, and administrative roles.

Question 10

Which MoEST body manages human resource and school operational matters (as the Education Division), distinct from the curriculum-development and examination bodies?

Accepted Answer

Center for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD) \u2014 CEHRD, the Education Division under MoEST and successor to the former Department of Education, manages human resource and operational matters for schools, complementing the curriculum role of CDC and the licensing role of TSC.

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