Grades and study results

The National Examinations Board (NEB) assesses lower secondary education study results (Certificate – Secondary Education Examination, Grade-10) as follows:

Checking lower secondary education study results online

You can check lower secondary education study results online. Please note: on Nepali documents, dates are displayed according to the Nepali calender. The Nepali year is often followed by the year according to our (Gregorian) calender in brackets. Check in which Nepali year the diploma was obtained and use 1 of the following links to verify the study results:

• 2057-2073 study results
• 2074-2080 study results

The NEB assesses upper secondary education study results (Migration Certificate – School Leaving Certificate Examination (Grade XI & XII)) as follows:

Before 2017, students completed upper secondary education with exams for a Migration Certificate – Higher Secondary Education Board Examinations. They did their exams via the Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB). Within this old curriculum, the average final result was classified as follows:

• 75% and above - Distinction
• 60% and above - First division
• 45% and above - Second division
• 35% and above - Pass division

Checking upper secondary education study results online

Via the NEB website, you can sometimes check upper secondary education study results online.

Examples of stream subjects

When checking the study results of the Migration Certificate – School Leaving Certificate Examination (Grade XI & Grade XII) (from 2017 - 2021), we also check if the student has passed at least 4 different stream subjects. The stream is not mentioned on the diploma. Therefore, we give examples of subjects from the education, humanities, law, management and science streams below. You can use these examples for evaluating the diploma yourself.

Please note: the stream subjects you can find below only apply to diploma's before 2022.

The National Examination Board (NEB) issues the official secondary education documents. The exact documents students receive vary per period.

Documents from 2017 to 2021:

Students conclude lower and upper secondary education with NEB exams for the following diplomas:

• Certificate – Secondary Education Examination, Grade 10 (lower secondary education). Students receive 2 documents: a diploma and a transcript for Grade 10.
• Migration Certificate – School Leaving Certificate Examination (Grade XI & XII) (upper secondary education). Students receive 2 documents: a diploma and a transcript for Grade XI and Grade XII.

Please note:

• In 2020 and 2021, the name of the diploma could also be ‘Migration Certificate – School Leaving Certificate Examination (Grade XII)’ with a transcript showing only Grade XII. For a credential evaluation, we also need a transcript for Grade XI. Students receive this document from their secondary school, not from the NEB.
• Starting in 2016, the NEB gradually took over the examination and issuing of documents from the Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB). Therefore, we see that some students still received their documents from the HSEB in 2016, while others already received them from the NEB.

Documents from 2022 and beyond:

Students conclude lower and upper secondary education with NEB exams for the following diplomas:

• Certificate – Secondary Education Examination, Grade 10 (lower secondary education). Students receive 2 documents: a diploma and a transcript for Grade 10.
• Migration Certificate – School Leaving Certificate Examination (Grade XII) (upper secondary education). Students receive 2 documents: a diploma and a transcript for Grade XII.

Please note:

• Students often receive a character certificate from the high school as well. Character certificates are not official diplomas and are therefore not sufficient for a credential evaluation. We need the documents that are listed above.
• In addition, students often also receive a Provisional Certificate from the NEB. The same applies here: this is not the final diploma. Therefore, this document is not sufficient for a credential evaluation.
• If students want to continue studying, they can request a statement from the NEB confirming that the diploma has been obtained. The NEB can email this statement or send it in a sealed envelope to the educational institution where the student wants to study.

In higher education, educational institutions have their own grading systems to assess study results. On the websites of higher education institutions, you can find information about the grading systems they use. Currently, Tribhuvan University assesses study results as follows:

Checking higher education study results

Sometimes, you can check higher education study results online. Usually, you can find the possibilities by checking the section ‘Results’ or ‘Notices’ on the websites of the educational institution. For example, see the website of Tribhuvan University’s Faculty of Law.

Please note: was it not possible to check the study results online? Then there is another possibility: there is often an online register for study programmes concerning a regulated profession , in which you can check if students are registered. If you can find students in the register, then you know for sure that they have obtained the diploma. There are registers for the following fields of study:

• dental surgery and medicine: Nepal Medical Council database;
• engineering: Nepal Engineering Council register;
• law: Nepal Bar Council register;
• midwifery: midwifery register of the Nepal Nursing Council;
• nursing: nursing register of the Nepal Nursing Council;
• pharmacy: Nepal Pharmacy Council register.

After completing a higher education study programme, students receive a diploma and a transcript.

Please note:

• Students often receive a character certificate from a campus as well. Character certificates are not official diplomas. The official diplomas are always issued by the university of a campus.
• Please note: on Nepali documents, dates are displayed according to the Nepali calender. The Nepali year is often followed by the year according to our (Gregorian) calender in brackets. If it is not, please search the internet for ‘date converter Nepal’ and enter the Nepali date. You can then convert the Nepali date to the date according to our (Gregorian) calender.