Nepal Considers Open Book Exams Amidst Mobile Destruction Controversy

The incident in Siraha where the administration destroyed four hundred ninety-six mobile phones and five smartwatches worth more than crores, confiscated during the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) and Grade 12 examinations, has sparked an uncomfortable but necessary debate across the country.The question is not why students took mobile phones to the examination center. The question is why our examination system forced students to choose such a path? Why is our education system making students memorize instead of encouraging them to think and experiment?Therefore, the incident in Siraha is not just a matter of discipline; it is a question of our...