Education Ministry Split as Government Creates Separate Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
As part of a cabinet restructuring, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has been split into two separate ministries: Education and Sports, and Science, Technology and Innovation.
KATHMANDU — The government led by Balendra Shah restructured the federal cabinet on May 13, splitting the former Ministry of Education, Science and Technology into two. Its education portfolio was merged with the sports portfolio of the dissolved Ministry of Youth and Sports to form a new Ministry of Education and Sports, while science and technology functions were placed under a standalone Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.
The restructuring was carried out under the Nepal Government (Work Division) Regulations, 2083, which reduced the federal cabinet from a 22-ministry to an 18-ministry system.
Education and Sports Minister Sasmit Pokharel has announced measures to keep campuses free of party politics, remove party-affiliated student union structures, and set up a non-political "Student Council" mechanism within 90 days to ensure genuine student representation.
Additional directives include publishing Secondary Education Examination (SEE) results within one month of the exam's completion, dropping the citizenship requirement for undergraduate admissions, and requiring privately funded schools to provide compulsory scholarships.
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