Tribhuvan University’s archaic exam system is upping students’ stress levels but not grades

Ushma Adhikari, a third-year student of bachelor’s in arts (BA), a four-year course at Sagarmatha College for Higher Studies affiliated with Tribhuvan University (TU), is frustrated with her university as it has already been over a year she has been waiting for her first-year exam results.

“Over the past 15 months, I learnt that believing in my university system is equivalent to deluding yourself,” says Adhikari.