KABUL (SW) – The National Examination Authority (NExA) has conducted exams for 177,020 individuals and successfully placed 87,103 of them into various governmental positions, officials reported.
During the annual performance review press conference held in Kabul, on Saturday, Abdul Baqi Haqqani, the acting head of NExA, stated the achievements of the authority over the past year.
He said, “Significant strides have been made in standardizing technical and administrative processes. This includes the development of a comprehensive examination system for the national university entrance exams (Kankor), the creation of a strategic plan and draft law for Afghan exams, and the implementation of 10 procedures and 2 regulations.”
According to Haqqani, the solar 1403 year’s university entrance exams (Kankor) were held with several improvements, such as, 97,917 admission cards were printed, exam questions were prepared in four languages including Pashto, Dari, English, and Arabic, and the exam duration was extended from 160 minutes to four hours, enhancing convenience for students.
Haqqani emphasized that, in the past year, the National Examination Authority signed a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Education to conduct exams for approximately 40,000 teachers. Additionally, new regional offices were established for the first time in Kandahar, Herat, Balkh, Bamyan, Kunduz, Paktia, and Nangarhar.
Erfanullah Ebad, the Head of the Question Bank Management at the authority, informed that 58 collective exams for various departments were conducted with full transparency, and the results were announced.
“Around 200,000 registration forms were distributed and processed for public, miscellaneous, specialized, and religious science exams for 1403 year, as well as for master’s programs, academic level verification, the Ministry of Finance, Medical Council, Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, military academies, and other departments. These forms were collected and entered into the authority’s system,” Ebad added.
Officials from the National Examination Authority also highlighted their priorities for the current year, which include preparing for the year 1404 Kankor exams, finalizing the draft law for Afghan exams, conducting collective department exams, updating and developing systems, equipping regional offices across seven areas, simplifying and standardizing technical and administrative systems.
