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Over 12,000 fail SSLC exams even in their third attempt in Belagavi and Chikodi
Belagavi: Despite three chances allowed by the govt for candidates to clear the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) exams, as many as 12,385 students from institutions in the educational districts of Belagavi and Chikodi failed to make the cut this year.
Official records show that 7,007 candidates from Chikodi and 5,378 from Belagavi failed in the exams.
The numbers have raised concern over declining academic standards in these districts. This is all the more surprising given that just a few years ago, Belagavi and Chikodi were in the top ten on the state's SSLC results table.
Given such a dismal scenario in these two districts, there is a growing concern that those who have failed may eventually be sucked into the vortex of child labour, depriving them of a further shot at education and a healthy, meaningful life.
In recent SSLC exams, Belagavi was placed at the 25th spot, while Chikodi educational district was ranked 26th. The overall pass percentage in the two districts was around 62% as both continued to be in a downward spiral.
Officials at the Belagavi School Education and Literacy Department said the block education officers will try to convince the parents of those who have failed to re-enrol their wards in class 10 and let them prepare for the next examination.
Likewise, all high school teachers have been instructed to encourage this.
Experts believe the education department needs to give more serious consideration to such dismal performance by these students and plug the holes in terms of academic shortcomings as much as possible to make sure no student falls through the crack.
Seetaram, the deputy director of the school education and literacy department, Chikodi, said those who failed in all their subjects can still return to their classrooms. Even students who failed in some of the subjects can meet with their respective teachers, discuss their problems, and have their doubts cleared.
Photo name: Exams
Caption: Students at an SSLC exam centre
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