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New Indian Express
3 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Kerala govt restores Arabic teacher staff fixation norms in higher secondary schools
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government has brought back the earlier criteria for staff fixation of Arabic teachers in higher secondary schools. In an order, the government clarified that a minimum of 10 students would suffice for the creation of a teaching post for Arabic. Earlier, when additional Plus-I batches were sanctioned during the 2014-16 period, the government had raised the minimum number of students required for creation of teaching posts in Arabic to 25 from 10. Teachers who had lost their posts took legal recourse against the government's decision and obtained a favourable verdict, leading to the recent reversion.
New Indian Express
4 days ago
- New Indian Express
Missing Piravom teen found in Coimbatore, reunited with family
KOCHI: Police traced and reunited a teenager who had gone missing from Onakkoor near Piravom on June 2. Arjun, 17, son of Raghu, was located in Coimbatore and brought back with the help of police and relatives. According to officials, Arjun had left home due to anxiety over his Plus-I examination results. A bright student who had secured an A+ in his SSLC exams, Arjun was apprehensive that he may not be able to achieve good scores in Plus-I exams. During the investigation, police learnt that Arjun had travelled to Coimbatore. Kerala police had informed their Tamil Nadu counterpart and Railway Protection Force about the boy. Police had received information that some persons had spotted Arjun in Coimbatore. A search operation was under way in the Tamil Nadu state. On Saturday, Arjun contacted his parents using a local resident's phone. The family immediately informed the police, who, along with relatives from Palakkad, went to Coimbatore and brought him back.
New Indian Express
03-06-2025
- Science
- New Indian Express
Plus-I exam pass rate dips by 5% to settle at 62.28% in Kerala
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The success rate in the Higher Secondary Plus-I exam has fallen by over 5% this year, with the latest results announced on Monday showing a pass rate of 62.28%. Last year's pass rate was 67.30%. Out of 3.79 lakh regular school candidates whose results were declared, 2.36 lakh passed the exam. Last month's Plus-II exam results also indicated a slight decline, with an overall success rate that dropped by 0.88%. Among the three streams, Science achieved the highest success rate at 68.69%, though this reflects a decrease of 1.29% from the previous year. The Commerce stream experienced a significant drop of nearly 10%, with its success rate falling from 69.20% last year to 59.64% this year. The Humanities stream saw a success rate of 50.57%, down more than 7% compared to the previous year. In the Open School category, the overall success rate was 40.53%, showing a minor decline of 0.2% from the prior year. Among Open School candidates, the success rates were 70.36% for Science, 37.30% for Humanities, and 35.31% for Commerce. In the Technical category, the success rate was reported at 44.37%. Of the 1,562 students whose results were declared, 693 scored at least 30%.
New Indian Express
17-05-2025
- New Indian Express
Publish SSLC results of students accused in Shahabas murder case: Child rights panel
KOZHIKODE: The Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has demanded that the SSLC results of the students accused in the Thamarassery Shahabas murder case be published by May 18. The commission has also said that the action of withholding the examination results is against the Child Rights Act. The commission's order states that the persons serving jail sentences are allowed for higher studies, attend exams and receive the results of the exams. If the results are to be withheld, it should be due to an offence committed by them during the exam. However, the commission observed that no such thing happened in the case of the six students of Thamarassery Government Vocational Higher Secondary School who were accused in the death of 15-year-old Muhammed Shahabas. Shabas was beaten up by a group of students with nunchaku following a dispute at tuition centre on February 27. He died while undergoing treatment at the hospital. 'The students accused in the death of Shahabas in Thamarassery were shifted to the Kozhikode Juvenile Observation Home ahead of the SSLC 2025 examinations. They attended the examinations like any other student at the observation home, who are also accused in different cases. However, the exam board withheld the results of the six accused students and debarred them from the SSLC exam for three years.,' said commission chairperson K V Manoj Kumar. 'Though the secretary of the Kerala Board of Public Examination indicated that the department took such a step based on government guidelines, the commission concludes that if the students were given the permission to appear for the exams, their results should be published as per the Article 21 (Right to Life),' he added. The commission also mentioned that since the accused students' results were withheld, they could not apply for the Plus-I admissions that commenced on May 14 and will conclude on May 20. Therefore, it has instructed the general education department and the secretary of Kerala Board of Public Examination to publish their SSLC results by May 18.
New Indian Express
30-04-2025
- General
- New Indian Express
SSLC exam results on May 9, Plus-I seat shortage addressed: Minister Sivankutty
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Tuesday said that the results of the SSLC exam will be announced on May 9. Last year, the results were announced on May 8. This year, a total of 4.27 lakh students had appeared for the SSLC exam from March 3 to March 26. Allaying concerns on higher secondary seat shortage, the minister said a total of 4.24 lakh Plus-I seats, that include the marginal seat increase which came into effect from last year, have been ensured this year for the students who pass the SSLC exam. Sivankutty said the results of the re-examination, conducted for Class VIII students who could not secure the subject minimum of 30% in the final exam, will be announced on May 2. These students had attended additional support classes from April 8 to 24. While there were 86,309 students who secured E Grade (below 30%) in at least one subject, the number of students who scored E grade in all subjects were 5,516. The minister also released the T-shirt to be worn by 1,500 schoolchildren who will participate in the mega zumba dance performance in the capital on Wednesday. He said zumba, aerobics and yoga, that could be performed together in schools by teachers and students, will be introduced from the next academic year. Sivankutty said he will attend the governing council meeting of the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on May 2 in New Delhi. The pending Central funds to the state through Samagra Shiksha Kerala and the alleged historical distortions made to NCERT textbooks will be highlighted at the meeting, he added.
