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Hindustan Times
31-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Issue notices to edu officers of districts with low pass percentage: Siddaramaiah to Chief Secy
Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday instructed that notices be issued to Deputy Directors of Public Instruction in districts where the pass percentage in the Secondary School Leaving Certificate /Class 10 exams is below 60 per cent. At the review meeting with Deputy Commissioners of all districts and CEOs of all Zilla Panchayats here, the CM asked Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh to issue notices to DDPIs. "If the response given to the notice is not satisfactory, action should be taken against them," Siddaramaiah was quoted as telling officers, his office said in a release. Asking officials not to make the excuse of teacher shortage or staff shortage for the low results in SSLC, he said good results are coming only in Dakshina Kannada and few other districts. "DDPIs must take responsibility. They, along with secretaries in charge of districts, must visit schools and review the performance of teachers and DDPIs work with interest, good results will come everywhere," he said. Noting that there should be no delay in allocating funds for the construction of schoolrooms under the Viveka scheme, the CM said the action plan should be prepared immediately. He questioned the DCs as to why the schoolrooms had not been constructed yet, even after the money was released. Pointing out that the enrollment rate at government schools is decreasing every year, Siddaramaiah said teachers and officials should talk to parents so that the enrollment rate of children in government schools does not decrease, and everything possible should be done to prevent dropouts. "Why is the enrollment rate of children decreasing despite the government providing eggs, milk, ragi malt, soup, and hostel facilities?" he asked and told the officials to take necessary steps to resolve the problems by getting information about their practical experiences and taking necessary action. The CM instructed the CEOs and DCs and District in-charge secretaries of the districts whose examination results and child enrollment to schools are lower than the state average, to ensure that the situation improves by the next academic year. CEOs of Kalyana Karnataka region districts should pay more attention and monitor this matter. The reasons and excuses for the low results are not important, it is important to bring results, he said. The CM told them that if there is sincere effort, sincere results will come.
Indian Express
02-05-2025
- General
- Indian Express
Karnataka SSLC Exam-1 results declared; 62% students pass, 22 candidates score full marks
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) released the Class 10 Board results, also called the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) Exam–1, on Friday. This year, the overall pass percentage is 62 per cent, a jump of 9 per cent from last year. The pass percentage among regular students is 66 per cent. Addressing a press conference, School Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa said, 'I am satisfied with the improvement we have achieved in this year's SSLC exam. Last year, with webcasting, the results saw a drastic dip, following which we granted grace marks to enhance the pass percentage. After Chief Minister Siddaramaiah 's strong advice against granting grace marks, we adopted a different method to improve the results, while keeping up the integrity of the examination through webcasting.' Twenty-two students scored full marks (625/625), of which two students are from government schools. Last year, only two students scored full marks. In terms of numbers, of the 8.4 lakh students who appeared in the exam, about 5.2 lakh students passed. Among those who passed the exam, 75 per cent of students secured first class by getting more than 60 per cent marks. Girls outperformed boys in terms of pass percentage. Girls secured a pass percentage of 74 per cent, whereas boys notched up a pass percentage of 58 per cent. Students in urban areas performed slightly better (67 per cent pass percentage), compared to their peers in rural areas (65 per cent). Meanwhile, government schools recorded a pass percentage of 62 per cent, aided schools (58 per cent), and unaided schools (75 per cent). Apart from the 22 students who got full marks, 65 students scored 624, 108 students scored 623, and 327 students scored 620. Six government schools, 30 aided schools, and 108 unaided schools secured zero per cent results, which means no students from those institutes could secure pass marks. Meanwhile, 329 government schools, 53 aided schools, and 539 unaided schools notched up a 100 per cent success rate. District-wise, Dakshina Kannada topped the list with a pass percentage of 91 per cent. It was closely followed by Udupi with a pass percentage of 89 per cent. Bengaluru North and South secured a pass percentage of 72 per cent, while Bengaluru Rural secured 74 per cent. The pass percentage in Kalyan Karnataka districts like Bidar, Raichur, Yadgir, and Kalaburgi hovered around 50 per cent. The school education minister also said, 'The chief minister directed us to emphasise more on classroom-based learning activities to improve the results. Therefore, we adopted academic interventions such as remedial classes and other classroom learning programs. With the help of the CEOs of the Zilla Panchayats across the state, we identified students who need to improve and ensured… targeted approaches. We also ensured that 80 per cent of the syllabus is completed by the first week of January, so that students have enough time for preparations for the board exam.' He further noted that approximately 13,000 students, who were just shy of securing the pass marks, received grace marks in line with existing norms. Bangarappa also encouraged students to take the SSLC Exam-2 and SSLC Exam-3 to improve their results. The KSEAB has also waived off the exam fee for SSLC Exam-2 for regular students who have been unsuccessful in SSLC Exam-1. However, candidates who want to take the retests to improve their results will have to pay the exam fee. The SSLC Exam-2 will be held from May 26 to June 2, and the SSLC Exam-3 from June 23 to June 30.
