Board Results: 65 Lakh Students Failed Class 10 and 12 Board Exams in 2023
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More than 65 lakh students Last year, students failed the Grade 10 and 12 exams, and the failure rate was higher in state exams than in national ones, according to sources from the Ministry of Education (MoE). An analysis of the Grade 10 and 12 exams results A study of 59 school boards, including 56 state boards and three national boards, found that more girls sat for Grade 12 exams in government-run schools. schools But in private and subsidized schools the opposite occurs.
However, in terms of school management, girls outnumber boys by a wide margin. The percentage of passers also favours girls by more than six percentage points.
“Around 33.5 lakh students of 10th grade did not make it to the next grade. While 5.5 lakh candidates did not appear, 28 lakh failed. This is one of the reasons for low retention rate and gross enrolment ratio (GER) at the higher secondary level,” a source said.
Similarly, around 32.4 lakh 12th grade students did not complete the grade, while 5.2 lakh did not appear and 27.2 lakh failed.
In the 10th grade, the failure rate of students in national boards stood at 6%, while that of state boards was much higher at 16%. In the 12th grade, the failure rate in national boards is 12%, while that of state boards is 18%.
The analysis revealed that the performance of open schools was poor in both classes. The highest number of students who failed in the 10th grade was recorded in Madhya Pradesh board, followed by Bihar and UP. While in the 12th grade, the highest number of students who failed was recorded in Uttar Pradesh, followed by Madhya Pradesh.
“The overall performance of students in 2023 has declined compared to the previous year. This could be due to the broader examination programme,” the source said.
More girls applied for classes 10 and 12 board exams “This may reflect a gender bias in parental spending on education,” the source added.
Despite this, girls dominated in passing performance throughout the year: in class 12, 87.5 percent of girls in private schools qualified for the exam compared to 75.6 percent of boys, representing nearly nine hundred thousand boys who failed the exam compared to four hundred thousand girls.
A total of 59 examination boards, including three national boards and 56 state boards, reported their results. The exams covered a wide range of syllabi, with some boards following syllabi other than those of the NCERT. Though the number of students was high, the pass percentages indicate a worrying trend.
In the 10th grade, out of the approximately 18.5 million students who sat for the board exams, 84.9 per cent passed. However, around 33.5 lakh students do not progress to the 11th grade due to failures or absences, contributing to a lower retention rate.
In 12th grade, about 82.5 per cent of the 15.5 million students who sat for the exams passed. The pass rate was highest among Nepali and Manipuri-speaking students (85.3 per cent each). A significant number of students (32.4 lakh) did not complete their 12th grade education, either because they failed or because they did not appear for the exams. In all, over 55 lakh candidates failed to qualify for the 10th and 12th grade boards in 2023.
No significant differences in performance were observed between students who took the exams in different languages for both grades 10 and 12. However, disparities between regions and board types are evident, highlighting the need for standardization.
A remarkable performance was seen among students who took the exams in regional languages like Marathi (87.4 pc), Punjabi (87.4 pc) and Malayalam (87.4 pc) in class 10. As far as the medium is concerned, apart from Hindi and English, Bengali and Marathi are the medium languages having more than 10 lakh students and their pass percentage is better than English and Hindi.
Science is the most popular course, with 43% of students taking it, predominantly boys, followed by arts, with 39% of students taking it, with a higher representation of girls. In addition, the percentage of girls passing is also slightly higher than that of boys in science and significantly higher in arts.
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