Chandigarh, April 1: Only around 11 per cent of the 14,683 students who appeared for the Class IX examinations have secured a first division (60 per cent and above), the results of 93 government schools that were released on Saturday have revealed.
Only 3.18 per cent could score between 70 per cent and 79 per cent marks, and barely 1.2 per cent have got more than 80 per cent marks.
Only 43 students (0.2 per cent) could score above 90 per cent marks in the Class IX examinations.
Similarly, the count of students who made it to the merit list in Class XI is low. Only 10 students of the 2,892 in the science stream could score above 90 per cent marks, while there were six among 1,536 in commerce and seven among 7,945 students in the humanities stream who could do so. As many as 5,984 students failed in the Class IX and XI examinations held in government schools as no grace marks were allowed this year. Earlier, ineligible students were promoted to the board class with grace marks, affecting the board results.
The results show the fallout of the 10-year no-detention policy under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, that prohibited holding back a child up to Class VIII.
After Class VIII, weak students availed of the benefit of 10-15 grace marks. The facility of grace marks was revoked this session after 5,567 students (48.51 per cent) failed in Class X (CBSE) last year. Over 3,000 students were given grace marks in the previous session.
Class IX exams in Govt schools
TOTAL STUDENTS Appeared
14,683
Passed
8,083
Failed
4,708
Compartment
1,892
HOW THEY FARED
60-69% marks
966
70-79% marks
467
80-89% marks
189
Above 90%
43
The no-detention policy was detrimental to the education system. Fear of failure leads to performance and lack of incentives leads to mediocrity. — BL Sharma, UT Education Secy
