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Record 99.7% pass in SSLC examinations
The Hindu
the pass percentage in the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations has rebounded to touch a record 99.7% this year.
In a year that saw direct classes conducted throughout the academic session after two years of disruptions caused by COVID-19, the pass percentage in the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations has rebounded to touch a record 99.7% this year.
This is 0.44 percentage points higher than last year and more than the record pass percentage of 99.47% in 2021 when students appeared for examinations after studying the focus area portions.
The number of students who secured A+ in all subjects is 68,604. This is 24,241 more than that last year.
Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty, who announced the results on Friday, said of the 1,65,775 students who had applied, 1,38,086 were awarded grace marks. With this, 24,422 students were able to score A+ in all subjects.
Of the 4,19,128 candidates who appeared for the SSLC exams this year, 4,17,864 became eligible for higher studies.
The number of candidates who took the exams in the private category was 195 -– 150 in the new scheme and 45 in the old. Of them, 100 and 29 respectively became eligible for higher studies.
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The All-India level NEET examination was started a few years ago to counter complaints of corruption during the joint entrance examinations held at the State level. AIDSO had warned the authorities that the solution to the menace of corruption was not changing the examination system, but to investigate the corruption and punish the guilty.
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