Karnataka SSLC results: Siddaramaiah orders notices to district edu officials over low pass percentage

The pass percentage of students in government schools during the 2024-25 SSLC exam was below 60% in districts like Bidar (47.57%), Vijayapura (52.57%), Chikballapur (55.14%), Bengaluru South (56.58%) and Bengaluru North (58.54%).

Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday ordered notices to deputy directors of public instruction (DDPI) in districts where the pass percentage in the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) Class 10 exams is below 60 per cent.

Siddaramaiah took this up on day two of his review meeting with all deputy commissioners and Zilla Panchayat chief executives.

The CM asked Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh to issue notices to DDPIs. “If their replies are unsatisfactory, initiate further action against them,” Siddaramaiah told Shalini. DDPIs are the top education officials in every district.

The pass percentage of students in government schools during the 2024-25 SSLC exam was below 60 per cent in districts like Bidar (47.57 per cent), Vijayapura (52.57 per cent), Chikballapur (55.14 per cent), Bengaluru South (56.58 per cent) and Bengaluru North (58.54 per cent).

During the meeting, Siddaramaiah rebuked officials and asked them not to give excuses like teacher shortage.

“Only districts such as Dakshina Kannada and others get good results. DDPIs must take responsibility. They, along with secretaries in charge of districts, must visit schools and review the performance of teachers,” Siddaramaiah said. “If teachers and DDPIs show interest, then good results can be achieved everywhere,” he added.

The CM particularly asked officials in the backward Kalyana Karnataka region to provide extra attention to exam results. “Excuses aren’t important. Ensuring good results is important,” he said.

Siddaramaiah pointed out that the government has released Rs 906.64 crore to build new classrooms under the Viveka scheme. He questioned deputy commissioners of districts where classrooms have not been completed despite fund release. “Why aren’t you showing interest,” he asked DCs.

Enrolment falling

Siddaramaiah rued that admissions at government schools were falling year-on-year. “This is a bad development,” he said. “The government provides eggs, milk, ragi malt, soap and hostel facilities. Still, why are admissions falling?” he said and asked teachers and officials to hold talks with parents and stop students from dropping out.