Udupi initiates slew of initiatives to improve pass percentage in SSLC exams

In a bid to improve the quality of education and increase pass percentage in SSLC examinations, the Udupi Department of Public Instruction has initiated several programmes and have reached the doors of the houses of students.

The department has initiated several programmes to instill confidence in children writing the exam in June. The pass percentage in the Udupi district during last year was 88%. The department has chalked out programmes to reduce the number of students who fail SSLC examinations to 5%. Already, phone-in programmes have been initiated to solve the doubts of the students.

The phone-in programmes are held every Friday from 5 pm to 7 pm. Students can clear their doubts from subject experts.

Parents told to monitor

A team of officials, led by DDPI N H Nagoor, visited the houses of the students and interacted with the parents. The parents were advised to monitor the study of their children apart from taking care of their health from February 1.

In addition, motivational camps too were conducted for teachers with resource persons to prepare students for the exam, which in turn helped teachers improve their general knowledge as well, said DDPI N H Nagoor.

A total of 3,080 slow learners were identified in the district during the final exams of class nine, held in the last years. A passing package has been prepared to ensure that they focus on passing the exam. They were also counselled to improve their confidence, the DDPI added.

A total of 13,950 students have registered for the SSLC exams in the district this year. The district-level and taluk-level officers have adopted 28 schools that registered less than 80% pass percentage in the SSLC examinations held last year.

The officials visit the adopted schools once in 15 days and collect information on the educational progress of the students. Deputy Commissioner G Jagadeesha is the chairman of the adoption committee. In addition, 38 schools that had registered less than 70% results last year, have been adopted by the officials from the Education department