The State government has decided to abolish the system of giving grace marks to students in class 10 (SSLC) exams from the academic year 2024-25.
At a meeting on Friday at Vidhana Soudha, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivkumar raised the issue of grace marks with Madhu Bangarappa, Minister of Primary and Secondary Education. The Chief Minister came down heavily on the officials of the Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) for its “generous showering” of grace marks of up to 20% to boost the SSLC result this year, said sources.
According to sources, Mr. Siddaramaiah pointed out that two students from government-run schools had made it to the top spot this year which shows that anyone can achieve good results with hard work. Only those who work hard need to get marks, and there should be no grace marks from next year, Mr. Siddaramaiah ordered in the meeting. He also said Deputy Directors of Public Instruction, Block Education Officers, principals and teachers should be made accountable for results.
