SSLC Results
Monday, May 5, 2008 20:1 PM. Posted by Marasaw.com (221 views)Tough maths dips SSLC passes
BANGALORE: The results of the SSLC examination held on March 2008 witnessed a decline of 6.84% compared with last year. Reason: tough mathematics paper. The highest number of students to score zero is in mathematics — 285. And the least number of students to score zero is in social science — 36.
However, more than 60% of the students have cleared the exam this year.
The overall pass percentage this year is 66.37 compared with last year’s 73.21. As many as 8.39 lakh candidates appeared for the exam conducted from March 31 to April 9 in 2,645 centres across the state. Of these, 5.56 lakh candidates cleared the exam.
The pass percentage of the fresh candidates is 69.63, repeaters is 52.02 and private candidates is 13.26.
This year too, the girls have fared better than boys. The overall pass percentage of girls is 69 while boys is 64.14.
Districtwise, Chikkodi has taken the top slot with 84.71%, followed by Chitradurga with 79.53% and Udupi with 79.44%. Chitradurga was in the 10th position last year. Bidar has scored the lowest pass percentage with 27.39.
Announcing the results on Sunday, Commissioner of Public Instruction G Kumar Naik told reporters: “The maths paper was difficult and a majority of the students have failed in it. This has affected the overall results.’’
On the PU Commissioner citing MCQs in SSLC exam as the reason for the decline in the PUC results, Naik said that 2nd PU results are not related to SSLC exam pattern.
“However, we have constituted a committee to review the SSLC examination pattern. The committee includes academics and department officials. They will submit the report by this month-end. We will study the report and see if any changes are required,’’ he said.
To a query on whether there will be a change in the exam pattern next year, he said: “I cannot say anything without looking at the report.’’
Rural students have outscored urban students. The overall pass percentage of the rural students is 69.07 and urban 66.49.
Three students have scored the highest marks in the state by getting 618 out of 625. Sixty-four schools have recorded zero percentage, of which, two are government schools.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
