Over 65 lakhs students failed in class 10th and 12th Board exams in 2023-24 reveals Ministry of Education MoE, India-Board result news

According to the Latest Reports Revealed by Ministry of Education MoE, India, More than 65 lakh students from across the country did not clear class 10 and 12 board exams last year 2023-2024. The failure rate being higher in state education boards than the national boards, according to Ministry of Education (MoE) officials.

This complete analysis of 10th and 12th Class exam results based from 59 school boards, including 56 state boards and 3 national boards. This data of 6.5 million students failing nationwide in school board exams is a concerning matter. "Approximately 33.5 lakhs (3.35 Million) Class 10 students did not progress to the next grade/class. Out of these, 5,50,000 students did not appear for the exams, while 28 lakhs failed in 12th Board Results. Around 32.4 lakh students of class 12 did not complete the grade, in which 5.2 lakh did not appear in exams and 27.2 lakh failed in 10th board exams results.

This is a contributing factor to the low retention rate and Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) at the higher secondary level," said a senior Ministry of Education official. As per reports, Higher failure rate in the state board exams results. The Madhya Pradesh board recorded the highest number of student failures in Class 10th, followed by the Bihar Board and Uttar Pradesh board. Education Ministry officials also pointed out that the performance of open schools was poor in both classes.

Report showed that more girls appeared for Class 12 exams in government-managed schools, while the opposite was true in private and government-aided schools. In Class 10, the student failure rate was 6% in national boards, compared to a significantly higher 16% in state boards. For Class 12, the failure rate was 12% in national boards and 18% in state boards.

"Overall student performance declined compared to the previous year, possibly due to the larger exam syllabus," the official said. More girls appeared than boys for the Class 10 and 12 board exams from government schools. "This may indicate a gender bias in parental spending on education. However, girls outperformed boys across government, aided, and private schools," the official noted.