The Karnataka Authorities on Tuesday introduced a big revision within the passing standards, lowering the minimal marks for SSLC or Class 10 from 35 per cent to 33 per cent, and for II PUC or Class 12 board examinations from 35 per cent to 30 per cent, efficient instantly.
The choice follows overwhelming public assist, with 701 letters in favour of the change versus solely eight opposing it, following a 15-day session interval.
“We wish to enhance the go share and introduce a uniform system aligned with CBSE and different boards,” stated Main and Secondary Training Minister Madhu Bangarappa.
The transfer implements suggestions from the fourth report of the Karnataka Administrative Reforms Fee-2.
Underneath the brand new guidelines, Secondary Faculty Leaving Certificates college students should safe an general 33 per cent, combining inside evaluation and exterior examination — no less than 206 marks out of 625 — whereas sustaining a minimal of 30 marks in every topic to go.
For Pre-College Course college students, the requirement is a minimal of 30 marks in every topic, together with written and sensible/inside assessments, with an general 33 per cent rating — 198 out of 600 marks — to clear the course.
The amended guidelines apply to common, repeat, and personal college students showing for SSLC and PUC-2 examinations in the course of the 2025-26 educational yr.
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The choice comes amid considerations about Karnataka’s instructional efficiency. Based on the All-India Survey on Increased Training (AISHE), Karnataka ranked fifteenth nationally in 2021-22 with a Gross Enrolment Ratio of simply 36.2 per cent — considerably decrease than neighbouring Tamil Nadu at 46.8 per cent and Puducherry at 61 per cent.
Training division officers hope the lowered passing threshold will enhance go percentages whereas sustaining alignment with nationwide instructional requirements and boosting pupil confidence statewide.
Niranjanaradhya, an training professional, instructed the media that the federal government’s choices appear to have no logical thought.
“The present system perpetuates colonial-era benchmarks. British directors established 35 per cent because the passing threshold, regardless of sustaining 65-70 per cent requirements in their very own nation. After 75 years of freedom, the training system ought to elevate requirements quite than diminish them,” he stated.
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“This coverage borrows from Tamil Nadu’s mannequin and suggests the minister’s focus lies in statistical outcomes quite than substantive instructional enchancment,” he added