Karnataka Public School allegedly made four students write SSLC exams as private candidates in Chikkamagaluru to improve pass percentage
The Karnataka Public School in Chikkamagaluru allegedly registered four regular students as private candidates for the SSLC examination to boost its pass percentage. The parents were unaware of this decision, and all four students failed the exam due to the lack of internal marks. The school administration is under scrutiny, and similar cases have been reported in other districts as well.
- ▪The Karnataka Public School allegedly enrolled four regular students as private candidates for the SSLC examination.
- ▪Parents lodged complaints after discovering their children had failed the exam without internal marks.
- ▪The school administration is being investigated for potentially pressuring staff to maintain a high pass percentage.
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The administration of Karnataka Public School (KPS), a government institution at Begar in Sringeri taluk of Chikkamagaluru district in Karnataka, allegedly enrolled four of its regular students as private candidates for the SSLC examination — reportedly to achieve a high pass percentage.The parents of the four students have lodged complaints with senior officials against the school staff. The parents stated that their children had been attending KPS Begar regularly and had been students of the school for three years. Some of them had won prizes in sports competitions.The students appeared for the examinations, but when results were declared last week, all four had failed.
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