Class XI pass percentage goes up by 24.94 in Chandigarh

Naina Mishra

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 20

The results of classes IX and XI witnessed an improvement in pass percentage, thanks to 30 grace marks allotted to the students.

The pass percentage for Class IX has shot up by 17.2 from 55 (2018-19 session) to 72.2 in the current session.

Similarly, there has been an improvement in the pass percentage of Class XI by 24.94 from 70.56 in the last session to 95.5 in the current session.

The results were displayed on the website of the 114 government schools of Chandigarh on Monday and text messages, WhatsApp messages and emails were sent to parents concerned. None of the students have been failed by the UT Education Department.

4,550 get compartment, none failed

Over 4,000 students in Class IX and 550 students in Class XI have received the compartment and a retest will be conducted later as per the date sheet shared by the respective school heads, confirmed District Education Officer Alka Mehta.

Last year, 5,984 had failed in the exams in classes IX and XI as no grace marks were awarded. Former UT Education Secretary BL Sharma had discontinued the practice of awarding 10-15 grace marks last year.

Due to the discontinuation of the grace marks policy last year, the pass per cent of Class IX had witnessed a drop of 17.18 and Class XI results dipped by 14.

The students placed under compartment shall be given their marks tomorrow. The students can call on the helpline numbers already circulated. They can also call their respective class in-charges or the school counsellor to clear their queries.