Over 65 Lakh Students Failed Class 10, 12 Exams In 2023: Government

An analysis of class 10 and 12 exam results of 59 school boards, including 56 state boards and three national boards, revealed that more girls appeared in class 12 exams from government-managed schools but it is opposite in private schools and government-aided schools. However, across school management it's they who are outperforming their male counterparts by a big margin.

Overall, across schools of different management as well the gap in pass percentage is also in favour of the girls by over six per cent.

"Around 33.5 lakh students of class 10 did not reach next grade. While 5.5 lakh candidates did not appear, 28 lakh failed. This is one of the cause for low retention rate and Gross Enrolment Ration (GER) at higher secondary level," a senior MoE official said.