Girls shine again, Bhatkal SSLC results dip

May 18, 2016 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Bhatkal: The S.S.L.C results, which were announced on Monday, brought a dip of 7.4% percent in Bhatkal taluka in the pass rates in 2016. All major districts have seen a sharp decline in the pass percentage, as compared to last year. A total of 2265 students appeared for the SSLC exam from the Bhatkal Taluka out of which 1959 students achieved success. Like previous years, girls have again outsmarted boys with better results. Notably, state-run schools have fared better than aided and non-aided primary schools. Out of 612 students from 14 state-run schools in the taluka, 571 students have passed. This year, five state-run schools and four aided schools and non-aided schools have registered 100 percent results. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kimmane Rathnakar, who released the results, said that the pass percentage for the April 2016 exam in the state stands at 79.16%. It was 81.82% in 2015 and 81.20 in 2014. “As usual, girls have done better than boys. The pass percentage for the boys stands at 75.84, while that of the girls is 82.64%,” he said. Udupi, which had secured the top spot in 2015 with a whopping 93.37% pass rate has slipped to second place this year, with 89.52%. Mangalore stands third, with a pass percentage of 88.01, the minister explained. “Last year, Gadag stood in the bottom spot with a pass percentage of 66.74%. Bellary has taken its place in 2016, with just 56.68%,” he added. He urged the students who have not cleared the exam – and their distressed parents – not to lose hope. “KSEEB will conduct the supplementary examination from June 20 for all the unsuccessful candidates.” Referring to students from the three schools that were not allowed to write the exam this year, he said, “They will be allowed to appear for the supplementary next month.” Highlights The senior most person to clear the SSLC examination is Mrs. Manjula. Her date of birth is 26-01-1968 and her SSLC score is 223 52 schools have recorded zero pass percentage including three government institutes. Out of the 2,707 differently-abled students who took the exam, 1,647 have been successful. More rural students cleared the examination compared with their urban counterparts. Dates to remember May 25 is the last date to apply for supplementary examination. May 26 is the last date to apply for revaluation/ retotaling/ photo copy of answer scripts. Rs. 700 is the fee for revaluation per subject. Rs.150 is the fee for retotaling per subject and Rs. 300 for photocopy per subject. With inputs from Agencies – ARF