Odisha: Fail System Introduced For Class 5, 8 Students, What This Means? | Education and Career News
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As per the rule, if a child fails the examination, they will be given the opportunity for a re-examination within two months from the result declaration date.
No child will be expelled from any school before completing their elementary education, the govt said. (Representative/File)
The Odisha government has implemented a fail system for the Class 5 and 8 annual examinations starting from the current academic year, according to an official notification. To enforce this decision, the government made necessary amendments to the Odisha Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2010, on Wednesday, reported PTI.
As stated by a notification from the School and Mass Education Department, regular examinations for Class 5 and 8 will be conducted at the end of each academic year.
If a child fails the examination, they will receive additional instruction and be given the opportunity for a re-examination within two months from the result declaration date.
“If the child taking the re-examination fails to meet the promotion criteria again, they will be retained in the fifth or eighth grade, as applicable,” the notification said.
However, no child will be expelled from any school before completing their elementary education, the order added.
In December last year, the Government of India amended the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2010 (RTE Act 2010). The amendments permit states to conduct regular exams for Class 5 and 8 students and retain them if they fail. These changes follow five years after the RTE Act was amended in 2019.
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