Odisha Govt Introduces ‘Fail System’ For Classes 5th, 8th Annual Exams
A regular examination in Class 5 and 8 will be held at the end of every academic year, says a notification issued by state School and Mass Education Department
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government has introduced a ‘fail system’ for classes 5 and 8 annual examinations, starting from the 2025-26 academic year.
The government has amended the Odisha Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2010 and according to the new system, regular examinations will be held at the end of each academic year for these classes.
Students who fail will receive additional instruction and have the opportunity to re-appear the exam within two months of the declaration of results, as per a notification from the School and Mass Education Department.
“All students of Class V and Class VIII will now have to appear for annual examinations. If a child fails in these examinations, he/she will be provided additional instruction and an opportunity for re-examination within two months of result declaration,” read the notification.
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“If the child appearing in the re-examination…..fails to fulfil the promotion criteria again, he/she shall be held back in fifth class or eighth class, as the case may be,” said the notification.
The order, however, states that no child will be expelled from school until they have completed their elementary education.
In December last year, the Government of India amended the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act of 2010 (RTE Act 2010).
These amendments permit states to conduct regular exams for students in classes 5 and 8, and to retain students who do not pass. These changes were made five years after the RTE Act was last amended in 2019.
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