Bengaluru: High Court reiterates order to award marks, not grades for SSLC third language
Bengaluru: The High Court has reiterated its direction to the state government to award marks instead of grades for third language subjects, including Hindi, in the 2025-26 SSLC examination.
A single-judge bench led by Justice E.S. Indiresh issued the order while hearing a review petition filed by the state government, which had sought reconsideration of an earlier directive issued on April 15.
During the hearing, Advocate General K Shashikiran Shetty, appearing for the government, presented arguments in support of the review. However, the court declined to modify its earlier order.
The bench observed that any change in the evaluation system should have been made before issuing the SSLC examination notification. It noted that the grading system was not part of the original notification and its later introduction was not appropriate.
The court added that the government is free to implement such changes in the future after framing proper rules, but they cannot be applied midway through an ongoing academic cycle.
Accordingly, the High Court directed that marks be awarded for third language subjects for the current academic year and disposed of the review petition.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
