Panel proposes reducing SSLC pass marks to 33% in Karnataka to match CBSE standards: Report
Bengaluru: In a move aimed at bringing Karnataka’s SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) examination system in line with national standards, the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) has reportedly submitted a proposal to the government recommending key changes to the exam structure.
Considering the demand by various stakeholders, KSEAB has recommended reduction of minimum passing marks from the existing 35 to 33 and also suggested reducing the total marks for which the exam will be conducted for the first language from 125 to 100, Deccan Herald quoted its sources as saying on Tuesday.
After the SSLC examinations showed a noticeable drop in results this year, the Associated Management of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka had submitted a petition to the department of School Education and Literacy calling for adopting the CBSE model to prevent disadvantage to students appearing for the state board exams.
"Pass marks in other boards including CBSE and ICSE is only 33, putting state board students at a disadvantage. Let the state also reduce it to 33," the association argued in the petition, as cited by DH.
The petition also highlighted that disparities in assessment standards are prompting students to switch from the state syllabus to national boards at the high school level. "Even one mark makes a difference for students," the association noted.
KSEAB’s proposal reportedly seeks approval to implement the CBSE model from the 2026 exams.
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Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in corruption cases
Dhaka (PTI): A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in two separate corruption cases related to alleged irregularities in allocations of land in a government housing project.
Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-4 Judge Rabiul Alam handed down the verdicts, sentencing Hasina to a total of 10 years’ imprisonment — five years in each case, state-run BSS news agency reported.
The court sentenced 78-year-old Hasina, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq, and her nieces, Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq, and others in the cases over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol.
The judgment was pronounced at around 12.30 pm.
Tulip Siddiq was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment — two years in each case — while Radwan Mujib Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq were each sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment in both cases.
Rajuk member Mohammad Khurshid Alam, the only accused to surrender before the court, was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment in each case, totalling two years.
The court also fined all convicted persons Tk1 lakh each and ordered them to serve an additional six months in prison in default of payment.
Hasina has been living in India since she fled Bangladesh on August 5 last year in the face of the massive protests. She was earlier declared a fugitive by the court.
The cases were filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged abuse of power in the allocation of two 10-katha plots.
According to the prosecution, the accused manipulated the allocation process and violated existing rules and regulations of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk).
