Karnataka revises pass percentage for SSLC, PUC Board Exams starting 2025–26 academic year
Bengaluru: In a major relief for students, the Karnataka Education Department has revised the pass percentage for SSLC and II PUC exams. From the 2025–26 academic year, students will need to score a minimum of 33% to pass instead of 35%, said Primary and Secondary Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa.
Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, the minister said that SSLC students must now secure at least 206 marks out of 625, while PUC students need 198 marks out of 600 to be declared pass.
According to the revised norms, the pass criteria will be based on the average of internal assessment and external examination marks, with students required to score at least 33% overall and a minimum of 30% in each subject.
Madhu Bangarappa said the government had earlier invited public feedback on the proposal to reduce the pass percentage. “We received 701 letters supporting the 33% rule and only 8 letters in favor of retaining 35%. Based on this response, the new rule will be implemented from the 2025–26 academic year,” he said.
For SSLC, students who score 206 marks or more out of 625 excluding the first language paper will be considered pass.
For II PUC students, a total of 198 marks out of 600 will be required to pass. In subjects without practical or internal assessment, students must score at least 24 out of 80 marks in written exams.
In subjects with internal or practical components, students must score 21 out of 70 marks in written exams. For subjects with practicals, the 30 marks allotted will be divided into 20 marks for practical exams and 10 marks for attendance and other parameters, the minister explained.
Madhu Bangarappa added that this move aims to bring Karnataka’s education standards in line with national-level evaluation norms and ease the academic pressure on students.
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
