SSLC exam results will be declared on April 23: Karnataka minister
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa on Wednesday said that SSLC (Class 10) exam results will be declared on April 23.
He also said that, as per court orders, students will be awarded marks instead of grades for third language papers this year.
The Secondary School Leaving Certificate examinations were held between March 18 and April 2.
“Tomorrow at noon, SSLC exam results will be announced. I had earlier said April 24 as the tentative date, but we are announcing them a day in advance,” Bangarappa told reporters here after meeting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Asked whether students would be awarded marks or grades for the third language paper, he said, “We will have to follow the court order this time. Further details will follow.”
Stating that he had brought certain matters related to the results to the CM’s notice, the minister said, “He (CM) is very happy with the results. He has given us some directions. Officials were also present, and the Advocate General was present as the matter involved court directions. We have taken everything into account in the interest of students.”
When asked whether grace marks would be given since students may not have taken the third language paper seriously following the announcement that it would be graded, he said, “Answers will be given during the results tomorrow.”
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday refused to entertain the state government’s petition seeking review of its April 15 order directing authorities to evaluate the SSLC examination as per existing rules.
The court had on April 15 directed authorities to conduct valuation of the SSLC examination as per existing rules, noting that the notification had already been issued for the 2025–26 academic year.
The HC directive effectively meant awarding marks, not grades, for third language papers in the SSLC examination, as announced by the government.
The order was issued while hearing a petition filed by three students who appeared for the SSLC exam.
The petition followed the minister’s announcement on March 27 that, starting this academic year, the government would replace marks with a grading system for the third language in SSLC, which would not affect overall results. However, this announcement was made before the third language examination.
The minister had said that until now, SSLC exams carried a total of 625 marks, including 100 marks for the third language. With the change, the total would be reduced to 525 marks.
Noting that Hindi is not the only language taught as a third language in the state, the minister had said, “But Hindi is the most commonly taught third language.”
He had also said that most students fail this subject, adding that the decision aimed to ease the burden amid complaints that Kannada-speaking students find it difficult to read and write Hindi. Kannada activists had also made similar demands.
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3 killed, 9 injured in separate road accidents in Jharkhand
Bokaro/Hazaribag (PTI): Three persons were killed and nine injured in separate road accidents in Jharkhand's Bokaro and Hazaribag districts on Wednesday evening, police said.
Two persons died on the spot in a head-on collision between a truck and a tanker on NH-23 linking Bokaro to Ramgarh at Chargi valley area under Peterwar Police Station limits of Bokaro district.
Peterwar Police Station Officer-in-Charge, Raju Munda, told PTI that apart from two persons who died on the spot, six persons sustained serious injuries in the mishap and have been rushed to a government hospital in Peterwar.
"In the head-on collision between a truck and a tanker on the NH-23 stretch, the driver of the truck was trapped inside the mangled front portion of the truck, causing his death at the site," said Munda.
The police officer said that an auto rickshaw carrying passengers from Peterwar to Gola was trying to overtake the truck, was also impacted in the mishap, causing the death of the auto rickshaw driver, identified as Ravindra Karmali, on the spot.
"Five passengers of the autorickshaw sustained serious injuries and have been admitted to the Community Health Centre in Peterwar," the police officer added.
In Hazaribag, a car plunged into a 30 feet deep gorge in the Danua Valley under Chouparan Police Station area, leading to the death of one person while three others sustained injuries.
Chouparan Police Station Officer-in-Charge, Saroj Singh, told PTI that the injured have been admitted to the Community Health Centre in Chouparan.
"Of the three injured, two are in a critical condition," the police officer said.
The police officer said that the car was travelling from Barhi towards Gaya (in Bihar) and while negotiating the slope and curve in the Danua Valley, the driver lost control, leading to the mishap.
"The deceased and injured are yet to be identified. We are trying to contact the owner of the vehicle based on the registration number of the vehicle," the police officer added.
