A trend is being seen in the government schools of Delhi. This is the trend, students of 9th class should not take admission in 10th class. Figures have been released in this regard.
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A shocking figure has come to the fore regarding the government schools run by the Delhi government. In fact, in the last four years Delhi Govt Schools Many students studying in I passed 9th class, but they did not take admission in 10th class. This has been revealed in the reply given by the Directorate of Education to an RTI. This RTI has been filed by TOI, in which data of last few years was sought. So far the reason for the dropout of the students has not been revealed.
Till now no clarification has been given on this matter from the Delhi government. But an official said that the data is being analyzed. In the information received through RTI, data from 2018-19 to 2021-22 has been given.
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Understand the game of dropout in numbers
- RTI reveals that in 2018-19, 2,67,617 students enrolled in class 9, out of which 76,523 failed. When the same batch reached class 10th, out of this only 1,53,938 students were studying. While more than 37,000 students had dropped out.
- The number of students who dropped out in the next year decreased, but this trend continued. For example, in the academic year 2019-20, the number of students enrolled in class 9 was 2,79,337, out of which 42,475 students failed in the annual examination. But when the batch reached class 10, the number of students studying in it was 2,30,692. The data shows that 6,170 students dropped out.
- The number of students enrolled in class 9 in 2020-21 was 2,45,076, out of which 31,517 failed. The students enrolled in class 10th were 2,06,545. In this way the figure of dropout students was 7,041.
- This trend continues in the next academic year i.e. 2021-22 as well. The total number of students of 9th class was 2,48,031, in which 28,531 students could not reach the next class due to failure. Only 2,14,197 students got the chance to enroll in class 10th. Whereas, the number of dropout students stood at 5,303.
What did the principals say?
Some principals of government schools said that they were unaware of this trend. On the condition of anonymity, a principal said, ‘I understand the meaning of the failed students being out of the education system. But why will the passing students not take admission in class 10th? This is beyond comprehension. Even if this happens, then the number should not have been so high. Even though the figure of dropout seems worrisome, but something has also happened during this period, which is commendable. Actually, the number of students failing in 9th class has decreased.
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