Best result in eight years, claims govt; Class IX scores similar to last year

The Delhi government on Wednesday announced that the pass percentage in its schools for Class XI had touched 80 for the first time in eight years.

The annual examination was conducted by the exam branch of the Directorate of Education for all classes other than Class X and XII in Delhi government schools.

The results were declared on March 30, 2019.

The Delhi government said that the Class XI result had seen an improvement from the 71% of students who passed in 2017-18.

“From 2015-16 onwards, the pass percentage in this class has been around 72 as opposed to 63 in 2014-15. This year, 2018-19, it touched 80 for the first time,” the government stated,

In Class IX, the pass percentage was 57.8, which was similar to the 57.4 achieved in 2017-18.

“There has been a slow but consistent improvement in the pass percentage over the last four years in this class due to programmes and initiatives like Chunauti and Mission Buniyaad, which is strengthening the foundational learning skills of students by the time they reach Class IX,” the government stated.

Change in weightage

It added that in 2015-16, the pass percentage in Class IX was 50.8, which improved to 52.3 the next year.

The government said that it was important to note that the improvement recorded last year, and maintained this year, has been despite the change in weightage for external and internal component.

“While before 2017-18, the weightage for external was 60%, it was increased to 80% as per CBSE norms,” the government added.

It said that the results show its commitment and focus on learning outcomes in the new academic session and to strengthen its teacher training program to speed up the learning of last 30%-40% children in the classroom who were neglected in the past.

“Apart from national and international level training, in the budget for 2019-20, Teachers Innovation Fund of ₹1 lakh to ₹1.5 lakh per school has been announced to encourage teachers to take up projects for learning improvement among children in their respective context,” the government said.