Delhi: 70% of NIOS Class X students failed in last 4 yrs

Under the ‘NIOS Project,’ an average of 70 per cent of students who took the 10th grade examination have failed in the last four years — this was revealed by the Delhi's Directorate of Education (DoE) in response to a Right to Information (RTI) application filed by PTI.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

‘The project was launched by the Delhi government to reduce the rate of students failing in the 9th and 10th grades and the number of students dropping out of school.

Under this project, students who fail in the 9th and 10th grades and those who are weak in academics are registered with the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) and separate classes are held for them.

According to information received from the DoE, in 2024, 7,794 students were registered for the 10th grade under the 'NIOS Project’, of whom only 37 per cent, i.e., 2,842, passed the examination.