There is good news for SSLC and PUC students in the state, as the state government has come up with a significant change in the examination system. The draft regulations in this regard have been published. It has been said that from now on, 33% will be enough to pass, not 35%.
The state government on Thursday issued draft rules, stating that 33% marks in both the written examination and internal assessment will be sufficient to pass. If a student scores 20% out of 20% in the internal assessment in each subject, the remaining 13 marks will be passed!
The Karnataka Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Karnataka Education Act, 1983 (Karnataka Act-1 of 1995) and section 145, has published the following draft amendment rules. It is for the information of all persons affected thereby and it is hereby notified that the said draft rules will be taken into consideration after a period of 15 days from the date of publication in the official gazette.
The State Government will consider any objection or suggestion that the State Government may receive from any person in relation to these draft rules before the expiry of the period specified above. Objections and suggestions may be submitted to the Principal Secretary to the Government, Department of School Education and Literacy, 6th Floor, Multi-Storey Building, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Road, Bangalore-560 001
Draft Rules
Title, Commencement and Applicability:- (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka Pre-University Examination
(Method of Evaluation) Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
(3) These rules shall apply to all the second P.E.C. students appearing for the Board Examination from the academic year 2025-26 and subsequent academic years.
Minimum Pass Percentage: – The minimum pass percentage shall be regulated as follows, namely:-
a) If a candidate secures at least 30% marks in the aggregate of marks in each subject including marks obtained in the written examination and internal assessment or practical examination and 33% marks in all the subjects, such candidate shall be declared to have passed the PUC Examination.
(b) In subjects where there is no practical examination or internal assessment, to be declared passed in the written examination of 80 marks, a candidate shall be required to secure at least 24 marks in each such subject…
General Conditions for Practical Examinations:- As per the general conditions in respect of subjects having practical component, in deviation from the existing allocation of 30 marks for practical examination, the practical examination will be conducted for a maximum of 20 marks and the remaining 10 marks will be awarded to the candidate who fulfills the following conditions, namely:
(a) If he has at least 75% attendance in each subject (including theoretical and practical classes), such candidate shall be eligible to appear for the practical examination;
(b) The candidate must have performed the minimum number of experiments specified for each practical subject.
(c) The candidate must have recorded the experiments performed in the practical record books and submitted the same attested by the lecturer of the subject concerned; and
(d) The candidate must have appeared for the practical examination.