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The government is formulating a specialized national policy to support students who did not pass the recently published Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations, aiming to prevent them from dropping out of the education system and workforce. Dr. Mahdi Amin, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Education and Primary and Mass Education, shared these plans in an interview with national news agency BSS on Sunday.
Dr. Amin stated that previous administrations neglected students who failed national examinations, leaving them without structured guidance or alternative pathways. Under the new strategy, the government aims to channel these youth into Technical Training Centres (TTCs), short-term vocational curricula, and hands-on skill-development programs designed to connect them directly with technical employment. Additionally, the policy plans to offer targeted financial support and seed funding to enable eligible candidates to establish small-scale entrepreneurial initiatives.
Addressing the notable decline in this year's pass rates and the stricter assessment metrics, Dr. Amin emphasized the government's focus on authentic evaluation:
"During the previous regime, the pass rates and GPA-5 tallies were artificially inflated simply to present misleadingly favorable statistical narratives, establishing an unhealthy trend where passing was granted without rigorous assessment. We have completely halted that counterproductive practice. In this year's examinations, no arbitrary grace marks were distributed. Students received their genuine grades under an impartial, transparent, and standardized evaluation mechanism."
According to official examination data released across 11 education boards on August 10, a total of 1,829,485 students sat for the SSC and equivalent examinations. Among them, 1,138,877 candidates passed, registering an overall pass rate of 62.25 percent, while 690,608 students were unsuccessful. The incoming policy framework seeks to provide productive educational and vocational avenues for these 6.9 lakh students.
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