Par Panel Flags Nearly 73% Students Drop Out Before Finishing Higher Secondary

Parl panel red flags rise in student mobile addiction; Also seeks bridging of digital divide

A parliamentary panel has urged the Education Ministry to introduce cyber safety and mobile addiction courses for students and teachers, bridge the digital divide, tackle high secondary-school dropout rates and gradually raise public education spending to 6% of GDP.

Panel Flags Nearly 73% Students Drop Out Before Finishing Higher Secondary

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Nearly 73% students drop out before finishing higher secondary: Parliament panel flags ‘drastic decline’ in schools

The recommendation is part of the Tenth Report on 'Budget and Policy aspects for providing Affordable and Quality Education in the Country including Review of Central Board of Secondary Education', presented to Lok Sabha on Wednesday, news agency PTI said.

Parliamentary panel flags nearly 73% students drop out before finishing higher secondary

"The Committee are of the view that there is an urgent need to increase the number of schools at secondary and higher secondary levels," it said.

Nearly 73% Students Drop Out Before Class 12, Parliamentary Panel Flags

The committee noted that the number of schools at Secondary and Higher Secondary levels are very less when compared with the number of schools at Primary and Upper Primary levels.

73% of Students Drop Out Before Completing Higher Secondary, Parliamentary Panel Finds

The panel also flagged a shortage of revised textbooks and anxiety around application-based exam patterns being introduced for classes 9-12.