In a touching gesture of support, a family in Karnataka town Bagalkote welcomed their son’s Class 10 board exam failure by cutting a cake for him to boost his morale and encourage him to do better the next time. The boy had scored 200 marks out of a possible 625 (around 32%) and had fallen short of the minimum pass marks. But rather than feel disappointed or ashamed, his parents opted for a positive and uplifting mindset.
On a viral social media video, the family can be seen giving the boy cake with “220/625” written on it. His parents, with smiling faces, try to comfort him, assuring him not to be disheartened. His father consoles him, saying, “Don’t worry that you failed. It’s good that you tried the exam. I give you moral support to study harder now.”
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VIDEO | Karnataka: Parents celebrate their son after he fails in Class 10 exam by cutting a cake to boost his morale in Bagalkote. He got 200 marks out of 600, which is 32 percent, below the passing marks. #Karnataka #Bagalkote pic.twitter.com/YJzSBm3Gvq
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The video has received accolades online as a quintessential representation of positive parenting, particularly considering the academic stress and pressure that usually affect the mental health of students.
Contrasting with this touching family scene, the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) released the SSLC (Class 10) results, where 22 students scored a perfect score of 625 out of 625 marks. The overall pass percentage this year was 66.14%, whereas the pass percentage with repeaters and private candidates stood at 62.34%, which is a major improvement from last year’s 53%.
The SSLC exams were held from March 21 to April 4 in the state at 2,818 centers, and 8,42,173 students took the exam. Of these, 5,24,984 cleared the exam. Girls fared better with a 74% pass percentage, while boys have a 58.07% pass percentage.
Geographically, the pass rate was recorded as 67.05% for urban schools, marginally higher than for rural schools at 65.47%. Typewise, the highest pass percentage was recorded as 75.59% for unaided schools, then followed by the government schools with 62.7%, followed by the aided schools at 58.97%.
