In a recent meeting of the Gujarat board’s academic committee held on June 6, it was decided to implement the promotion rules for Classes 9 and 11 Science and General streams for the academic year 2023–24.
As per the new rules, students who failed in Classes 9 and 11 will have to take re-examinations within the first 15 days of the academic year. Promotion to the next grade will be based on the results of these exams.
Schools will have to conduct re-examinations for annual exam failures by June 29. Students who pass with 33% or more marks will be promoted to the next grade.
Along with this, the Gujarat board has also released the promotion rules for Class 9. The rules state that a student must appear in at least two out of three examinations, including the first, second, and annual examinations, for promotion to Class 10.
For promotion, a student must obtain at least 25% marks in each subject. The result of the annual examination will be prepared based on 100 marks.
Students who obtain an ‘E’ grade will not be promoted.
Students who obtain more than 33% marks in Classes 9 and 11 can be given grace marks at the rate of one mark per percentage point up to a maximum of 15 marks to pass.
The examiner can give up to 10 grace marks for promotion to students who fail in more than one subject, but these marks must be shown separately and will not be counted for ranking.
Students’ attendance in school has to be mandated to be 100%. The principal can grant exemptions up to 15%. The DEO (district education officer) can grant exemptions from 15% to 25%.
Exemptions above 26% can be granted with the prior permission of the Secretary of the Board.
Exemptions will be granted for school examinations in Classes 9 and 11 in the same manner as exemptions are granted for students with disabilities in board examinations in Classes 10 and 12.
However, as the new academic session has started and schools have already admitted students to Classes 9 and 11, the process for inducting these students who clear their retests is a looming question.