Kerala has announced a new grading policy requiring students to achieve a minimum score in each subject to advance to the next grade level. This decision was confirmed during a cabinet meeting led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday.
The new "subject minimum" system will be introduced in schools following the state curriculum. The initiative aims to address concerns about educational quality and counter the previous practice of automatic promotion, where students were moved to higher classes irrespective of their academic performance.
This policy shift is part of the government's broader strategy to enhance educational standards in the state. It comes in response to critiques regarding the effectiveness of current educational practices and the overall quality of school education in Kerala.
By enforcing a minimum score requirement, the government seeks to ensure that students meet a baseline level of proficiency before progressing to more advanced levels of education. This change will contribute to a more robust academic framework and improve Kerala schools' student outcomes.