Patrachar Vidyalaya for dropouts sees a dip in intake: RTI
Image is used for representational purpose only. NEW DELHI: Patrachar Vidyalaya had the lowest enrolment for classes X and XII for the 2020-21 academic session, a Right to Information (RTI) reply has revealed. For Class X, the enrolment was lowest since 2012 and lowest since 2010 for Class XII. The low numbers have been attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic and the improved results of government schools this year.
Patrachar Vidyalaya is a platform established in 1968 for opening new vistas of education for students who drop out of schools. It helps students continue in formal education. Students who failed Class IX can directly take admission in Class X in the institute. Students with a gap year after Class X or who have failed Class XI can join Class XII. These students appear for the board exam under CBSE's Patrachar Vidyalaya and contact programmes are held for them during the weekends and holidays.
In a reply to an RTI filed by shows that 529 students enrolled for Class X for 2020-2021 and 1,732 for Class XII. A year before that, there were 3,233 students in Class X and 5,978 in Class XII.
In 2010, 1,270 students were enrolled in Class XII, while 487 had signed up for Class X that year. But in the year 2011-2012, just 338 had enrolled in Class X. The highest-ever number of students enrolled in Class XII under this scheme was in 2018-19, when 7,077 were admitted. For Class X, it was in 2019-20 when 3,233 students were enrolled.
A K Jha, principal of Government Sarvodaya Co-ed Vidyalaya, Sector-8 Rohini, said, "This low enrolment could be due to the pandemic as many people moved away from the capital due to the lockdown."
The admissions were held online this time, but students had to visit the centre for the verification of the documents.
According to a senior government official, this reduced number of admissions could be due to the improvement in class IX and XI results. "Due to the pandemic, CBSE had given a concession and asked schools to give students who had failed in classes IX and XI a second chance. It was a one-time measure where schools could conduct assessment in form of exams or assignments. So this year, the pass percentage for classes IX and XI has been higher," said an official, who did not want to be named.
In 2020, the pass percentage of Class XI in Delhi government schools was 96.2%, an increase from around 80% in 2019. In Class IX, where a large number of students fail, the pass percentage had jumped to over 64%, an increase from previous years.
Patrachar Vidyalaya is a platform established in 1968 for opening new vistas of education for students who drop out of schools. It helps students continue in formal education. Students who failed Class IX can directly take admission in Class X in the institute. Students with a gap year after Class X or who have failed Class XI can join Class XII. These students appear for the board exam under CBSE's Patrachar Vidyalaya and contact programmes are held for them during the weekends and holidays.
In a reply to an RTI filed by shows that 529 students enrolled for Class X for 2020-2021 and 1,732 for Class XII. A year before that, there were 3,233 students in Class X and 5,978 in Class XII.
In 2010, 1,270 students were enrolled in Class XII, while 487 had signed up for Class X that year. But in the year 2011-2012, just 338 had enrolled in Class X. The highest-ever number of students enrolled in Class XII under this scheme was in 2018-19, when 7,077 were admitted. For Class X, it was in 2019-20 when 3,233 students were enrolled.
A K Jha, principal of Government Sarvodaya Co-ed Vidyalaya, Sector-8 Rohini, said, "This low enrolment could be due to the pandemic as many people moved away from the capital due to the lockdown."
The admissions were held online this time, but students had to visit the centre for the verification of the documents.
According to a senior government official, this reduced number of admissions could be due to the improvement in class IX and XI results. "Due to the pandemic, CBSE had given a concession and asked schools to give students who had failed in classes IX and XI a second chance. It was a one-time measure where schools could conduct assessment in form of exams or assignments. So this year, the pass percentage for classes IX and XI has been higher," said an official, who did not want to be named.
In 2020, the pass percentage of Class XI in Delhi government schools was 96.2%, an increase from around 80% in 2019. In Class IX, where a large number of students fail, the pass percentage had jumped to over 64%, an increase from previous years.
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