SSLC exams: Students seek grace marks, lenient evaluation as court mandates marks over grades

Students who appeared for this year’s SSLC examinations have requested the State government to step in with clear assurances after the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday clarified that marks, not grades, will be awarded for the third language paper this year, and that any shift to a grading system can only be implemented from the next academic year.

The clarification has left many students anxious, as students say their preparation was influenced by earlier announcements that the third language would be graded instead of marked. Now, while marks will be awarded, students are demanding that these scores should not be counted in the final percentage, or that grace marks or lenient evaluation be introduced.