Students won’t be promoted to next class if they fail in class 5 or 8

No detention policy gone: Students won’t be promoted to next class if they fail in class 5 or class 8

The Union government has stated that the ‘no detention policy’ in practice in schools has been lifted and students who don’t perform well in the annual exam of class 5 or class 8 can ‘fail’.

Students won’t be promoted to next class

Sanjay Kumar, the secretary in the Ministry of Education, has stated that the Central Government has taken this decision intending to improve the learning outcome among children.

The Union Education Ministry has taken a big decision and abolished the 'No Detention Policy'.

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“The Union Education Ministry has taken a big decision and abolished the No Detention Policy”, Kumar informed.

He added that students who fail the annual examination in classes 5 and 8 will be failed. Failed students will have a chance to retake the test within two months, but if they fail again, they will not be promoted.

However, the government policy also states that until the 8th grade, no student will be expelled, even if they fail exams.