Every year, when SSLC and Pre-University results are announced, the State witnesses a familiar cycle of joy, disappointment, relief and grief. But what should garner our attention is… death. Last week, five students ended their lives following their results. Three of them did so because they did not secure the marks they had hoped for….
MLC Vishwanath casts doubts over record SSLC pass percentage
April 25, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Wondering how the State recorded a very high pass percentage of 94.1 in recent SSLC exams, which is a whopping 30 percent jump from the previous year, MLC A.H. Vishwanath attributed the high pass percentage to copying and other exam malpractices. Addressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here this morning, Vishwanath, who is…
Four students from district are toppers
April 24, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: With the SSLC exams results declared yesterday, Mysuru district, which has stood 20th in the ranking of districts, has earned the distinction of having four toppers, with 2 of them coming State second toppers and one each becoming third and fourth toppers. While Government run Karnataka Public School (KPS), Yelwal student R. Madhuri and …
Girl student ends life for not getting expected marks in SSLC exam
April 24, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: A girl student, who did not get the marks she had expected in the SSLC exams ended her life by hanging self at her house yesterday. The deceased girl student is Trishala, daughter of Manju alias Shivakumar and Savitha couple and a resident of Kurahatti village in Nanjangud taluk. A student of a private…
SSLC: 94.1% pass in State
April 23, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka has recorded 94.1 pass percentage in SSLC exams-1 (2025-26) of State Board held from Mar. 18 to Apr. 2. Announcing the results at Bengaluru this noon, Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa said a historic result of 94.1% pass has been achieved for the first time. Pointing out that 7,70,209 students…
SSLC exam postponed
March 27, 2026Now Hindi exam to be held on Mar. 31 as Govt. declares Mar. 30 as public holiday for Mahaveer Jayanti Mysore/Mysuru: The third language SSLC paper (Hindi) which was scheduled to take place on Mar. 30 has been postponed by a day. The exam will now be held on Mar. 31. This change was necessitated…
SSLC exams 1, 2 & 3 will continue: Minister
December 8, 2025Shivamogga: In a bid to clear confusions surrounding SSLC exams, School Education and Literacy Minister Madhu Bangarappa has clarified that the prevailing arrangement of conducting SSLC exams 1, 2 and 3, will continue, with no plans to reduce it to two. Attributing the confusions to media creation, Madhu Bangarappa further stated that, with perpetual streaming…
Poor SSLC results: ZP CEO issues show cause notice to officials
June 26, 2025Mysuru: Following the poor performance of the district in SSLC exams 2024-25 by Government, Aided and Unaided Schools, the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) has issued a show cause notice to Block Education Officers (BEO), Block Resource Centre (BRC), DDPI now known as Deputy Director of School Education and Literacy Department – Administration and Development, in the…
Girl excels in SSLC amid family’s ordeal
May 6, 2025Mother missing, father jailed for ‘murder’, yet she triumphs with 84.96 percent in SSLC exam Mysuru: For two long years, the small tribal household in Basavanahalli, Kushalnagar taluk, lived under a dark cloud of stigma, uncertainty and survival. Suresh, a daily-wage earner and father of two, had been jailed for allegedly murdering his wife, Mallige….
SSLC results: Two from Mysuru among top 22 in State
May 2, 2025Mysuru: The results of Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) exams-1 for the year 2024-25 was announced this morning, with a total of 5.24 lakh (5,24,984) students including regular fresh, private fresh, regular and private repeaters, passing against the total 8.42 lakh (8,42,173) students, who had appeared for the exams conducted from March 24 to Apr….















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