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Tamil Nadu will continue its policy of automatically promoting students up to Class 8 without failing.
Tamil Nadu will continue its no-detention policy for students up to class 8. (Image: PTI)
School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said Tamil Nadu will continue its policy of not failing students till class eight. The decision runs counter to the central government’s recent rule allowing schools to fail students in classes 5 and 8 if they do not pass the exams. The minister described the Centre’s rule as a big challenge for children from poor families who want to continue their education smoothly. He assured that Tamil Nadu will stick to its current system of automatically promoting students to these classes.
The minister said the decision to bar schools from admitting students in classes 5 and 8 if they fail in exams is a major hurdle for children from poor families seeking uninterrupted education. He described it as “sad”. The minister assured that Tamil Nadu will stick to this. Its current system of automatically promoting students in these classes.
“Tamil Nadu has not adopted the National Education Policy (NEP) and is in the process of drafting its State Education Policy. The central government’s new rule on detaining students will be applicable only to central government-run schools in Tamil Nadu and not to other schools in the state,” the minister clarified.
“Parents, students, teachers and academicians need not worry or get confused about the Central Government’s policy, as Tamil Nadu will continue its no-detention policy. The state government is committed to its current system of automatic promotion till Class 8,” he said.
Center ends ‘no-detention policy’ for classes 5 and 8
The Center has ended the ‘no-detention policy’ for classes 5 and 8, meaning students who fail the year-end exams will have to re-appear. If they fail again, they will not be promoted and will have to repeat the year. However, the Education Ministry clarified that no child will be expelled before completing elementary education.
The new rule applies to over 3,000 central government-run schools, including Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas and Sainik Schools. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 had earlier introduced the ‘no-detention policy’, which ensured that students who failed examinations in class 5 or 8 were not detained. The purpose of this policy was to prevent attrition and encourage continued education.
After amendments to the Act in 2019, states were given the option to decide whether to continue this policy or not.
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