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SSC results reveal an unexpected reality serving as a wake-up call

The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations were published three weeks after the government's initial announcement that they would be made public. This late publication of results poses a pertinent question in the minds of around 19 lakh examinees and all others concerned. We guess that the new government wanted to evaluate the scripts of the SSC and equivalent examinees, genuinely breaking the previous years’ tradition of awarding inflated marks to students and hiding the real picture of their performance. The students, teachers, guardians, and the education administration of the country, however, were led to believe...

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SSC results reveal an unexpected reality serving as a wake-up call

The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations were published three weeks after the government's initial announcement that they would be...

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SSC results reveal an unexpected reality serving as a wake-up call

The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations were published three weeks after the government's initial announcement that they would be made public. This late publication of results poses a pertinent question in the minds of...