The government has to intervene without delay to address the issue of increasing dropout rate at the higher secondary level among students belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe communities, according to social activists.
SC/ST students continue to fail in Plus Two exams, and serious interventions are required at various levels to plug the gaps, they said.
“As per reports, 753 students belonging to the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe communities in Wayanad had failed to clear the Plus Two exams in 2022, while the corresponding figures in 2021 and 2020 were 951 and 905 respectively. Only a section of students were able to clear the Save a Year examination,” said M. Geethanandan, activist.
