Archive · 25 Dec 2025
India to Track Failed Class 10, 12 Students from 2026
The Indian government will start tracking students who fail their Class 10 and Class 12 exams from 2026.
They will use a special system called UDISE to find these students and help them join the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) to continue their studies.
The government wants to make sure that all children stay in school until they finish Class 12.
They are also looking at using special funds to pay for NIOS fees so that more students can go back to school.
In the past few years, the number of students dropping out of school has gone down, but the government wants to make sure every child completes their secondary education.
India will track students who fail Class 10 and 12 exams from 2026 using the UDISE system.
Failed students will be linked with the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) for re-admission.
The government is considering using Samagra Shiksha funds to cover NIOS fees for out-of-school children.
The cumulative number of failed students in Class X and XII across all boards in 2024 was 50 lakh.
The Ministry aims for 100% retention of students till Class 12, with dropout rates having declined over the past decade.
- Who
- Ministry of Education, Government of India
- What
- Tracking failed Class 10 and 12 students and linking them with NIOS for re-admission
- When
- Starting from 2026
- Where
- India
- Why
- To mainstream out-of-school children and achieve 100% retention till Class 12
- Start Year
- 2026
- Failed Students in 2024
- 50 Lakh
- Tracking System
- Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE)
- Re-admission Route
- National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)
- Funding Scheme
- Samagra Shiksha
- Dropout Rate Reduction (2014-2023)
- Preparatory: 5.1% to 2.3%, Middle-school: 3.8% to 3.5%, Secondary: 13.5% to 8.2%
- Objective
- 100% retention till Class 12
