Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Eight Surrendered Naxals Pass Class 10 Through Open School
Eight people who had been part of the Naxal movement passed their Class 10 exams.
They had stopped going to school when they were young.
After surrendering, they got a chance to study again through Chhattisgarh Open School.
The graduates came from Bastar, Kanker, and Bijapur.
One student, Geeta Nureti, went back to school at age 35 and hopes to become a nurse.
Another, Bhaskar, passed with a first division and wants to encourage education.
The state policy helps former cadres study and train for work.
Their exam results show that they are taking steps toward new goals.
Eight surrendered Naxals passed the Class 10 examination through Chhattisgarh Open School.
Six graduates are from Bastar, while one each is from Kanker and Bijapur.
They had left school in childhood to join the Naxal movement and resumed their studies after surrendering.
Geeta Nureti, who returned to school at 35, scored 347 out of 500 and hopes to study nursing.
The state rehabilitation policy supports surrendered cadres with education, skills training, and employment assistance.
- Who
- Eight surrendered Naxals, including Bhaskar, Geeta Nureti, Sannu, Santosh Aanchal, and Ramdhar Kashyap.
- What
- They passed the Class 10 examination through Chhattisgarh Open School.
- When
- The article does not state when the examination results were announced.
- Where
- Chhattisgarh; the graduates are from Bastar, Kanker, and Bijapur.
- Why
- They resumed education after surrendering, with support under the state rehabilitation policy.
- Number who passed
- Eight
- Examination
- Class 10 through Chhattisgarh Open School
- Districts represented
- Bastar (six), Kanker (one), and Bijapur (one)
- Geeta Nureti's result
- 347 out of 500; first division
- Santosh Aanchal's result
- 308 marks
- Rehabilitation support
- Education, skills training, employment, and self-employment