Tadepalli, May 30: YSRCP strongly condemned the coalition government’s gross mismanagement of the education system, particularly the flawed evaluation process of the Class 10 examinations, which has jeopardized the futures of lakhs of students. Speaking at a media interaction, Ravichandra, Working President of the YSRCP Student Wing, lambasted the government for its failure to conduct a fair and competent evaluation, resulting in 1,15,874 students initially declared failed in the March 2025 exams. “The coalition government’s reckless handling of the evaluation process is a betrayal of our students and their aspirations,” Ravichandra stated, highlighting that approximately 60% of the failed students, 66,363, applied for recounting or revaluation, with nearly 11,000 passing after revaluation, exposing the scale of errors in the initial assessment.
Ravichandra criticised the government of orchestrating a hasty and defective evaluation process to allegedly boost admissions in Narayana Colleges, a move he described as “playing with the lives of talented students for vested interests.” He cited glaring instances of evaluation errors: one student, Mokshita, initially scored 21 in Social Studies but received 84 after recounting; another in Bapatla jumped from 26 to 96 in the same subject post-reverification; and in Eluru, a student’s answer sheets were entirely overlooked, initially awarded 14 marks but corrected to 86 after revaluation. “These are not mere errors; they reflect a systemic failure that has shattered the trust of students and parents,” Ravichandra asserted.
He further criticized Education Minister Nara Lokesh for his incompetence, alleging that the government’s claim of completing the evaluation in a record 22 days was a hollow boast that masked gross negligence. “By setting unrealistic targets for teachers and rushing the process, the government has scapegoated educators, suspending them to deflect blame from its own failures,” Ravichandra said, calling such actions “deplorable.” He demanded that Minister Lokesh take accountability for the evaluation lapses and resign immediately, emphasizing that the minister’s lack of oversight and understanding of the education system has caused irreparable harm to students.
The YSRCP also highlighted the broader collapse of the education system under the coalition government, pointing to repeated paper leaks in half-yearly and Class 10 exams as evidence of administrative failure. “From paper leaks to botched evaluations, the government has surrendered its responsibility to protect our students’ futures,” Ravichandra said. The party reiterated its commitment to fighting for students’ rights, demanding stringent action against those responsible for evaluation errors and the restoration of educational reforms like Nadu-Nedu and Ammavodi, which were stalled under the current regime.
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