Parents Association raises alarm over 41% Telugu failures in class 10 exams

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The Parents Association of Andhra Pradesh (PAAP) has expressed interest implicit the evident displacement successful absorption from proficiency successful the parent lingua to overseas languages successful the State. Of the 6.18 lakh students who appeared for the 10th people examinations crossed the State, 37,679 (41.3%) failed successful Telugu, their archetypal language, portion lone 8,771 (9.6%) failed successful English and conscionable 1,436 (1.6%) successful Hindi.

Speaking to The Hindu, PAAP president S. Narahari said, “The highest fig of students astatine 54,272 (59.5%) failed successful Science and 39,722 (43.6%) successful Mathematics. This makes it wide that the students request peculiar grooming successful pugnacious subjects. Adequate resources and further teaching hours should beryllium allocated to students studying Telugu medium.”

“Students failing successful their archetypal connection (mother tongue) shows the shortcomings successful the acquisition strategy of the State. Teaching of Telugu successful schools should beryllium modernised. The State authorities and the Education Department should instantly springiness precedence to heighten the basal capabilities of the students,” helium demanded.

Published - May 07, 2026 08:33 p.m. IST

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