An analysis of student data from Delhi government schools indicates that the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) has served as an alternative pathway for students who have failed Class 9. A question on the high dropout rate in Delhi government schools was asked by Swati Maliwal to the Ministry of Education in the Rajya Sabha during the Winter Session of the Parliament.

Over the past five academic years shows that approximately 22.22 per cent of the total failed students transitioned into the NIOS system, informs the Minister of State Jayant Chaudhary. This percentage is derived from the 71,124 students admitted to NIOS compared to the 3,20,150 students who failed Class 9 during the years in question.

Maliwal questioned whether the government is aware that, over the past 10 year

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