With the number of std IX students failing to secure a minimum of 25 per cent marks in their final exams in their maths and science papers rising this year, city-based schools are a worried lot. School principals believe that special efforts are required from teachers, students and their parents to obtain better results in the coming years. As per state government’s new rule, all class IX students will have to score a minimum of 25 per cent marks in their written exams.

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