DSEL launches ‘Mission 60+’ to improve SSLC, II PUC results this year

Bengaluru With an aim to improve results in SSLC and II PUC examinations, the Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) has launched a new programme ‘Mission 60+’ for the year 2026–27. The programme aims to prepare every student to score more than 60% marks and achieve a 100% pass rate in schools and colleges. Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa recently launched the programme at a teachers’ workshop at IIT Dharwad.

‘Mission 60+’ comes a year after the department introduced the ‘Mission 40+’ programme last year. “Karnataka recorded a pass percentage of 98.08% in the SSLC examinations and 92.25% in the II PUC examinations last academic year. These are the highest results ever recorded by the State,” pointed out Madhu Banagrappa, appealing to teachers and officials to extend their wholehearted cooperation and make the ‘Mission 60+’ programme a success.

“There is still sufficient time and if all of us work together, we can achieve 100% results this year,” he said.