Bhadrachalam :The performance of tribal educational institutions under the Bhadrachalam Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) witnessed a slight decline in the Class 10 examinations for the 2025–26 academic year, with officials expressing concern over a high number of failures in the Telugu subject.
According to official data, out of 2,226 students who appeared for the examinations from ashram schools, hostels, and residential institutions under the ITDA limits, 2,023 students passed, resulting in an overall pass percentage of 90.88 per cent. This marks a decline of 2.17 percentage points compared to last year’s 93.05 per cent.
While 17 ashram schools, five hostels, and five gurukul institutions achieved a 100 per cent pass result, the overall performance was affected by weaker outcomes in ashram schools.
A total of 2,025 students from ashram schools appeared for the examinations, of whom 1,849 passed, recording a pass percentage of 91.31 per cent, down from 93.77 per cent last year.
Officials noted that a major area of concern is the high number of failures in the Telugu subject. Out of the total students who failed in ashram schools, 144 students alone did not clear Telugu, marking the highest failure rate among all subjects. This is reportedly the first instance in the ITDA’s history where such a large number of students have failed in Telugu.
In other subjects, 32 students failed in general science, 28 in mathematics, 11 in English, three in social studies, and one in Hindi.
Educational authorities have stated that a detailed review will be conducted to analyse the reasons behind the poor performance in Telugu, particularly in tribal residential institutions.
Despite the setbacks in ashram schools, other categories showed relatively stable or improved performance. Hostels recorded a pass percentage of 84.8 per cent, while Best Available Schools registered 96.67 per cent. Gurukul institutions performed well, improving their pass percentage to 98.37 per cent from 97.15 per cent last year.
Top scorers from the region included Siddham Rani (583 marks), Udawat Maniteja (579), and Lavuri Ganesh (574), among others from various tribal residential schools.
Officials said focus will now be placed on strengthening language proficiency, particularly in Telugu, to prevent further academic setbacks in future examinations.
