A total of 724,210 students who passed the Secondary School
Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations in 2024 did not appear for the
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations this year,
accounting for 43.31 percent of all successful SSC candidates. Over the past 10
years, from 2017 to 2026, more than 3.64 million students dropped out before
taking the final HSC examination despite being registered. Out of 14.51 million
registered students during the period, more th...