70% of NIOS students fail 10th grade: Is Delhi’s lifeline turning into a conveyor belt for failure?

Delhi’s NIOS Project, aimed at supporting students failing in 9th and 10th grades, is facing a crisis as nearly 70% of participants fail their 10th-grade exams. Structural flaws, weak classroom engagement, principal-driven segregation, and financial barriers have rendered the initiative largely ineffective, raising urgent questions about its design and the future of academically vulnerable students.