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It’s time to rejoice for CBSE class X students

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The Hindu NIE schools put up an excellent show

BANGALORE: Finally, the long wait was over for the Class X students of the schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The result was announced on Tuesday, exactly two months after the examinations got over.

Anticipation and suspense was in the air as the results started trickling in at 5 p.m. and at schools that were part of The Hindu’s NIE programme there was a sense of jubilation.

Many schools have secured 100 percent pass and students, parents and teachers expressed their happiness over the results. \

Students said they were not unnecessarily bothered by the questions based on HOTS (high-order thinking skills) as they were trained well to solve such questions by their teachers.

School authorities attributed the success to “relentless” efforts of teachers as well as students.

Toppers of many schools said that the “consistent competition” from their friends pushed them to work harder to achieve that extra mile. And for them the phone buzzed constantly as congratulatory messages poured in from their friends and relatives. “All of us managed to get a good result and I was delighted to know that I was the best among the lot. I was thorough with my textbooks and I found the question papers easy. Your score depends on how you think during those three hours (examination time). I was cool and it has reflected in my result,” said Shilpi Sen, topper of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Nagarjuna Vidyaniketan, Yelahanka. She got 470 marks out of 500.

Principal Shobha Bhat said that all the 38 students, who appeared for the examination, had passed in first division.

“For the ninth consecutive year, we have recorded such pass percentage and I am extremely happy about it,” she said.

The Oxford Senior Secondary School, J.P. Nagar, the Army Public School and Rashtriya Military School too have recorded cent percent pass results.

Raje Neha Milind with 96.5 per cent was the topper of The Oxford Senior Secondary School. He has secured 100 marks in science and information technology, while Shruti Narayan in communicative Sanskrit.

“I am glad that 68 students have scored above 85 per cent and eight students have secured 100 marks in information technology,” said Principal Mariamma Mathew.

Akhil Chaturvedi with 95 per cent is the topper of Army Public School. Md. Tausif Zaman has come second. Akhil said though his parents were doctors, he wants to become an expert on wildlife. “I want to pursue my interest and join a television channel and make films on wildlife,” Akhil said.

Md. Tausif’s father M.B. Alam said that he was confident that his son would do well in the board examinations. “Neither I or Tausif was under any pressure,” he said.

Principal Manjula Raman said that 20 students had scored above 90 per cent.

At Kendriya Vidyalaya (Rail Wheel Factory), 121 students have passed. Principal K. Prabhakaran said that only two students were in “compartment” (a term used in CBSE, where in a student scores less than 33 marks in less than two subjects).

A student is considered as failed if he scores less than 33 marks in more than two subjects).

“They will be allowed to sit for the supplementary examination that will be held next month. I am confident that they will get through,” Mr. Prabhakaran said.

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