CBSE Result 2012

Uneducated till 7, boy cracks IIT at 12

12-year-old Satyam Kumar, presently studying in a Kota school, is a miracle boy for not only his family, but also for his elderly peers aspiring to enrol into the finest engineering schools in the country.

The young boy, who hails from Bhojpur in Bihar,has cracked one of the toughest entrance exams “Indian Institute of

Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) 2012”. He qualified it with an all-India rank of 8,137.

Satyam’s uncle sent him to Kota for higher studies at the age of 7. He had no formal education until then, though, he knew the Ramayana and Gita by heart. Satyam has been living in Kota since 2007 and all his school fees and other expenses are borne by the institute. He passed his 8th class from the Rajasthan Board and cleared 9th to 12th standard from CBSE-affiliated Modern School in Kota. He is awaiting his class 12 CBSE result which is scheduled to be announced in a few days.

Surprisingly, Satyam is a son of a farmer Sidhnath Singh, who had failed 

CBSE to hold proficiency test for class 10 students in July

Before choosing a career, it’s very important to know where one’s aptitudes lie. For this reason, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be conducting an optional proficiency test for students appearing for class 10 exam in July.

Students will be able to measure their skills and abilities in a particular domain or subject, while the schools will get feedback on the learning levels among their students.

“The proficiency test will mainly focus on assessing students’ abilities and skills to apply knowledge and understanding of any subject to new and unfamiliar everyday life situations.It will help students in choosing a stream and even a career option after class 10,” said Dipshikha Srivastava, principal, Rajhans Vidyalaya.

The test will be conducted for five main subjects like English, mathematics, social sciences, science and Hindi from July 9 to 13. A student may appear in one or more subjects depending upon their choice.

The core testing element of such a test will include observing, comparing, classifying, solving, translating, interpreting, analysing, synthesising, creating, composing, deducing, justifying and judging/evaluating.

The concept of proficiency test was launched by the CBSE last year. The board officials admit that the test received a good response from the students last year.

‘’We were encouraged by the response from the students last year. So we decided to continue with the test,’’ said an official.

CSE topper took no coaching

City girl Shalaka Kulkarni from Smt Sulochanadevi Singhania School has jointly topped the class 10 Indian Council of School Certificate Exam (ICSE), whose results were declared on Saturday. The national topper secured 98.8% without the help of any coaching classes.

While the rest of her generation is hooked on social networking sites, Kulkarnihas never had an account on any of the websites. “Instead of wasting time with meaningless conversations on sites like Facebook, I focused on studying,” says Kulkarni. Having scored a 100 out of 100 in Mathematics, Computer Applications and Environmental Education, 99 in Science and a 95 in English, this Thane girl wants to pursue engineering in IIT.

But don’t mistake her for a bookworm. She was the school captain and had to juggle her time between participating in extra-curricular activities like debate, dance and elocution. “I studied for nomore than three hours a day,’’ 

Girls outclass boys again in ICSE, ISC exams

As is their tradition every year, the fairer sex has topped results again.

Girls have bagged the top positions in the Indian Certificate for Secondary Education (ICSE) and Indian School Certificate (ISC) results of 2012. Mumbai’s Shalaka Kulkarni and Madhavi Singh from Carmel School, Dhanbad, jointly topped the class 10 exam, scoring 98.80% marks.

In class 12, ISC Kalyani Vishnu, an OBC student from Christ Nagar High School, Kerala, topped the country at 99.25%. The highest scorer in Mumbai in the ISC was Aarushi Magan from the science stream at Jamnabai Narsee School, Vile Parle, with 98.50%. Her advice to students: “Girls should be encouraged to take part in lots of extracurricular activities as it helps them develop their overall personality and gain confidence,’’ she said.

Girls also recorded a higher passing percentage than boys. Across India, 99.15% girls and 98.19% boys passed the ICSE exam, while 98.35% girls and 96.36% boys passed the ISC examination.

Girls outperformed boys even at a state level, with 99.96% girls passing as compared to 99.85% boys in ICSE, and 99.34% girls passing as compared to 98.40% boys in ISC.

Gerry Arathoon, chief executive and secretary, Council for Indian School Certificate Exam (CISCE) says that girls have always been better performers than boys in the exams over the years.

“We have observed this trend of girls doing better than boys. The reason behind it is that girls are more focused and serious about their studies as compared to boys. A society where girls have always been on the receiving end due to female foeticide and other atrocities, needs to take note of the brilliant academic performance of girls this year,’’ he said.

CBSE’s new admission norms out

Alarmed by the rising incidence of schools exploiting class 11 students who have changed streams or subject combinations, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has come to their rescue.

The board has now framed guidelines for schools to follow so that the students’ careers are not at stake.

For the past couple of years, several CBSE schools have commenced their academic sessions in April, resuming classes in June after a May break. For students of class 11, however, only provisional admissions are made in April. Their choices of streams are confirmed only after their board results are declared.

“Until now, when a class 11 student switched to a different stream following the board examination results, some schools would insist that the student pay the fee again, and buy new textbooks. Also, after the board results were out, schools would ask students not scoring enough to switch to other streams,” said a board official.

In such cases, it would be difficult for students to cope with the syllabus, since they missed classes in that stream in April.
In a recent circular, the CBSE has asked schools not to charge these students any additional fees. The schools will also have to bear the expenses of the new set of textbooks and if after the board results, a student switches to another stream, they will have to help him cope by giving him special coaching classes at no added cost.
The Delhi high court, in January, had directed the board to frame these guidelines after a private school had shifted a student from science to commerce in the middle of the academic year.
Dipshikha Srivastava, principal, Rajhans Vidyalaya, Andheri, said,

“It benefits students to start classes in April itself, since even they get a chance to understand the stream and see if they will be able to cope. They then have the freedom of changing streams or subjects till October. They should not have to pay extra fees for doing that. Especially because not all students can afford such fees.”The CBSE circular also asks schools to take into account these students’ attendance in April, as well as their scores in unit tests 1 and 2. The rules may also be relaxed to a reasonable extent for students who have missed the first few weeks of classes.