Gujarati medium students score lowest in SSC

The Class 10 results declared by the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB), on Monday, have revealed a worrisome picture. Students from Gujarati medium schools have scored lowest with a pass percentage of 65.16 as against that of English medium students at 90.12% and Hindi medium students at 72.30%.

The overall results also witnessed a marginal dip in pass percentage with only 67.5% students clearing the exam this year. Among districts, Dahod continued to be the one with the lowest pass percentage of 37.35 whereas Surat maintained its top position with 80.06% students passing. Interestingly, like the Class 12 state board results this time, the number of schools with 100% results declined. As against last year, when 451 schools had recorded 100% results, the same figure this year has been only 368. Girls, like always, outshined boys with 72.69% clearing the exam as against 63.73% of boys passing. Successful results this year was nearly 0.74% less compared to 2017. However, the number of students scoring over 90% marks has almost doubled. This year, 6,378 students got A1 grade while the number was 3,750 in 2017.

While the examination for SSC continued until March 23, for science and general streams of HSC, the exams continued to March 28. Approximately 17 to 18 lakh students have appeared for board exams this year, including 10 lakh for SSC, 5.5 lakh for general stream and nearly 1.5 lakh for science stream. State's minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said, "Literacy among parents and the environment plays a very important role. Students who study in English medium schools are being taught at home as well."

INTERESTING CASES 

Identical percentile for twins

Anjali Patel, Aanchal Patel
93.67% (99.80 %ile), 90.67% (99.28 %ile)
School: Swastik higher secondary school
Class 10 students of Swastik High School, Anjali and Aanchal Patel, were on cloud nine on Monday as both of them scored above 90%. It was a special day for the two because today is also their birthday. “I scored 93.67% and my sister scored 90.67% whereas our percentile is almost the same. We used to study together and it really helped us to clear our concepts whereever we got stuck. We had worked hard and expected this result. It is our birthday and hence our happiness has increased,” said Anjali.

Anjali and Aanchal’s mother is a teacher and father is an accountant. Both sisters want to study Science. “We wan to do research on space science,” said Anjali.

Sister scored same last yr, bro aces this yr

Faizan Bawani 
91.17% (99.39 %ile) 

A year ago, Farooqbhai Bawani, an auto-rickshaw driver, was not so happy despite his daughter scoring above 99 percentile in class 12 after she appeared for NEET exam, that was mired into a controversy. This time, he was again at Sanskar Kendra, where toppers from city gather, for his son Faizan who scored 99.39 percentile in class 10.

He said, “Last year, my daughter made me proud and, today, my son did the same. I cannot express my happiness. Even my daughter who was depressed last year as the state government was not considering pro-rata basis for admission, she took a drop and appeared for NEET again. He earns Rs 10,000-12,000 a month and wants his daughter to become a doctor. Faizan said, “I have seen my father working so hard to educate us and, hence, I also   worked very hard. Only good education can help my family deal with situations in future.”

Diagnosed with PCOD, Mahi took exam as external student

Mahi Shah
90% (99.13 %ile)

Diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Disease in the beginning this year, Mahi Shah has shown her grit. Shah had decided not to take the exam this year due to severe abdominal pain. But, that didn’t let confidence sink in. She appeared as an external student and scored 99.13 percentile. Shah said, “In the beginning of August 2017, I had severe abdominal pains and, hence, I got a sonography report and was diagnosed with PCOD. At that time, the pain was so severe that I could not focus on studies nor I could go to school.” 

Grass-cutter’s daughter scores 92% 

Neha Yadav
92%, 99 %ile

School: Rashtrabharti Hindi high school
For Neha Yadav, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, Moday’s result came as a dream come true. Neha, who scored 92% and 99 percentile, helps her father sell grass. “My father is a grass cutter and we sell grass to those who want to feed the cows. I live in a joint family and help my father with his work. I want to be a doctor,” Neha said.

Iqra Rajput
82%

School: FD high school, Jamalpur
A daughter of a labourer, Iqra knew the value of education from her childhood. Even with 82%, she wants to become a doctor. Her father, Zara Alam Abbas Ali Rajput, said, “I have six children and somehow manage make the ends meet. My wife is a tailor. While my elder daughters have only studied till Class 10, Iqra is the only one who has scored so well and so we will make sure she studies further.”