Ashutosh Varshney of Campion School, Bhopal made the city proud by bagging first position (Boys group) with 143 marks in the State-level National Talent Search Examination (NTSE).
Ashutosh is a student of Class X. He cracked the State-level examination and has scored 143 marks out of 150, securing second position in State. The highest mark is 145. This year, the cut-off of the examination was determined 131 out of 150.
About his success story, he says that it was extremely tough for him to balance preparations of both CBSE board examination and NTSE examination simultaneously. “But because of support of my parents, guidance of teachers and help of friends, I succeeded to crack this examination. Among all the subjects in examination, social science was the toughest.”
He said “Both CBSE as well as MPBSE’s class X syllabuses had to be done, which was a bit harder to do. Only hard work and dedication helped me achieve second position in the examination. Preparations are still in full swing as now it’s time for national-level examination”.
NTSE examination is conducted by Rajya Shiksha Kendra in the State. This examination is held at two levels including state and national-levels. The state-level examination was conducted on November 8, where around 97,000 students participated enthusiastically. On the basis of merit list, among these students, 290 students have qualified for national level examination.
Campion School Principal Fr Athnas lakra SJ, and Vice Principal Fr Ajay kumar Kerketta SJ, has Congratulated Ashutosh for making School proud.