The Uttarakhand Governor Krishan Kant Paul said that along with intelligence quotient (IQ), emotional quotient (EQ) is also important for succeeding in one’s work and life. Those with a high emotional quotient are more aware of their social environment and can build better equations with others, he said. The Governor was speaking at a function organised at Raj Bhawan to felicitate toppers of class X and XII of Uttarakhand Board exams with the Governor’s award on Thursday. He also awarded toppers of Poorva Madhyama and Uttar Madhyama exams of Sanskrit. A total of 34 students received the honours.
Congratulating the winners of the awards, the Governor gave the students the "Three P" mantra that stands for Passion, Patience and Persistence. He said that along with text books, they must also read other good books. Consistent efforts need to be made to improve the percentage of students who pass the exam and to improve the quality of education, added the governor. He further said that quiz contests should be organised at the district level and state level for school children in order to encourage their interest in various subjects. He congratulated the education department for the improvement achieved in high school and intermediate results. The cash prizes of Rs 7000, Rs 5000 and Rs 3000 were given to those who stood first, second and third in these exams respectively. Each topper was also presented with a book based on prime minister Narendra Modi’s “Mann ki Baat” programme.
Three Government schools of the state that have shown good results in board exams were also awarded Rs 50,000, Rs 30,000 and Rs 20,000 for library development. The first position was bagged by Government Inter College (Ratirketi, Bageshwar), the second by Government Girls Inter College, Pedul, Pauri Garhwal and the third by Government Girls Inter College, Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal.
Expressing his views on the occasion, the State Education minister Arvind Pandey said that the Government was making concerted efforts to improve the standard of school education. NCERT books have been made compulsory for these schools. He said that the Governor’s Awards had also created a healthy competition amid students as well schools. The secretary of school education, Bhupinder Kaur Aulakh and director general Alok Shekhar Tiwari along with officials of the education department, teachers and parents were also among those present on the occasion.