lovkush Ravi topped the Model School for Visually Handicapped, National Institute for the Visually Handicapped by scoring 94.2 per cent marks in Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class XII examination.
Dheeru Yadav secured second position in the school with 93 per cent in the examination. The school Principal Kamalvir Singh Jaggi said that the school has once again raised the bar with majority of the students securing good marks in the CBSE Class XII examinations.
The overall result in terms of pass percentage was 100 per cent.
As many as 22 students appeared for the board exams this year of which seven scored above 90 per cent, nine between 80 and 90 per cent, four between 70 and 80 per cent and two students between 60 and 75 per cent, with the lowest being 62.6 per cent.
According to Jaggi, in the academic year 2010-11, the number of students scoring above 90 per cent was three which increased to five in the academic year 2011-12 and it has further increased to seven this year.
The visually challenged students of the school study with the help of their Braille books provided by the institute. Some students also seek help from audio material and readers. They appear for their board exams with the help of scribes. Since a lot of hard work is involved in their efforts for studies, their performance is certainly creditable, he added.
lovkush Ravi obtained 94.2 per cent marks followed by Dheeru Yadav with 93 per cent, Divyanshu Pandey with 92.5 per cent, Shubham Sharma with 91.6 per cent, Sonu Trivedi with 91.33 per cent, Sarvjeet Singh with 90.6 per cent, Chandermohan Singh with 90.16 per cent, Sumit Arora with 89.33 per cent, Sandeep Pilkhwal with 85.16 per cent, Rahul Kevat with 84.5 per cent, Subham Negi with 84 per cent, Gautam Kumar with 83. 8 per cent, Pawan Kumar with 83 per cent, Afjal with 82.66 per cent, Pinki Singh with 80.83, Sadhana with 80 per cent, Vikas Kukreti with 79.83 per cent, Rita Jiyal with 79.16, Deepak Kumar Yadav with 78.66 per cent, Zenab with 77.66 per cent, Bhola Nath with 70.66 per cent and Chinmay with 92.6 per cent. All the students were given Netbook by NIVH in a programme held on Tuesday.
Toppers want to be IAS officers
Dehradun: The visually challenged Model School students lovkush Ravi, Dheeru Yadav and Shubham Sharma who scored 94.2, 93 and 91.6 per cent respectively in the CBSE examinations expressed their wish to become IAS officers.
According to them, they want to work for the betterment of the society. Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh) native lovkush Ravi said that he along with his father had visited a hospital in Haridwar for the treatment of his eyes in the year 2001. The hospital doctor told his father about Model School for Visually Handicapped, NIVH and later he was enrolled in the school. His hobbies are reading books and listening news.
Political Science is his favourite subject. He attributed his success to five hours dedicated study and support of his parents and teachers. He expressed his wish to complete his bachelor degree from Jamia Milla Islamia University from where he would prepare for civil services examination. Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh) native Dheeru Yadav said that he had completed his primary education in his native place and enrolled in class IX in the school in 2009. His hobbies are writing poetry and music.
He expressed his wish to complete his higher education from Banaras Hindu University. Himachal Pradesh native Shubham Sharma who scored 91.6 per cent marks also expressed his wish to become an IAS officer to serve the nation. PNS