Girls outperformed boys in class 10 and class 12 examinations conducted by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) in Jharkhand, the results of which were declared on Tuesday late afternoon.
At least 99 per cent of girls who appeared in the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) passed, while 98.14 per cent of boys cleared the examination. In the Indian School Certificate (ISC) exams, 97.12 per cent girls passed against 94.88 per cent boys.
“The results this year are a reflection of the hard work of students. With the correct guidance of teachers and sincere efforts, students will achieve new heights in the days to come,” said Father Ajit Xess, the ICSE coordinator for Ranchi.
The CISCE conducts the ICSE exams for class 10 students and ISC exams for class 12 students across the country.
A total of 6,285 boys and 5,683 girls appeared for the ICSE examinations, whereas, 2,462 boys and 2363 girls appeared for the ISC examinations in State. The exams for ISC students began on February 4 and concluded on March 25 while the ICSE exam was held from February 22 to March 25 this year.
According to data released by the CISCE on Tuesday, out of the 11,968 students who appeared in ICSE exams in Jharkhand, 1,786 belong to the tribal community. At least 96.70 per cent of students from the tribal community passed the exam in the state where 27 per cent of the total population is tribal. Out of the 4824 students who appeared in ISC, 691 were from the tribal community and 89.58 per cent of them passed the exams.
Students from Jamshedpur outdid their counterparts from other cities in Jharkhand this year. There was a tie between three students for the state topper’s position. Sarthak Singh of St. Francis School, Jasidih; Vedika Chandra from Gulmohur High School, Jamshedpur and Sounak Banerjee from Kerala Samajam Model School scored 99 per cent in the exam and jointly bagged the topper’s position in Jharkhand.
Congratulating students for their splendid performance, Father Pius Fernandes, Principal of Loyola School attributed the exemplary performance of his school to the team effort of students and teachers.
"Our students have proved their mettle in the academic fields. We wish them all the best for their future," he said.
State topper Srishti Vaidya, who owes her success to her parents, said, “I am really happy with my performance. I gave my best but never knew that I will be the topper. Regardless of the stream I opt for, my objective will be to ensure development of India."
Nandini Choudhary of Loreto Convent and Navneet Raj of St. Thomas School, Dhurwa became the city toppers in Ranchi by securing 98 per cent marks in ICSE. Out of the eight students who secured the highest marks and bagged the top three positions in ICSE, five are from Jamshedpur and three from Ranchi. In ISC too, Jamshedpur’s students outshone their counterparts from other cities by bagging the top three positions in Jharkhand. Shaivi Goyal of Carmel School, Digwadih topped in commerce by securing 99.75 per cent. Srishti Vaidya of Loyola School, Jamshedpur bagged the top position in humanities by securing 99.75%. In Science, Marshneil Prasad of Sacred Heart Convent School, Jamshedpur secured 99 per cent and topped in Jharkhand.