Vidhan Sabha Speaker Dinesh Oraon on the occasion of Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) Foundation Day celebration here on Sunday announced to felicitate the two toppers of the State Board Examination on Vidhan Sabha Day.
“In an attempt to recognise the talent of the meritorious candidates and to give them a bigger platform, I would felicitate the two toppers of the academic year 2017-18 with the cash reward in the upcoming event – Vidhan Sabha Day. I would also like to invite their parents on the occasion. The performance of JAC is getting better with every passing year,” said Oraon.
Along with the toppers of 2018, top rank holders of 2017 Matriculation, Inter – Science, Commerce, Arts, Intermediate (Vocational Studies) including Madarsa examination were felicitated. The topper was given a gold medal and a cheque of Rs. 21,000 while the second and the third topper received a cheque of Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 10,000 respectively.
This year, in a unique attempt, the council also honoured the efforts of visually impaired students and students belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST). Apart, students, a few best schools were given special recognition honour. Principals of Netarhat Residential School including Indira Gandhi Residential School received the honour for best academic performance. Ursuline Convent Ranchi was conferred the best college award.
Notably, to boost the temperament of the meritorious candidates, JAC annually organizes award function on its Foundation Day. Since 2001, the council is organising the function while from 2016; the amount of cash prize has been increased.
Similarly, Secretary, Department of School Education and literacy, AP Singh said that attempts must be made to recognize the meritorious students and maintain a track record of talented students. “Taking a step ahead, JAC should try to start fellowship for the talented students. The department is committed and will provide all essential amenities to improve the board examination results. From strengthening the infrastructure to filling up the vacant posts, the department is making all efforts to improve the retention rate as well as to improve the quality of education here,” added Singh.
To mark the occasion, a souvenir depicting the glorious journey of the examination conducting body including an academic calendar was unveiled in the presence of several dignitaries. In addition, ‘Digi locker’ facility was also inaugurated.Jharkhand Academic Council will now issue mark sheets and passing certificates through Digi locker.