With results of the Class XII board examinations of ISC (Indian School Certificate) declared, the students in the city have started heading for destinations outside the State. Despite having well established universities, the State sees a huge exodus, with students preferring Delhi, Mumbai and other metro cities in North and West to their own.
School authorities informed that every year on an average around six to eight thousand students migrate to metros for higher education and numbers are increasing every year. Moreover, most of the students after completion of their education settle in other States thus leaving their home place to struggle with exodus of human resource too.
The science students, who have appeared for JEE Mains last month and those who have qualified for JEE Advanced are looking forward to crack JEE and get through IIT. Those who will not be able to crack JEE Advanced will wait for their JEE Mains ranking. “I have cleared JEE Mains and now I hope I can crack JEE Advanced. I want to pursue chemical or petrochemical engineering for my keen interest in chemistry,” said Surbhi Singh, ISC Science topper from DBMS English School. Who scored 98.75 per cent.
Despite various career opportunities emerging in the field of education, engineering still rules the roost among the students of the city. The toppers feel that engineering from premium institute that is Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) is their only choice. “I am interested in research and want to make a career either in the field of engineering. I used to study for two hours everyday and never excluded the fun part from the schedule. I regularly watched TV and movies”,” noted Utkarsh Tyagi, who scored 98.75 from Hill top School.
The city has a fair track record of IIT. Every year, more than 100 students crack the IIT entrance examination, which is considered to be toughest in the country. Moreover, Abhinav Kumar of loyola School secured 1st All India rank during 1996-1997. Meanwhile, the students of arts have are also looking for myriad options. While some would pursue English hons, some would opt for media studies and the meritorious ones will try and prepare for civil services too. The Arts topper from loyola School, Samarth Vishal aims to crack UPSC but before that he would love to pursue English hons. “I have set my eyes on UPSC. I would also like to teach English at some university,” added Samarth.