Pune: Praise for CBSE students efforts amidst pandemic

PUNE: Most schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in the city reported very good scores in the Class XII results announced on Friday, with more students than last year in the 90% club.
Pronoy Kundu (99.8%) from the Army Public School Kirkee and Soham Joshi (99.2 %), a student of Bakliwal Tutorials preparing for the IIT entrance exam, were among the two students who scored above 99 % from Pune.

This is the first time that the CBSE declared the results without conducting any examination based on the alternative marking scheme.
Madhu Singh, Principal, Billabong High International School, said, “The CBSE results should not be considered as a result without an exam. It has been a historic year where the continuous performance of the child over three academic sessions have been considered. If this system is brought into the mainstream, it will keep our students more focused toward giving a continuous improved performance instead of waiting for one examination which will certify their credentials.”
Singh also added that children were caught unawares about the current format to be adopted by the CBSE, so all those who took their grade XI examinations less seriously could have lost a few marks. The consistent performers need not to worry.
Bharti Bhagwani, principal, GG International School, said, “Uncertainty will always exist, even after the pandemic has run its course. It’s up to us, whether we choose conquest or retreat. Conducting successive exams, incessant online sessions and constant counselling in the most pivotal academic moments in the lives of the students, ensuring an emotional connect was a leap of faith for everyone. Yet, the adaptation and ensuing transformation in the young GGIians was even more glorious.”
Mrinalini Bhosale, principal, Vikhe Patil Memorial School, said, “No stone was left unturned to ensure that the teaching-learning process functioned smoothly. Students appeared for online exams throughout the year. At the end of the academic year, the students had physical pen and paper preliminary examinations. The final board practical examination was also conducted with every precaution in place and by following strict Covid-19 social distancing protocols.” Principal Bhavana Rai of Bharati Vidyapeeth English Medium School, Balewadi, said all the top five students were self-disciplined and dedicated towards their goal and brought laurels to the school. “They were not confined only to academics but also took equal interest in sports and co-curricular activities,” she said.
Arti Sharma, principal, Army Public School, Kirkee, said, “Undeterred by the pandemic condition, students put in hours of painstaking effort and surpassed all odds to bring glory to their school and parents.”
Damini Joshi, principal, Sanskriti School, said, “Students have proven themselves once again and performed very well in this unusual and unprecedented year. They adopted the new system wholeheartedly and worked exceptionally well against all odds. We are very proud of all our students who adapted themselves to the new norms beautifully and of their parents who supported them equally.”