Class 10 English paper a shocker for most Bengaluru schools

Bengaluru: While most city schools bagged scores in line with previous years in the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) exams, for a few, English language paper was a matter of concern.
"English language paper wasn't difficult, so the results were disappointing for many students and teachers," said Bhaswati Mukherjee, principal of Gopalan National School. "Some of our toppers saw their overall percentage affected, so they opted for rechecking and revaluation. We've already initiated the process," she and added that students performed exceptionally well in the English literature paper.

Lakshmi Sridhar, principal of RV Public School, said: "We were hoping for a few grace marks, especially since there were punctuation errors in the question paper that changed the meaning of certain questions. But that didn't happen. However, students scored well in other subjects."
According to Padmashree M, principal of Vidya Soudha Public School, as the English paper was not tough, toppers expected more marks. "While last year, there was a centum for the subject, this year, the highest was 98."
"There was a considerable improvement in the general performance, with the number of students scoring above 90% getting higher. That is also what we look forward to," said Rama Karthik, principal, Regency School, Vidyaranyapura.
Susan Roy, dean, Greenwood High, Bannerghatta, noted a different trend. "We didn't see a drop in English scores, but Economics and Accounts results were not up to expectation. The papers were more analytical which may have challenged students. We plan to focus more on training them for critical thinking and analytical questions. Though the ISC Maths paper was lengthy, the overall average was not affected," she added.
Bengaluru: While most city schools bagged scores in line with previous years in the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) exams, for a few, English language paper was a matter of concern.
"English language paper wasn't difficult, so the results were disappointing for many students and teachers," said Bhaswati Mukherjee, principal of Gopalan National School. "Some of our toppers saw their overall percentage affected, so they opted for rechecking and revaluation. We've already initiated the process," she and added that students performed exceptionally well in the English literature paper.
Lakshmi Sridhar, principal of RV Public School, said: "We were hoping for a few grace marks, especially since there were punctuation errors in the question paper that changed the meaning of certain questions. But that didn't happen. However, students scored well in other subjects."
According to Padmashree M, principal of Vidya Soudha Public School, as the English paper was not tough, toppers expected more marks. "While last year, there was a centum for the subject, this year, the highest was 98."
"There was a considerable improvement in the general performance, with the number of students scoring above 90% getting higher. That is also what we look forward to," said Rama Karthik, principal, Regency School, Vidyaranyapura.
Susan Roy, dean, Greenwood High, Bannerghatta, noted a different trend. "We didn't see a drop in English scores, but Economics and Accounts results were not up to expectation. The papers were more analytical which may have challenged students. We plan to focus more on training them for critical thinking and analytical questions. Though the ISC Maths paper was lengthy, the overall average was not affected," she added.