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ICSE toppers owe success to focused study
*?Tuitions were of little help?
*?Teachers, parents our support system?

For students who burnt the midnight oil it was a day their efforts bore fruit. With the declaration of the ISC result of Class XII and ICSE Class X results, the students were all smiles as principals and teachers got together to congratulate the toppers and all those who had come through with flying colours.

Regularity with classwork seemed to hold the key to success this examination season with most students vouching that it was revision of classroom teaching all through the year that helped them fare well in the examinations. Most of them said that tuitions had no role to play in their performance and complete faith in themselves and their alma mater was the guiding force till the end.

Two students of St Kabir, Sector 26, who secured 94 per cent and stood first in the city are Shiv Anant Tayal and Sahil Wadhwa.``Focussed study after school for a couple of hours is more than enough for a good percentage. That is all I did for my marks,?? says Shiv while Sahil is of the opinion that he learnt more in class than all the study hours put together at home. ``All I did was to evolve a steady study schedule and stick to whether it was weekdays or weekends,?? he adds.

A student of St Xavier?s, Ankita Aggarwal, who is bracketed with the two boys, says: ?If you are expecting good marks, you should be able to keep up in class all through the year. It is not just a matter of a few months. Besides, we were given exhaustive training on ways of attempting the paper which helped.??

An early starter, Manu Oberoi of the same school says he started preparing for the boards while he was still in Class IX.``I began studying on the pattern of the boards by taking examinations in that style. This is where the role of tuition comes in and classroom teaching is certainly not enough,?? he says. He secured 93 per cent. He is bracketed with Jasneet Mundra of Tender Heart School.

Shivani Kothiyal (St Xavier?s) with 92.3 per cent and Reepika Chopra, who secured 92.2 per cent, used to study ten hours a day during examinations while they devoted three to four hours throughout the year." Concentration in class is a must. At the same time this must be backed by school teachers who make you labour?, they claim.

Samarinder Sharma of St Joseph?s with 92.83 per cent is satisfied with his performance and gives all credit to his teachers and family for lending support by encouraging him all through.

With 91.7 per cent, Sakshi Gupta (St Xavier?s) is happy that her hard work has been rewarded. ?I was expecting more than 90 per cent with three hours of work. I took tuitions only to the extent of understanding what my question paper would be like. It was good revision,?? she adds.

Karan Malhotra of St Stephen?s, secured 91.67 per cent. A staunch supporter of classroom teaching, he says there is no need for ``outside?? help. ``Our teachers were always there for us. You need to keep your promise with your books and study for atleast two hours daily. However, during the exams you need sleep for a couple of hours only to ensure you are on top,?? he adds.

Prerna Munjal started studying only before pre-boards while ensuring her basics were clear right from the time the session started. She scored 91.67 per cent while Ashima Bhardwaj of Tender Heart School got 91 per cent.

?I used to slog all day, in school and at home. However, maths and Physical Education let me down. Though I was the school captain and had other duties as well, I studied in whatever time I had at my disposal,?? admits Sahil Thapa of St Stephen?s, Sector 45, who has secured 91 per cent.

In complete contrast, Gaurav Chibber who secured 90.83 percentage.``I never stuck to a time schedule but studied regularly. I was participating in co-curricular activities till my pre-boards. Mathematics and physical education pushed my score up considerably and that despite no tuitions in maths,?? he claims.

Says a very emotional Amreen Dhindsa of St Kabir with 91.67 per cent: ?My father expired just over a week before the Boards. This made me work harder since I had to live up to his expectations. Through those trying times, I banked on all that was taught in class and self-study was sufficed just before the examination,?? she explained.

Nikhil Dhar with 92. 67 per cent and Harpreet Singh with 92.5 per cent are of the opinion that studying for lesser number of hours with full concentration is much more useful than putting in more hours without achieving much.

While Tanushree Gupta studied for nine hours daily to achieve 92.67 per cent, Akash Aggarwal has scored 93.67% with three to four hours study. Citing consistency in work as the reason for his 92.5 per cent, Pulkit Kapoor agrees with Amit Jindal who has 92.17% that classroom studying not only teaches one the art of better presentation but helps learn the topic as it is explained.

Madhusudan Aggarwal with 90.83 per cent says: ?As much as 80 per cent learning is done in class and the rest 20 per cent is plain, simple revision.?? Voicing similar views, Sumit Trehan (92.67 per cent) adds: ?Classroom teaching provides a compact learning environment and competition among classmates encourages one to study harder. Tuitions hardly serve any purpose other than burning holes in the pocket.?? All batchmates, claim the credit goes to their school.

Of St Xavier?s, Meenakshi Lallar (91.6 per cent) says staying awake for a few nights during the examination stood her in good stead.?I only gave the examinations my best shot and followed instructions of my teachers. There were no compromises on that,?? she said. Mohit Malhotra from the same school secured 90.7 percentage. Used to studying late in the night, he claims that tuitions provide individual attention which is a must in the fag end of the session.

Navpreet Singh, who scored 91 per cent, lays more emphasis on tuitions and has no faith in classroom teaching. Supporting him is Avneet Singh with 90.7 per cent who said tuitions are a must for improving performance.

Meanwhile, in Ambala, two students of Chaman Vatika scored above 90 per cent. The two students are Varun Jain with 91.20 per cent and Shivendra Swaroop with 90.60 per cent.

While students have performed well in the ICSE examination of Class X, performance of schools in the ISC examination conducted for Class XII has been below expectation, principals claimed.

While the topper in the city in the non-medical stream, Rakesh Maurya of St Xavier?s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, has secured 88.6 per cent, Poonam Sandhu has got 74.6 per cent in the medical stream and Vishal Jain has 72.6 per cent.

In St Stephen?s School, Sector 45, Manpriya Khurana has topped in the commerce stream in her school with 70.80 per cent, Saurabh is a close second with 70 per cent to his credit.

In Ambala, Akhil Jain scored 85 per cent while Deepinder Pal Singh scored 84.75 in the commerce stream.

Meanwhile, in the ICSE section, St Kabir has 11 students to its credit from among those who secured more than 90 per cent, 30 students between 80 and 89 per cent, 17 students between 70 to 79 per cent and 10 students between 60 and 69 per cent.

Five students secured above 90 per cent, 56 between 80 and 89 per cent, 79 students above 70 and 79 per cent and 37 students between 60 and 69 per cent in Mr H Carver?s St Stephen?s school.

In St Xavier?s, while 10 students secured above 90 per cent,314 of the 324 students who appeared, passed the examination. The pass percentage for the school is 97 per cent.

Most students expressed the desire to take up the commerce stream at the plus two level. Toppers claimed that though management jobs were taxing, they earned a hefty paypacket at the end of the day.

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