NEW DELHI: When he was in Class VIII, financial difficulties forced Dwarka resident Deepak Yadav’s father, Lal Dev Yadav, a carpenter in Kirti Nagar, to withdraw him from a private school and admit him in a
Delhi government
institution. Deepak, a science student who scored 96.2% in CBSE’s
Class XII
examinations declared on Tuesday, now feels his father should have maybe put him in a government school earlier.
“Delhi government schools now provided better education than
private schools
. Teachers in both are helpful, but government school teachers are better educated and more experienced,” claimed Deepak, who aspires to become an engineer. “I have seen government schools develop in the last few years and though our teachers were always very experienced, their method of teaching has also changed.” He was happy about the CCTV cameras, the swimming pool and the environment in his school.
In the Class XII results declared on Tuesday, Delhi’s private schools achieved a
pass percentage
of 92.2, while government schools topped them with a 98 percentage achievement. Ritu Kumari, a student of the humanities stream in the Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya (RPVV), Sector 10, Dwarka, logged an aggregate percentage of 97.2%. Kumar, whose father, Nand Kishore, makes a living a vegetable vendor in Najafgarh, dreams of becoming a politician some day.
“I studied in a Delhi government school from early childhood, and I found my teachers always very cooperative,” the girl said. “They always pushed me to do better in my studies. In Class XI, I joined RPVV School at sector 10 in Dwarka.” As for scoring a high 97.2% in the board examination, Kumari said, “It was very difficult for me to travel from Najafgarh to Dwarka every day to attend my classes, and there were days when I couldn’t get transport to reach school so ending up walking all the way to my classroom.” Smiling, she said the hardship, however, had paid off in the shape of the success that has brought huge smiles on the faces of her parents.
“I have not been a spectacular student from childhood, but I think I have always been honest and hard-working. And I have had a family that has always been supportive of my education,” beamed Ritu, who now wants to pursue a political science degree, if possible in Delhi University’s Hindu College, on her way to realising her dream of becoming a politician.
In northeast Delhi’s Nand Nagri, Khusboo, a student of RPVV, Nand Nagri, recalled how she was left alone in the city with her younger brother around the time of her examinations because her parents got stuck in their village in Lakhimpur, UP, after the Covid lockdown was announced. This didn’t stop the humanities students from scoring 96.6% in the final reckoning
“I took care of home chores, cooked and looked after my brother who is in Class VIII, all this while studying for my examination. My school provided me constant support and boosted my morale,” said Khusboo, who is interested in fine arts and aspires to become an artist.
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