UP Board result: Students rue low percentage

Kanpur: The Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education declared the results of class 10 and 12, on Saturday. This is for the first time in the history of Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education that results have been declared without holding examinations.

The exams could not be conducted due to Covid pandemic. Meritorious students expressed displeasure with the result. Students said that they had been awarded less marks and this has led to low percentage. They also stated that had the exams been conducted, they would have scored better.

Gautam Raghuvanshi, a class XII student in Omkareshwar Saraswati Vidya Niketan, Jawahar Nagar, who had topped in the state in class X (in 2019) expressed discontent with the result. Gautam who had scored 97 percent in class X, this time scored 92.4 percent only. “Had the exam being held, I would have done better and scored high percentage. With such marks (92.4 percent), it would be difficult for any student to take admission in top colleges or universities such as Delhi University. I had appeared at JEE Mains and scored 97 percentile. I am now preparing for JEE Advanced and hope to clear it. If this happens, I shall take admission in any top IIT to pursue BTech”, said Gautam.

Disha Awasthi, a class X student of Shivaji Inter College, Arra, too expressed dissatisfaction over the result. She also said that the exams would have had held. “I would have scored about 98 percent marks if board would have had conducted exams. I have got 96 percent marks but I am not satisfied with these marks”, said Disha while talking to TOI.

However, one meritorious student of class X of Ghanendra Singh of Omkareshwar Saraswati Vidya Niketan, Jawahar Nagar, while talking to TOI expressed satisfaction with the result. “Due to pandemic the exams could not be conducted. But its okay. What can be done since the situation was out of hands. I have scored 96.6 percent marks and I am satisfied. I now wish to opt for Physics, Chemistry and Biology as my subjects in class XI and prepare accordingly. I wish to be doctor in future”, said Ghanendra.

Students of BNSD Shiksha Niketan Inter College, Benajhabar performed well. Toppers in class X are Aanshi Omar (95.3%), Aklavya Trivedi (93.8%), Aman Kushwaha (93.5%), Rajat Shukla (93.5%), Naman Katiyar (93.3%), Ramanshu Sharan Mishra (92.5%), Tejasv Pandey (92.3%), Bhavini Awasthi (92.3%), Shreyansh Agnihotri (92.2%), Atul Chaurasiya (91.3%).

Toppers in class XII of the same school are Pragati Bharti (89.6%), Naincy (89.2%), Ayush Singh (88.4%), Pratik Tripathi (87.8%), Aggraj Sharma (87%). School principal Dr Mamta Tiwari said that 130 students in class X and 122 in class XII cleared the exam and passed in the first division. Students of BNSD Siksha Niketan Balika Vidyalya also performed well. Mahi Sahu topped in class X in the school by scoring 94 percent. Mahi’s father is a roadside vendor and sells fruit juices to earn livelihood. Mahi wishes to be an IAS officer. Mahi was followed by Pratiksha Sachan. Pratiksha scored 91.83 percent. Sakshi Sharma of the same school scored 90.16 percent marks.

School principal, Manju Shukla informed that other school toppers in class X are Mahi Agarwal. She scored 89.8 percent. She was followed by Krittika Dwivedi who scored 88.83 percent marks.

Students of Dr Narendra Saraswati Vidya Niketan Inter College, Kalyanpur also excelled in the exam results. School toppers in class X are Akanksha Pal (90%), Durgesh (87%), Shreya Awasthi (86%). Principal Virendra Bahadur Singh informed that in class XII, the school toppers are Stuti Dubey (88.4%), Vaibhav Shukla (87%) and Alakshendra Singh (86%).