Happy start to boards

LUDHIANA: Excited. Relaxed. Anxious. These, and many more expressions played on the faces of students who took the first ICSE Class X and ISC Class XII examination on Monday.
While the students of Class X wrote the test from 11am till 1pm, the Class XII pupils took the exam from 2pm to 5pm. The board examination for both the classes started with English.
Animatedly discussing the paper after writing the test, many students admitted at having visited the temple or gurdwara before reaching the examination centre.
A resident of South City, Nyamat Chadha of Class XII, said the exam was neither too difficult nor too easy. I would call it a balanced question paper and hope to score at least 90 marks, she smiled.
For Basant Citys Neha Jain, also of Class XII, the exam was easy. I think Ill get 75 marks, if not more, she said.
Having been preparing for the last year for these exams, Ghumar Mandi resident Eshana Ghuman said she had worked for a good score. But Atamnagars Tushar Rawat found the essay writing part of the paper difficult. But its a good start to the boards... I hope its a smooth ride, he laughed.