Bengaluru: The Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) released the results of Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ICSE-X) and Indian School Certificate Examination (ISC-XII) on Monday. Ashwin Rao from St. Paul’s English School, JP Nagar, shared the all-India first rank, scoring 99.40%.
He has scored 100/100 in science, computer applications, history, civics and geography, while securing 99 in mathematics and 98 in English. In ICSE, the pass percentage of state students has improved by a thin margin compared to last year, from 99.77 to 99.80. But in ISC, the pass percentage has come down from 99.51 last year to 99.04 this year.
But the performance of state students is better than the national average. For ICSE, the national pass percentage is 98.53, while for ISC it is 96.47.
Mr Gerry Arathoon, Chief Executive and Secretary, CISCE, has stated that from Karnataka, students from 289 schools appeared for ICSE and 28 schools for ISC. 15,370 appeared for the ICSE exam and 1,356 students for ISC. Mr Arathoon informed that both in ICSE and ISC, girls have outshone boys. Pass percentage of girl students in ICSE is 99.92 and that of boys is 99.68. In ISC, the pass percentage of girls is 99.71 and for boys 98.35.
According to Mr Arathoon, 31 candidates from ICSE failed in the state, while 13 students in ISC were not successful. Mr Arathoon stated that in ICSE, 699 Scheduled Caste candidates took the exam achieving a pass percentage of 99.71. It is 98.81 among ST students and 99.75 among OBCs. In ISC, the pass percentage of SC students is at 94.12, for ST students 100 and for OBCs 97.06.
Anjali Gurajapu, Greenwood High, (98.6%)
I'm quite happy with the results. I was thorough with the worksheets given by my teachers in school and I even made placards to help me study better. I cannot even remember the number of hours I put in as studying was all I did. I’m planning to take up science stream next.
Netra Char Bhat, Vidya Niketan (98.8%)
My hard work has paid off and I am happy with the results. I’m planning to take up the science stream as I love it. I am genuinely interested, and it is not because of pressure from my parents.
Vaishnavi R., St Paul's English School, (98.6%)
I actually thank my school's curriculum. We had weekly tests, unit tests and three-mark exams that tested me throughout. I’m trying to get into the science stream and study PCMB.
Sri Sreyas, Bishop Cotton Boys (98%) ISC
I wasn't focused on the numbers, I studied and gave it a 100 percent. I am happy. Along with studies, I was active with my co-curricular activities. I plan to take up computer science and am interested in studying aerospace in future.
Mohammad Aamir Pasha, Clarence High School (98%) ISC
I've worked really hard and I'm very happy with my results. I've burned the midnight oil to achieve my goal. I want to become an engineer and am await my IIT results
Madhuboni Bhattacharya, Greenwood High (97.5%) ISC
It all started in the classroom for me. I think if one doesn't pay attention there, it can really hold you back. I didn't expect to score as much as I did. I want a career in publishing and study English language for my bachelors.
