ICSE, ISC exam: Mumbai, Thane students shine

Students from Mumbai and Thane grabbed the top ranks in the ICSE Std X and the ISC Std XII exams this year Four of nine students from Mumbai and one from Thane received an All India Rank AIR 1 in the ICSE exams One of the five students who received an AIR 1 in the ISC examinations is also from Thane The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations CISCE New Delhi declared the results on Sunday afternoonThe ICSE examinations were held from February 27 to March 29 while the ISC exams took place from February 13 to March 31 ldquoNine students share the top rank in ICSE exam with 9980 per cent while five share the first rank in ISC with 9975 per cent marks this yearrdquo said CISCE Secretary Gerry ArathoonLast year a total of 18 students got the first rank in ISC exams while 34 secured first rank in the ICSE examStudents of Bombay Scottish School Mahim celebrate after the ICSE results were announced on Sunday PicsAishwarya DeodharHe added ldquoAfter the challenging few years due to the pandemic students have adapted to the transition from online to offline and have done marvellously wellrdquoStudents who are not happy with their results can apply for rechecking till March 21 through the board websites or schools For this ICSE students have to pay Rs 1000 per paper and ISC students need to pay R1000 per subjectAlso read Special exams for NMIMSrsquo failing studentsGirls performed better in both classes At least 9921 per cent of girls passed the ICSE while 9871 per cent of boys passed the ICSE In ISC 9801 per cent girls passed while 9596 per cent boys passedBut the overall pass percentage in both the ICSE and ISC results national and state has dropped marginally this yearBombay Scottish Schoolrsquos principal in black top with the parentsICSE Std XThis year in ICSE the national overall pass percentage recorded is 9899 a slight dip in comparison to 9997 per cent in 2022 The pass percentage of the state Maharashtra is 9983 which was 9999 last yearThe western region has the best pass percentage of 9981 followed by the southern region with a pass percentage of 9969Special difficulty casesThere were 1034 candidates with a learning difficulty dyslexia etc and 102 of these candidates obtained above 90 per centIn the visually challenged cases 16 of the 35 candidates obtained above 90 per centStudents congratulate each other after getting their resultsISC Std XIIIn the ISC exams the overall national pass percentage recorded this year is 9693 a significant decline from 9935 per cent last year The state pass percentage too dropped from 9976 last year to 9869 this year The southern region had the best pass percentage ie 9920 followed by the western region with a pass percentage of 9834Special difficulty casesThere were 216 candidates with learning disabilities 19 of whom scored above 90 per cent There were 17 cases of visually challenged candidates two of whom two obtained above 90 centSchools speakSunita George principal of Bombay Scottish School Mahim said ldquoThe results are very good overall Our schoolrsquos results are more or less similar For us this is a celebration year not just because all our students did well in the exam but also because we have seven toppers in the state merit list and one in all India ranks Last year too we had a few students in merit but this year turned out to be special Overall ICSE results are good ISC might have shown decline but we must also understand for this years ISC batch this is the first board exam Their Std X exam was amid a pandemic and some papers were cancelledrdquoPrincipal of Jamnabai Narsee School Kalpana Patange said The return to normalcy after the pandemic was challenging but our students took on this challenge with resolve and enthusiastically participated in all curricular and cocurricular activities Each one of the 276 ICSE students displayed tremendous fortitude stayed focused and did not lose sight of their goals This year three of our students Riya Bali Sana Patel and Suhaani Lokhandwala secured third positions at the All India level with 994 per centrdquoKavita Sanghvi principal of Chatrabhuj Narsee Memorial School CNMS said The results are outstanding At least 151 of 197 students got above 90 per cent in our school Our head girl Oorja Shah is also our school topper with 9960 per cent The teachers and students worked very hard and the results have manifested the effortsrdquoldquoIts a proud moment for the Childrens Academy Group of Schools as we celebrate our 100 per cent result This year two of the students secured allIndia ranks one and two while three others secured AIR three in the ICSE examinations Congratulations to our students parents and staff membersrdquo said Rohan Bhat chairman of the Childrenrsquos Academy Group of Schools9983Pass percentage of the state in ICSE9869Pass percentage of the state in ISC