It’s girls uninterrupted in dist

Aparna Banerji

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Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, May 11

A number of students of government schools have made the district proud in the recently declared Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) results of the class XII standard exams.

Namrata has got 443/450 marks, bagging 98.4 per cent and has topped in the district, while Shivani Sharma has bagged 436 marks and secured 96.8 per cent marks. She is ranked fourth in the district.

While students from Nehru Garden Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Nakodar, Government Model Co-Education Senior Secondary School, Jalandhar, and Government Senior Secondary School, Bara Pind, have done the district government education proud, many students from private schools have also featured in the state merit list.

In all, 17 district students have featured in the state merit list, of whom students of Nehru Garden School and New St Soldier Public School have grabbed topmost positions. Of the 17 merit spots, 12 have been bagged by girls. In all, the district students have bagged the seventh, 13th , 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18, 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd positions in the state.

True to tradition, the topmost ranks have yet again been bagged by students of Nehru Garden Girls Senior Secondary School. Student Namrata has grabbed the seventh position and Shivani has bagged the 14th position in the state.

Aiming for scientific research

Originally from Nurpur, Namrata is among the rare students who couldn’t be held back by government education and problems at home. Studying at Nehru Garden Girls Senior Secondary School, Namrata is not only a topper but also a student with a clear focus on her future and a penchant for biotechnology and research, towards which she plans to steer her career. Crediting her mother Bhupinder Kaur for her success, she said her family had never restricted her in reaching out for her dream.

Speaking about her study regime, Namrata said, “I studied for five hours daily and almost for the entire day on Sunday and holidays.”

She also said if it wasn’t for her teachers’ support and care, she wouldn’t be where she is.“I never felt the need for any extra lessons as our teachers taught us so well,” she said.

Speaking on her plans, she said, “From the moment I studied the chapter on bio-tech, the subject has greatly interested me. I have read it over and over again.”

She said whether or not you study in a government school, your calibre makes your future. “I would like to take up scientific research in immunology.” Shivani, a student of commerce from the school, has bagged the third rank in commerce in the state (overall state rank 14th) and another student Namrata, pursuing the science stream, has bagged the overall state rank seventh in the XII standard exams.

Talking to The Tribune, Shivani said, “I give credit to my entire family and my teachers for providing their support to me. My father Sunil Kumar runs a printing press and my mother Kavita is housewife and without their support, I would not have achieved this.”

While Shivani’s brother also helps her father in the family press, Shivani, who was pursuing commerce at Nehru  Garden Girls  Senior Secondary   School, aspires to be bank officer in a government bank. A resident of Basti Gujan, speaking about her mantra for studies, she said, “I have never thought about planning and measuring my hours of study. Still I put in the maximum amount of time to study well. I did face many challenges, but the the result has made me forget them. My only aim in the future is to achieve my dream of becoming a bank officer to make my parents and teachers proud.”  

Of the total 17 toppers, merely six are from government schools but their success stories are intriguing. From small villages these students and their hard working teachers have traced a course of success which brings a good name to the otherwise notorious government school education. There are two toppers from Nehru Garden, two from Government Model Co-Education Senior Secondary School, Jalandhar, two from Nakodar Government school and one from Bara Pind in the district.

Six make it from New St Soldier Sr Sec Public School

The girls of the New St. Soldier Senior Secondary Public School, Guru Ravidas Nagar, created history in the exams with as many as six of them bagging key positions in the district.

Double delight for Govt Girls Sr Sec School, Nakodar

Both the girls from the Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Nakodar, who bagged spots in the exams, are name sakes. Both named Taranpreet Kaur, the victorious girls who stood 16th and 20th in the state posed with their teachers who beamed at the success. Speaking to The Tribune, Taranpreet Kaur (18), pursuing the medical stream, who bagged 20th position in the state said, “I give all credit for my success to my father Sr. Raspal Singh and mother Manjit Kaur.”

While Rashpal works as a foreman at Dubai and her mother is housewife, she said the news delivered to her father brought in happy cheers even as back at school, teachers exchanged sweets. While her elder brother Dilamanpreet pursues B tech, Tarnpreet, who is originally from Shahkot, had also been taking tuitions in some of the subjects. Her school in charge Rupinderjit Kaur, greatly lauded by all students, bore equal credit for her success.

“I did not need to take extra classes in bio even though I studied physics and chemistry tuitions. My tuition teacher Sunny Sabra also worked really hard on me. No my aim is either to appear is a PMT test or pursue PhD in biology,” she added.

School in charge Rupinderjit Kaur said, “We are happy that the girls have done us proud. We have been taking regular extra classes to ensure students study properly. Even though it is government school, the studies are on par with the best schools. The efforts put in al the year through have been rewarded with the results.”

Bara Pind topper

Ajay Kumar from the From the Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Bara Pind, who stood 18th in the state said, “At our school we never felt like we were studying at a government institution. We have state of the art labs and up-to-the-mark facilities which never made us feel the conservative notion people harbour about government schools. I am thankful for our commerce teachers Hari Om Sharma and Bishwinder Dutt who guided us all the way through.”

Ajay who studied four to five hours every day after school aspires to become a charted accountant. He father Ashok Kumar a government school teacher and mother Gita a housewife have been his greatest supports all through, he added.

School teacher Hari Om Sharma said, “We have a 54 students in the commerce stream and 550 to 600 students in the school. The school’s success in the past as well has caused many students from the neighbouring 15 to 16 villages to choose the Bara Pind school as their favoured place of learning. The results only add to our sense of pride and happiness.”