T'malai Fares Better This year, records an increase of 9.04 pass percentage

Tmalai Fares Better This year, records an increase of 9.04 pass percentage

J Shanmugha Sundaram/ Published on 08th April 2015

Tiruvannamalai: Tiruvannamalai district has recorded an increase of over 9 percent in pass percentage in the Plus Two Public Examination this year, bettering its performance in the last five years. The result has enabled the district leapfrog from the bottom ranking to 29^th reank surpassing Vellore.

Of the 24,362 students (Boys - 11,589/ Girls – 12,773) from 193 schools in Cheyyar and Tiruvannamalai Education Districts appeared in the examination, as many as 20,326 students (Boys - 9,097 / Girls – 11,229) emerged sucessful.

While boys achieved pass percentage of  78.50, the girl students bettered their counterparts with pass percentage of 87.91, which is 9.41 percent more than boys. Thus, taking the total pass percentage to 83.43 as against the last year’s pass percentage of  74.40 percent. Hence, it recorded an increase of 9.04 percent. In fact, this has been the better performance of the district since 2012 (pass percentage 77.58).

Sarika Natesh J (1184/1200) of Jeeva Velu MHS School in Mathur has emerged as the district topper. Sutharsan S (1174/1200) of Sishya MHS School  secured the district second rank, while Rajalakhmi K M (1172/1200) and Dhinesh Kumar E V (1172/12000) of the same school hugged the district third rank.

Among government schools, Harikrishnan K of Government Higher Secondary School at Mansurabadi emerged as top scorer. He scored 1,144 marks out of 1,200. He was followed by Gokul S of GHS School in Chithathur with 1,141 marks and Vimala M of GHS School of Polur with 1,138 marks.

Chief Education Officer of Tiruvannamalai A Pugazhendi said, “The result has given as a much needed boost. Next year, we are confident to be the top in the ten districts’ list in the State.”

Attributing the improved show to the sustained effort of the students-teachers in achieving their goal. “We have prepared materials to help average and below average students to score good marks. We also frequently hold a review meeting with teachers and motivated them to achieve good performance. It paid off,” said the CEO.

Tagged as an educationally backward district, Tirvannamalai had been stranded at the bottom of the district-wise rank list in the state. This year’s performance in the public examination is the best record in the last five years. The previous best performance was 77.58 percent in 2012. The following year, the pass percentage plunged to 69.91 percent.

As many as 15 schools – 10 matriculation higher secondary schools, two aided and self finance schools and a social welfare department school – have achieved cent result in the examination this year.  Students appeared in Home Science (123 students), microbiology (57) and Geopgraphy (107) have emerged as victorious candidate, recording the cent percent result in the subjects. The pass percent in Zoology subject is the lowest among all the subjects. Of the total 4,710 students appeared, only 4,078 students passed the exam with pass percent of 86.58 in the subject.

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No of students appeared – 24,362 (Cheyyear ED 8,972 / Tiruvannamalai ED 15,390) from 193 schools

No students passed – 20,326 (Boys - 9,097 / Girls – 11,229)

Pass percentage – 83.43 (Boys 78.50 / Girls – 87.91)

Centums in subject wise

Mathematics – 105 students scored centum

Accountancy – 29 students

Computer science and Commerce–  two students each.

Biology and Chemistry- four students each

Botany – three students