| Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Plus Two pass percentage dips
- Rich harvest of State ranks by Chennai students
- Assistance for SSLC toppers to continue
Chennai: The new syllabus announced for Plus Two last year does not seem to have gone down well with the students if the results of this year's examination, announced on Monday, are any indication.
Apart from the percentage of pass slipping to 74.5 this year from 76.8 last year, the number of centums in subjects came down drastically, with just 17 students managing the score in physics against 1,131 last year.
The tally of centums for other subjects is: 855 in mathematics (2611 last year), 119 in chemistry (1677) and 81 in biology (1227). A total of 5,22,435 students registered for the examination, out of which 3,89,244 secured a pass.
However, it was yet another rich harvest of State ranks by Chennai students. While V. Bharathram of Prince Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Nanganallur, scored the State First rank with 1180 marks out of 1200, two students of D.A.V Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Gopalapuram — S. Santhaprakash and T.C. Vivek Sandeep — shared the second rank with 1,179 marks each. The third place went to G. Banupriya of S.V. Mandir Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Uthangarai, Krishnagiri, who scored 1,177 marks.
Among those who had chosen other languages as first language, N. Kavya of Sri Ahobila Mutt Higher Secondary School, Chennai, topped with 1,186 marks, while S. Nagalakshmi of SBOA Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chokanpudur, Coimbatore stood second with 1,185 marks. N. Janani of T.V.S. Higher Secondary School, Lakshmipuram, Madurai and S. Sriram of S.R.V Boys Higher Secondary School, Rasipuram, shared the third rank with 1,184 marks each.
This year too, girls outperformed boys with a 77.1 pass percentage. About 71.7 percent of boys passed the examinations. A total of 2,87,827 students scored an aggregate of 60 percent and above, D. Jagannathan, Director, Government Examinations, told reporters. In individual subjects, while 95.5 percent passed the English examination, 97.3percent passed the computer science examination, 96 percent the botany examination and 92.8 percent the biology examination.
A total of 55 students scored centum in botany, 31 in computer science, 529 in commerce, 314 in accountancy and 123 in business maths. Mark sheets will be available from May 29.
Experts attribute the dip in performance to the new syllabus and late pattern changes. "The question paper change was announced in December when students were preparing for the first revision test. They then had to shift focus from objective type to descriptive questions,'' Salem-based educational consultant Jayaprakash Gandhi said.
Applications for revaluation of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, zoology and botany answer sheets and procuring photocopies will be available between May 22 to 26. Special supplementary examinations for students who have failed in less than three examinations will be held from June 26 to July 8 and applications will be issued from May 29 to June 1.
Government gesture
Chief Minister M Karunanidhi announced on Monday that the Government would undertake to pay the entire higher education expenses of students who had taken Tamil as first language in the Plus Two examinations and secured the first three ranks. A scheme announced by him in 1996 to provide similar assistance to SSLC toppers would continue.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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