SSLC results: Smart card to big future

BANGALORE: With a pass percentage of 82.29%, girls continued to leave behind their counterparts at the  Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) results declared on Monday. "They have recorded a difference of 10% in the pass percentage compared to boys, which is a good sign," said G Kumar Naik, principal secretary, primary and secondary education, who announced the results. Students from rural areas too proved their mettle yet again. "There is a marginal increase in the scores of both rural and urban students, but the improvement is more among students from rural areas. The fact that students in these areas took the initiative to study hard is worth appreciating and they will receive incentives to help them with their higher studies," he said. City schools have put up a good show this year with as many as 309 schools (including Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North and Bangalore South education districts) scoring 100% result. In total, 1,984 schools have recorded 100% results this year across Karnataka, compared to 1,878 schools last year. Students with physical disabilities have also fared better in comparison to last year. While last year's pass percentage was 80.21%, there is a slight increase this year with 80.97%. NEVER TOO OLD This year, 853 candidates in the age group if 40 to 58 years appeared for the SSLC exam as repeaters and private candidates. Out of them, 85 have cleared the examination, recording a pass percentage of 9.96%. "Their enthusiasm to study further must be appreciated. Others must also realize that there is a provision to enroll for SSLC and complete their studies. They should make the most out of it," Kumar Naik said, while announcing the result. They scored a perfect 100 Subject- No. of students Mathematics-643 Social Science-593 First language-364 Third language-202 Second language-157 Science-34 Was gunning for top 10, says state topper He is 16. His favourite book is Ramayana and his father runs a fast food canteen in the city. These are some trivia about Sudhindra M S. But after the SSLC results were declared on Monday, there's a significant addition to the list. Sudhindra is the state topper with a neat 622 on 625. A student of  Vijaya High School in Jayanagar, Sudhindra has managed to score centum in as many as four subjects - Maths, being one of them. "I enjoy Mathematics. It is my favourite subject as it is easy and interesting," he says. Ask him about his results and a visibly shy Sudhindra says, "I knew I will be among the top 10 scorers in the state, but I never expected rank one." Incidentally, Sudhindra wants to study Commerce next. "I enjoy reading books and currently I am reading Ramayana. I love epic books as they also provide good values for our lives," the topper adds. A proud father, M Suryanarayan Somayaji, who runs a canteen in front of  Kamla Nehru School in SLV South End, says: "He was always a dedicated student and scored well in class VIII and IX. Although I knew he will score well, we never expected him to be the state topper. I am very happy and proud of my son." SSLC tidbits 34 students score centum, 128 score nil in Science 3,249 govt schools record pass percentage of 80% and above Highest number of malpractice cases in Kolar 593 scored centum in Social Science, last year. This year, only 347 students did Blind students record highest pass percentage of 84.37%, ahead of regular students (81.01%) What next Supplementary exam: June 17, 2013 Last date to pay fee for supplementary exam: May 20, 2013 Last date for sending application: May 22, 2013 Fee has to be remitted to nationalized bank only through NEFT challan Last date for applying for re-totaling or issue of photocopies of answer books: May 20, 2013 Those applying for re-totaling cannot apply for photocopies and vice-versa Fee for supplementary exam 1 subject: Rs 200 2 subjects: Rs 250 3 or more subjects: Rs 315 Fee structure for re-total and photocopies: Re-totaling for one subject: Rs 150 Photocopies for one subject: Rs 300 Revaluation for one subject: Rs 700 Results announced online on Monday Results will be announced in all schools and junior colleges on Tuesday   Source: TOI