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Toppers prefer top institutes CHANDIGARH, June 17 —Toppers of the Combined Entrance Test(CET) for Panjab University eye seats in premier institutes like the AIIMS and IITs. Nearly all toppers stressed upon the difference between classroom teaching and special coaching needed for the examination. Coaching helped know about the pattern and speed required for the special entrance examination. Nipun Kwatra has topped the (PCM) ( Non- medical) category. Kwatra is a student of the local DAV College . He is also placed 56th on the IIT merit list which naturally is his first choice. Nipun is a former student of St Anne's School. He loves swimming and trying his hand on the keyboard during free time. He thought he could manage results easily through concentration. His brother who had ranked fifth in the IIT examination was an example at home to follow.Nipun has just taken the International Physics Olympiad in Mumbai. Sonam Mahajan has topped in the PCMA category which has architecture as an option. She has already made it to the IIT, Roorkee, Institute of Engineering in Delhi. IIT is naturally his first choice. Sonam is a product of the local Sacred Heart School . Poetry and debates are her hobbies. She stessed that one should be clear in fundamental aims of life. Shikha Tandon a product of DAV Model School, Sector 15 has made it among the top 10 in the medical category . Six to eight hours average was enough for study. Reading and dancing are her avid passions. She said she was not a bookworm but accepted that coaching besides regular classes was very important. Securing 91 per cent, she has also topped in her school. " I have only one dream which is to render community service', she said. The CBSE examination and the AIIMS final lists are still awaited. Ikjot Kaur Dhaliwal, a Sacred Heart student, said coaching classes were very important for knowing the pattern of question papers. Ikjot thanks her family and younger siblings who guarded the battle front while the study soldier proceeded. She has cleared the written examination for the CBSE and the AIIMS courses. Rajan Goyal, a local DAV student is ninth in the entrants on the medical courses list. He figures among the top 35 in the country. Selected for the Biology Olympiad,he has also cleared the written examination for the CBSE, the AFMC and the AIIMS. Manpreet Kaur Sandhu has recently won a Biology contest. She matriculated from YPS and did her plus two from Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35.Daughter of a Bank employee, Manpreet loves hockey. The top 10 candidates on the PCM group include Nipun Kwatra, Dhruv Kumar Mahajan, Harsh Dhand, Rohit Gupta, Aastha Jain, Sumit Jain, Anish Bansal, Amit Singla, Mayank Aggarwal and Amit Sharma. The top 10 on the PCB group include Ashwani Gupta, Vivek Bindal, Radhika Dhamija, Ankur Gupta, Amit Noheria, Manpreet Kaur Sandhu, Ikjot Kaur, Siddharth Aggarwal, Rajan Goyal and Shikha Tandon. Toppers in the PCMA group feature Sonam, Priyanka, Preetika Bhasin, Monika Goyal, Loveesh Arora, Monica Syal, Arushi Nehra, Nishtha Singhal, Gagan Preet Singh Shah and Saloni Uboweja. Harsh Munjal, Deepak Garg, Md Danish, Vasu Garg,Yogita Arora, Vinay Gupta, Gagan Deep, Ravinder Bhatia, Shasyank Jain and Venus Goyal feature among the top10 in the Mathematics group. Ashwani Gupta has topped in the PCB category. He belongs to Amloh where his mother is a teacher.He did his matriculation from St Farid Public School, Mandi Gobindgarh.He did his plus two from the local DAV College. Ashwani is recipient of a national award in 1997. His father is a lecturer in English at Government Senior Secondary School, Raipur village. Vivek Bindal was second in the medical group. He is a son of the local MLA of Solan and did his plus two from the local GGS Khalsa Collegiate School. |
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Neha Suriya tops
matric results PANCHKULA, However, according to information available, Neha has stood first in the district while Rajni Sharma, a student of the same school, has come second in the district with 81 per cent marks. Those who secured 80 per cent in the examination include Sumita and Suman Bala of the same school. Ecstatic with her achievement in the examination, Neha’s father, Mr Baldev Raj, says, “We are thrilled with her achievement. The school played a crucial role and encouraged students throughout the year. Our responsibility ended after providing her with the required resources. After that it was up to her to work hard and live up to our expectations, which she did.” However, Rajni Sharma says she was not expecting to do so well and the result came as a surprise to us. “My father expired in February, after which I was mentally disturbed. I could hardly study and put in only three to four hours a day. Also, after the examination I did not think I had done anything exceptional to be securing so many marks and that is why I owe my success to my father,” she adds. Meanwhile, Suman Bala attributes her success to the efforts in school. “I studied a lot during the examination season and was very regular in class. No teacher had any complaints against me and revision of classwork was a habit with me which ensured my success in the final examination,” she informs.
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Schools in dire straits CHANDIGARH, June 17 — Many schools in the city will get a face-lift as summer vacations are on and the managements are having a plenty of time to concentrate on the construction work. But here are some schools in the city which are in a state of sheer neglect. The Government High School in Sector 31 is a glaring example of such a neglect. It is in dire straits, literally. One can never imagine in one’s wildest dreams that a school in a Union Territory is crying so much for help. Not many people living nearby are aware that there is a school in their locality as it lacks even a proper boundary wall. While moving on the road near the school, one can see a deserted piece of land through which a nullah makes its way. Coming right in front of the school one can find a board partially eaten up by rust bearing the name of the school. A four-storeyed building stands erect amidst jungle of wild vegetation and congress grass and this is a high school. It seems that this land where the school stands today was never cleared and levelled before the construction of the building. Although a big ground is earmarked for the premises of the school, it is left to nature to look after it. A nullah makes its way through the premises of the school and there is no line of demarcation between the two. The presence of nullah offers perfect breeding ground for germs and vectors of many diseases thereby rendering the students exposed to many infections. Moreover, many jhuggis have cropped up near the main gate of the school. The jhuggi dwellers use the nullah and premises of the school as a lavatory, thereby posing a threat to the health of the students and other members of the school. They also use the premises of the school as a thoroughfare. There is no place for the students to play as the grounds are not levelled and cleaned. The condition of Government Model Senior Secondary School in Sector 32 on the horticulture point of view is no better. The overall maintenance of lawns is perhaps the most neglected part. Here also, the wild vegetation and congress grass grows in plenty. It seems that these have not been mowed for years together. The garbage is found littered here and there in the so called lawns. |
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No tuition culture in this school PANCHKULA, "We put our heart and should into making children, who come from very average families, perfect as far as studies are concerned. Special attention is given to the subjects of maths, sciences and economics where there is scope of securing 100 per cent. It is usually perceived that the best students seek admission to Chandigarh schools. Consequently, we strive to make an impression by polishing their talents,'' Mr BB Gupta, Principal of the school, says. "Ours is essentially a team effort and the teachers, in consultation with me, plan our academic schedule in advance for every month depending on the progress. Also, there is no tuition culture in our school with the teachers willing to help students who require classes beyond school hours. Moreover, our fee structure is very affordable and suits every pocket and is opposed to the existent culture of commercialisation of education,'' he emphasises. He informs that students are prepared for the board examinations in a manner that they get maximum marks in high-scoring subjects of maths, science and economics. However, to come up with an even better performance, the Principal adds that extra effort will be put into the language department where children score poorly in comparison to other subjects. Also, the school is proud that while there are management bodies behind every school which has made a name for itself, their school has established its name only with the results it has produced owing to the efforts of the teachers who never shirk work and leave no stone unturned to impart quality education to the students. Parents of toppers attribute the success of their wards to discipline in the school and the personal involvement of the principal in supervising the work of the teachers. In addition, the teachers are better known for keeping the students inspired and motivated. One such parent, Mr K. K. Mittal, says,"My son worked very hard after attending school regularly during the session. Whatever he learnt in the class, he revised during the holidays before the examination began. After the numerous revision exercises in school, we were not worried about his performance.'' Mr Suresh Uppal whose son secured above 90 per cent, opines that interaction of the teachers with the parents just before the examinations proved to be a blessing for his ward."In the meeting, we were informed of the shortcomings of our wards and methods to improve their performance were suggested. Also, the teachers identified the thrust areas which required special attention,'' he added. Another parents, Mrs Sushma Aggarwal, whose daughter secured above 90 per cent marks, contends,"regular attendance in school and self-study at a later stage in the session helped in securing marks in the board. Though we never asked her to study, she was always on the job and the rigorous study schedule followed in school put our fears of the board to rest. The school instilled a lot of confidence in us. |
HC directive on
homoeopathy students CHANDIGARH, Pronouncing the orders in the open court, Mr Justice V.K. Bali and Mr Justice K.S. Garewal of the high court also fixed July 21 as the next date of hearing in the case. In their detailed order, the Judges observed: “We are of the view that the petitioner’s institute has to be permitted to admit students for academic session 2000-2001, particularly when it is admitted in the inspection report on which reliance is being placed by the respondents that the petitioner is taking keen interest in coming up to the mark with regard to the construction of the building”. The petitioner — Dr Castro Homoeo Research Centre — had earlier claimed that the conditions for affiliation had been fulfilled except for the building. Claiming the structure to be under construction, counsel for the petitioner had added that the same would be “completed in a short span of time”. The institute, it may be recalled, was initially affiliated to Punjabi University, Patiala “having all rights and privileges that accrue to it from such an affiliation”. It was subsequently affiliated to Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot. The petitioner had added that the “Vice-Chancellor had even granted provisional affiliation to the institute in anticipation of Academic Council’s approval for session 1998-99 to admit 50 students”. The affiliation, he had further added, was subject to certain conditions.
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CHANDIGARH,
June 17— The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Sneh Prashar today reserved the order on the bail application of Ranjit Bajaj till Monday, in the alleged kidnapping of Sunny Garg case. Ranjit, a son of a Punjab-cadre IAS officer, Mr B. R. Bajaj, had surrendered before the court on May 24. Ranjit Bajaj, along with his friends, had allegedly kidnapped Sunny Garg, a son of a city-based industrialist on May 14 and allegedly took Rs 1.18 lakh and Rs 1000 from Sunny. Defence counsel argued that Sunny himself was caught stealing some items from the Bajaj’s house, an affidavit regarding this was submitted by Mr B. R. Bajaj to the SSP. The public prosecutor opposing the bail argued that Ranjit had been previously booked by the Himachal Pradesh police for the alleged use of a weapon in a restaurant. On hearing the arguements the Judge reserved the order on the bail application till Monday.
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