Class 12: Government school students outdo private counterparts in Jind

JIND: With the pass percentage in the schools recording 10 per cent jump, the district education department is elated over the Board of School Education Haryana 's (BSEH) Class XII results.


The pass percentage of the government schools students this year has improved to 79.2%. Record revealed that results of the government schools have been improving since 2015 but this is the biggest jump seen in the district.

This year in Jind , 9,666 students out of 12,163 have passed the examinations, while 1,667 students got compartment and 830 students have failed.

As a welcome change, the government schools have performed much better than the private schools in Jind. The government senior secondary schools fared better as 45 schools have got 100% results. On the other hand, 26 private schools out of 67 secured 100% result.

Besides, a daughter of farmer, Geeta, who hails from Karsindhu village of Uchana town in district, secured third position in the state with 491 out of 500 marks in arts stream. She is a student of Government Girls Senior Secondary School in Kharal village.

Talking to mediapersons, she said, "I did not use mobile phone during the examination and studed till midnight. I achieved the success without taking any tuition classes." Geeta aspires to become an IAS officer to serve the country.

Of the 21 students who have topped the list, 19 of them are girls and 17 of them hail from rural areas.

Two government schools - Government Girls Senior Secondary School in Narwana, where 72 students appeared in the examinations, and Government Girls Senior Secondary School in Ramrai village, with a total of 38 students - have achieved cent per cent result.

District education officer (DEO) Sunita Ruhil said that credit goes to teamwork and results show that government schools have been consistently performing better as compared to private schools.

A retired block education officer (BEO) Kitab Singh Bhanwala said if results continue to improve in next two years, then several parents might again prefer government-run schools.