Andhra Pradesh SSC Results to Be declared on May 23

The AP Board of Secondary Education (APBSE) has announced that the results of SSC 2012 will be declared on 23rd of May i.e.. On Wednesday at 11:00 am.

The Director, Government exams, said that the results of SSC Public Examination which was conducted in March 2012 shall be released by the Minister of Secondary Education In Hyderabad at Office of the Director  of Government Examinations.

In order to access the results on SMS, please follow the below given format:
SMS-SSCREGN to 56263 (For example: SSC 123456 and send it to 56263)

To get your results and for more details please click on:Directorate of Government Examinations
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TheModernEducation.com wishes you the very best for SSC results

MBBS students prefer PG in India now

The Union Government's announcement that students who plan to study in the U.S. must sign a bond has put them in dilemma

MBBS students who were considering pursuing their postgraduate studies in the U.S. now have second thoughts.

The Union Government's announcement that students who plan to study in the U.S. will have to sign a bond before they travel abroad, assuring the government that they will return to India to practise, has put them in dilemma.

Students preparing for the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) — which qualifies them for post-graduation — have started looking at higher study options within India itself.

Procedure

The very procedure to qualify the examination itself consumes a lot of money and time, they say.

Manish Choudhary, who completed his MBBS this year plans to study in India, given the time and expenses for a U.S. course.

Students say they spend a lot while staying in the U.S. to write examinations and while waiting for a call-up from a university.

“They need to work there for some time to recoup the money spent during this waiting period,” says V. Sivaprakash, another student.

Raghavan (name changed), who has qualified in the USMLE and has been admitted to a university in New York, hopes that the bond would be withdrawn, in the coming years.

“I have already put in a lot of effort and money to qualify. I plan to get a fellowship after I complete my post-graduation. In case I do not qualify immediately for the fellowship, I would have to come back to India and work here,” he says.

Most doctors invest at least Rs. 5 lakh to write the examination and to attend interviews.

Students feel that if the government wants them to return to India they can give a timeframe within which they can work in the U.S. and come back after that.

Interviews

“Most students write the first two parts of the examination during their undergraduate studies.

The third and fourth part has to be written in the U.S. After qualifying in the examinations, students are required to apply and attend interviews of various universities.

Forcing students to return immediately after completion of the course is unfair,” says Maria Sudison, a PG student.

Also, students with a postgraduate degree in the U.S. are only qualified to work in corporate hospitals here. “Getting admissions in the non-service category in India is extremely competitive.”

The need to bridge the gap between the education system in the U.S. and the work environment in India is also felt by both students and faculty members. Often a large number of tests and investigations are done in the U.S.

Students who study there find it difficult to come back and merge into the Indian medical system immediately, according to faculty members.

Clarity

Officials, however, feel that there should be more clarity on the details of the bond. “There is no information on how the bond conditions will be implemented. How will it be issued and how will students be tracked? How can the students be deported?” asks K. Ananda Kannan, regional inspector, Medical Council of India.

Anna University runs out of forms

Nearly 40,000 sets of application forms, coding sheets, information booklets and brochures are being printed to meet the demand. The deadline for submission extended to June 6. The university has also suspended the sale of forms for three days – Monday to Wednesday.

The race for engineering seats has become more intense this year, so much so that Anna University has run out of application forms just ten days after the sale of applications began. The university has already sold the two lakh engineering forms it had printed this year, and is in the process of printing more

It has also suspended the sale of forms for three days – Monday to Wednesday. Sales will resume on May 24 and will go on till May 31. The last date for submission of forms has been extended to June 6.

Nearly 40,000 sets of application forms, coding sheets, information booklets and brochures are being printed to meet the demand. “The forms will take two days to reach 59 centres, including the newly instituted one in Tiruppur,” said V. Rhymend Uthariaraj, Secretary, Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA).

Class XII students who are awaiting their results, scheduled to be announced on May 22, are now immensely relieved. Earlier this week, the School Education Department had announced that mark sheets would be handed over to students only on May 30, which left them with just a day to submit the forms. D. Sabitha, Secretary, School Education Department, said the department had written to Anna University to extend the last date for submission of forms.

P. Mannar Jawahar, vice-chancellor, Anna University, told The Hindu that the extension would help students, especially candidates from out of town, whose forms might not have otherwise reached on time.

In Chennai, the forms are being sold at Madras Institute of Technology, Chromepet, Government Polytechnic College, Pursaiwakkam and Bharathi Government Women's College, Broadway.

Students can submit forms online, but only after the announcement of results. “The candidate has to send photocopies of the documents, including mark sheets, photograph, transfer certificate and other required certificates,” said Mr. Uthariaraj. Most students prefer buying forms to filling them online, as they can get the information booklets from the centres instead of having to get a print out. Many students and their parents who have come to Chennai to buy the forms were dismayed by the development and were concerned about having to spend three days in the city. P. Dhanush Kumar, who had come all the way from Dharmapuri, said: “I came here because the officials at the government arts college there said the forms were over. But it's the same here.” He plans to stay here till Wednesday in a lodge and go back with the forms. N. Velmurugun, a parent from Erode, however, decided to head back home with his daughter. “We will come back on March 30.”

The increase in the number of applicants is attributed to many reasons. “Biology students have also bought engineering forms as the number of seats in medical colleges has not increased. Aspirants for seats in medicine also feel that the cut-offs will be lower this time, and last year's toppers have a better chance,” said Mr. Uthariaraj. Also in 2011, Anna University began application sales a couple of days after the results and only those eligible for admission bought the forms. 

Students tense after Indian Certificate of Secondary Education results

MUMBAI: The ICSE results which saw more students with 90% and above scores has given worry lines to class X students from other boards as they try to secure seats in one of the top 10 city colleges. "I know I have worked really hard for my papers and also did well in all my papers. But I'm still worried if my score will be good enough to match the kind of marks ICSE students have scored," said Rohit Paranjpe, an SSC student. 

He also added that most of his friends are worried about not making through the course or college of their choice. 

ICSE students, however, have other things to worry about. Some were disappointed because they missed the privilege of being the all-India topper by just one mark. "I am very happy with my score and I know it is enough to get me through the best college anywhere. I missed the 'all-India topper' tag by just one mark, but there's nothing I can change now," said Tanvee Deokule, a student of Pawar Public School, Bhandup. 

Parents were equally worried about the competition students will face during junior college admissions. "My daughter scored 98% (best-5) but I realised the topper had scored 98.80%. There's going to be cut-throat competition during admissions this year," said Arun Mehta, father of 16-year-old Ayushi Mehta, the topper at Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School. 

Most schools had reason to celebrate this year not just with 100% results but also with the increasing number of 90% scorers in their batch. "Our results have been fantastic and the number of 90% and above  scorers has also increased," said Alice Vaz, principal of Ryan International School, Kharghar, adding that 24  students in her batch scored above 90%. At St Mary's ICSE School, 49 out of 105 scored above 90% and the topper, Arunabh Mishra, scored 97.2%. 

"We are worried that we'll see more dejected students this year during admissions, especially high scorers. Hopefully, the admission process will be less stressful than the previous years," said the principal of a South Mumbai college. 

CBSE website to give updates 

CBSE has launched an academic website www.cbseacademic.in to provide information on its academic activities and policy initiatives."The website will be an information resource on the board's ongoing programmes, with special focus on training, innovation and leadership programmes for principals," said CBSE chairman Vineet Joshi. 

Surprise: Central Board of Secondary Education results out

MUMBAI: In a surprise move, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday evening declared the Class X results for the Chennai region-which includes Maharashtra-on its website without any prior announcement. Schools as well as students, who were shocked at the sudden announcement, claimed that the board had never before declared results on an unannounced date. 

"For years the CBSE board has been trying to minimise the hype around the Class X board exams, and by  declaring the results like this it is attempting to send out a message to students that the exam is not the be all and end all of their academic life," said Avnita Bir, principal of Ramniranjan Podar School, Santacruz. Bir added that this was also the first time the board had announced results so discreetly, sending each school its results via email rather than announcing them on its website. Students, however, will have to log on the website for their grades; the schools have their numerical scores. 

The success rate of the Chennai region stands at 99.49 per cent, up from last year's 98.92 per cent.