Around 1.32 lakh students across the country and 7,823 students in the city will be appearing for the Indian School Certificate Examinations which begin on Monday.
City schools have been conducting workshops and counselling sessions after the preliminary exams to teach students learning strategies and to de-stress them. This is the second year when ICSE students can avail of the best-five scheme initiated by the Maharashtra government. However, interest levels in group III subjects have not declined, claim principals.
According to Carl Laurie, principal of Christ Church School, there might be a slack in interest in a couple of years. "There has been no change at the moment. Students are still interested in group III subjects," he said. The school has been roping in counsellors and nutritionists to de-stress students and explain the right diet to follow during the exams. Lectures were conducted to give students tips on how to prepare for the exams.
Last year, most schools saw a rise in percentages of students due to the best-five policy. According to the policy introduced by the state two years ago, students can count only the best five scores, excluding group III subjects. Group III includes subjects like cookery, computer applications, technical drawing, art and physical education.
Principal Norina Fernandes from Lilavati Podar High School said, "There has been no decline in interest in group III subjects among students. The performance of students in these subjects in the preliminary exam has been good." While the school has been giving students yoga training and tips on several other de-stressing activities, the focus shifted to learning strategies post the prelim exams.
From next year, ICSE students will only have six subjects, with environment education out of the syllabus for class X. Paul Machado, principal of Campion School, Colaba, said, "This year, the performance of students in group III subjects has been good, so there is no declining trend. Students have to appear for their exams in their own centres, so it is stress-free for them."
Mumbai: Around 1.32 lakh students across the country and more than 7,823 students in the city will be appearing for the Indian School Certificate Examinations from Monday. City schools have been conducting workshops and counselling sessions post-preliminary exams to help them in learning strategies during their prep leave and also to de-stress them. This is the second year, when ICSE students can avail of the best-five scheme initiated by the Maharashtra state government. However, the interests' level in group III subjects has not declined, claim principals.
According to Principal Carl Laurie, from Christ Church School, there might be a slack in interest in a couple of years. "However, there has been no change at the moment. Students are still interested in group III subjects," he said. The school has been conducting workshops by counsellors and nutritionist experts explaining students on the right diet to be followed during the exams. Lectures also were conducted to give students some tips on how to prepare for the exams.
Last year, most schools saw a rise in percentages of students due to the best-five policy. According to the best five policy introduced by the state government two years ago, students can count only the best five scores, excluding the group III subjects. Group III includes subjects like cookery, computer applications, technical drawing, art, physical education, etc.
Principal Norina Fernandes, from Lilavati Podar High School, said, "There has been no decline in interests among students in group III subjects. The performances of students in these subjects in the preliminary exam have been good." While the school has been giving students yoga training and tips on several other de-stressing activities, the focus shifted on learning strategies post the prelim exams.
From next year, students of ICSE schools will have only six subjects, with environment education out of the syllabus in class X. Paul Machado, principal of Campion School, Colaba, said, "This year, the performances of students in group III subjects have been good, so there is no declining trend. Also the students have to appear for their exams in their own centres, so it is stress-free for them."
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