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Time of India
13-05-2025
- Science
- Time of India
Class 12 results better in humanities than science
1 2 Kolkata: A total of 44,631 students appeared for the CBSE Class 12 exam from Bengal, of whom 39,792 cleared it. The pass percentage of 89.2% was higher than both the all-India average (88.4%) and that for the Bhubaneswar region (83.6%). Bengal comes under the Bhubaneswar to principals of many city schools, in CBSE 12, humanities students appeared to have outperformed those from the science stream. At Bhavan's GKV, humanities student Aparajita Saha scored 99.4% while at DPS Howrah, Rishika Trivedi, also from humanities, scored 99.2%. DPS Howrah principal Sunita Arora felt one reason for this could be the excessive focus on preparation for engineering and medical entrance exams by science students. Others pointed out that some science papers, especially physics, were tricky. Around 50% of the questions in CBSE 12 this year were competency-based and analytical. In a press note, CBSE said this year's 88.4% pass percentage in Class 12 was better than last year's (87.9%), which showed "students were well prepared for the competency-based question paper".Principals of several city schools also said that the shift from rote learning to competency-based analytical questions had helped students get a good score and, at the same time, given them a better understanding of each subject. CBSE took the initiative to deviate from rote-learning practices after the Covid disruption and principals expect the practice to continue. Altogether, 137 candidates from Class 12 at Lakshmipat Singhania Academy passed the examination, with 64 scoring over 90%. In DPS Ruby Park, 894 students appeared for the exam, among whom 273 students scored over 90%. Of the 559 students from South Point who appeared for the exam, 156 secured above 90%.In Shri Shikshayatan School, 227 students appeared for the exams, and 110 scored above 90%. In Sushila Birla Girls' High School, 138 students appeared for the exam, of whom 70 scored above 90%. In Birla High School, 100 students appeared for the exam, of whom 14 scored above 90%.Bhavan's GKV's principal Arun Dasgupta said, "The overall result was better than last year. First of all, the entire student community has come out of the Covid situation. The changes introduced, and the changing question pattern, helped students score better. Moreover, the changed pattern will help them in their future as well."
Time of India
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Vallamai Movie Review: When logic takes a holiday
Vallamai Movie Synopsis: A hearing-impaired father and his daughter seek justice in Chennai after she suffers trauma, leading them on a revenge mission against her perpetrator. Vallamai Movie Review: Vallamai is what happens when good intentions crash headfirst into bad filmmaking. The story follows Saravanan (Premgi), a hearing-impaired single father who relocates to Chennai with his young daughter Boomika (Dhivadarshini) hoping for greener pastures. Working as a poster-sticker by night, their simple life takes a dark turn when Boomika is abused, launching father and daughter on a revenge mission. The premise had real potential for meaningful commentary, but the film drowns in excessive voiceovers and head-scratching logic gaps. Just imagine this girl finishing her bharatanatyam dance, not able to find a place to change, and then a driver who takes notice is like, you can change in my boss's car. And she's like, sure, why not? This level of implausibility plagues the entire film. Characters feel like they're just passing through, with everyone seemingly too busy to have an actual conversation with our protagonist – leaving Premgi emotionally stranded in his own movie. Director Karuppaiyaa Murugan occasionally captures something genuine about the rural-to-urban transition, but the handling of the sensitive central plot feels awkward and half-baked. The revenge storyline lacks any punch, with confrontations that fall flat and a villain hunt that veers into unintentional comedy territory. GKV's score and Sooraj Nallusami's camerawork have their moments, but they're not enough to rescue a film that needed much more care and thought given its serious subject matter. Written By: Abhinav Subramanian
