“If I pass matriculation examination I will jump down from the roof of my house”. The man, who said it, did not keep his promise though he passed the examination after making at least five attempts. But his concern for the result reflected the difficult phase a student faces in preparing for matriculation examination. Passing matriculation examination in the first attempt was considered a big achievement in the past. A not so good student had his name printed in the list of first division passed students. He boasted that day but when the mark sheet was collected it revealed he failed. He did not think of complaining because the result was the correct assessment. Every Leikai had too many students, who could not pass the examination even after making several attempts. The pass percentage was also very low. Now the number of students is on rise but only one or two in Leikai are found appearing in the examination. In the past two figure students in every Leikai would be sitting for the examination. This is a change brought by time. Now the focus of attention has been shifted to intermediate examination. Matriculation examination is no longer considered as a stepping stone in a student’s career. A father lamented his daughter even after scoring 87 percent in the matriculation examination wept profusely. He could not arrange any sumptuous meal that night as the mark did not match with the expectation of the child. The father went out aimlessly. The father was convinced by well wishers that matriculation examination is just the beginning and it cannot be considered as the end. The girl child has long journey ahead. Is she going to remain contented with the metric certificate only? Metric certificate is fit for lowly job only. This year matriculation examination saw record figure of pass percentage. There is reason behind that. Parents focus on their children’s academic pursuit. A father despite hectic official duties finds time to drop his child at the tuition centre and then pick up after the end of session. In the past a child would move miles off with rough sack to get education. All these changes are brought by those, who received education under the shade of tree. It will be interesting to see what changes the present generation will bring for the future generation. Manipur Board in keeping with the CBSE pattern introduced grading system from this year in the declaration of Class XII examination results. This is a good trend. This will check unnecessary show of academic chauvinism by the young students. This checks weeping by brilliant students over marks. For there is no formal declaration of toppers. Now those getting AA can consider themselves as real toppers. The newly introduced system will make all students, who have passed the examination happy.
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