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Anxiety grips students before CBSE results
As the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) gets set to declare its Class 10 and 12 results, hundreds of nervous students and anxious parents are calling helplines and psychiatrists for counselling.
- IANS
- Published: 00:08 May 22, 2008
New Delhi: As the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) gets set to declare its Class 10 and 12 results, hundreds of nervous students and anxious parents are calling helplines and psychiatrists for counselling.
"For the last three weeks we have been receiving at least 20 calls every day. Today, we received some 50 calls and most of them are from students," said Abdul Mabood, director of the Delhi-based non-governmental organisation Snehi.
Snehi runs a student helpline to counsel and guide scholars before, during, and after exams. The helpline, christened Hopeline, gets maximum calls before exams, and before and after the declaration of results.
Mabood, who is also a counsellor, said many students want to know about the marking pattern, and what they will do if they fail to live up to expectations.
Results in two phases
"What if I fail? How will I show my face to my family? Will I get a good college? These are some questions that students regularly ask us," he said.
CBSE will announce the Class 12 board examination results in two phases. The results of three zones - Ajmer, Panchkula and Chennai - were declared yesterday in the first phase. More than 92 per cent of students from the Chennai zone have passed the Class 12 examination. In the second phase, the results of the remaining three zones - Delhi, Allahabad and Guwahati along with foreign schools - would be declared on Friday.
More than 548,000 students sat for the Class 12 exams this year. Similarly, more than 800,000 students had appeared for the Class 10 board exams in India and abroad. The Class 10 results are expected next week.
Speaking about how to handle the stress before and after results, Samir Parikh, a leading psychiatrist of Delhi, said parents must refrain from putting pressure on children and students should avoid negative thoughts.
"Exams are neither monsters nor killers. They need to be seen as a life skill that helps in overall development and enhancement as children grow up into mature adults so that they can cope with the stresses of life better," Parikh said.
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