Wednesday 05 / February / 2025
Muscat: Self-control and taking frequent breaks while studying are what helped Tejassree Mohanakrishnan score the maximum number of marks across all the students from Indian schools in Oman, who recently received their class X board exam results.
Tejassree, who scored an amazing 98.8 per cent during the class X board exams, of which the results were announced recently, didn’t keep track of the amount of time she studied every day, but increased the time she spent studying ahead of her exams.
“On an average, I would say I spent about four hours a day studying, but I never really kept a count – if you do that, you will not be able to focus on studies,” she said. “I remember, though, that I studied for about five to six hours a day ahead of my board exams, and I am really happy to become the Oman topper. I only came to realise this when my principal called me and told me so."
“Whenever I felt like my concentration was breaking, I would do something else and then come back to studies,” added Tejassree. “It is very important that anyone who is preparing for such a serious exam maintain their self-control. You need to know how much time to give to studies and how much to give to your other activities. Obviously, this varies from person to person, but I have found that this works for me.”
Aiming to continue her academics at Indian School Muscat for now, Tejassree plans to study pure mathematics and then go to the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, where she is hoping to earn a degree in that subject before going on to teach other students the way she has been taught.
“IIT Bombay have recently begun offering this course, so I plan to study there,” she said. “I really love maths, and so I want to give back and become a maths professor so I can teach maths to children and make them develop a passion for the subject.”
Tejassree Mohanakrishnan of Indian School Muscat ranked first among all the Indian Schools in Oman, scoring 98.8 per cent marks. There were three students who tied in second place, with 98.6 per cent marks: Samyuktha Venkatesan of Indian School Salalah, and two students from Indian School Sohar, Allan Jon Rajan and Rathod Smith Amitkumar.
Third place was also claimed by three students, each scoring 98.2 per cent – Ananya Sabherwal and Kashish Mittal of Indian School Muscat, and Anshitha Ficel of Indian School Sohar.
Another significant highlight is the number of students who scored a perfect centum in almost all the major subjects, namely English, mathematics, science, social Science, French and Sanskrit.
A total number of 2,545 from 15 Indian Schools in Oman had appeared for the class X examination, comprising 1,262 boys and 1,283 girls.
Dr Baby Sam Saamuel, Chairman – Board of Directors congratulated the students who have made their alma mater and parents proud with their hard-earned results. He also acknowledged the hard work put in by all the class X students across the schooling system, having appeared for their first public examination and reminded that success needs to be defined and accepted on an individual level with an aim of continuous betterment.
He once again lauded the unflinching support of schools and teachers who that have facilitated learning beyond the classroom settings, through remedial classes, ISO-VLE lessons, tele-tutoring and Gurukul system.
“We are delighted with all our grade X students who have made themselves, their parents & schools proud with their dedicated hard work over the past year, which has now born fruit through their remarkable results,” he said. “It takes a village to raise a child and I applaud the passion and efforts put in by our teachers, counsellors and schools to bring about today’s success,” said Saamuel.
The Indian Schools in Oman, being community schools, offer high-quality accessible education to every Indian child who seeks admission in the system, irrespective of prior academic performance. In addition to the lessons imparted during school hours, the schools across have also implemented multiple initiatives as a support mechanism for children.
These include remedial classes, to help the academically weaker students to improve their learning, the ISO-VLE virtual learning environment, an online portal containing video recordings of lessons as well as other resource materials.
