Tripura board toppers dream of civil service careers and IITs

TBSE declared results of both Class 10 and 12 on Monday that recorded 86.02 per cent and 83.24 per cent pass rates, respectively.

“I took English private tuition throughout the year. Only a month before the pre-board examinations, I took private tuition for Education subject. I studied Political Science, Psychology and Sanskrit by myself with the guidance of my school teachers. My mother and elder sister also helped me in studies whenever I needed,” Arindam said shortly after the results were announced, adding that he used to study 3-4 hours a day.

His elder sister Sandipa Malla was also in the top 10 merit list in Class 12 in 2020. Currently, she is pursuing English honours in Belonia.
Arindam wants to pursue higher studies in Psychology in Tripura or any good college outside the state if he gets a chance through Common University Entrance Test ( CUET).

“After study, I want to opt for civil services,” he said.

Apart from studies, Arindam spends time in sports like, cricket, football, badminton and chess. Reading newspapers is also in his list of choices.

“I like to read mostly sports, Global and political news. I love to read political news,” said Arindam.

His family has been running through some financial patch since his mother Shipra Dutta Malla, who was a government school teacher, lost her job alongwith the 10323 teachers in 2020, whose posts were retrenched by a 2017 Supreme Court verdict. However, the family didn’t let anything come between the young boy and his dreams.

“I hope Psychology and Education subjects be introduced in every school in the state. It will be helpful for the students who want to study those subjects. Moreover, I request the state government to relief poor students from paying fees to study in schools under Vidyajyoti Mission,” he told.

He hopes the state government will bring more development in the education, healthcare and sports sectors in future.

Arijit Pal of Vivekananda Vidyapith HS school in Udaipur and Nishika Sarkar of Jolaibari MM Girls HS school in Santirbazar bagged second position.

Soumyadip Roy of Vivekananda Vidyapith HS school, Kaushik Pal Choudhury of BBI, Dharmanagar and Debasish Deb of Charilam Class 12 school secured third position.

Saptadip Pal bagged first position in Class 10 board examinations scoring total 494 marks. A student of Sunflower English Medium School at Santirbazar in South district, Saptadip dreams of studying in IIT.

“I had eight private tutors in Class 10. I used to study for at least eight hours a day. Playing cricket is my hobby,” he told. Though he didn’t spend much time reading storybooks, he loves to read books written by JK Rowling.

When asked about politics, he told, ” I don’t take interest in Politics or political news. I love to read sports and foreign pages in newspapers”.
Nilavi Bhowmik secured the second position in Class 10 board examinations bagging 493 marks. Nilavi, a student of Maharani Tulsibati Higher Secondary School, wants to study Science in Higher Secondary exam.

“I shall appear for both engineering and medical exams. Rest will be decided accordingly,” said Nilavi.

Subhranil Debnath from Ananda Marga High School in Teliamura, Sumitra Das from Kalacherra Higher Secondary School in Dharmanagar, Aniket Bhattacharjee from North Point School in Dharmanagar, Parmita Das from Brintak Siksha Niketan in Santirbazar and Prachi Choudhury from Maharani Tulsibati HS school secured third positions.