Wednesday, 29 October 2014

Event Report 2013 - 14 July

MONTH - JULY
Doctor’s Day!
1st of July is celebrated as Doctor’s Day and little Pre Primary Bees set to the task of making it special for the Doctors of the Lake City. With the help of their teachers, all the kids made beautiful cards for the Caretakers of our health.
With messages like ‘Our pain disappears when you appear Doc! Thanks!!’ were lovingly sent across through the cute little cards to the doctors of Hospitals like the GBH American Hospital, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Darshan Dental College and Hospital, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Mewar Hospital, Aravali Hospital and also to the doctors at Maharana Bhupal General Hospital on the 30th of June 2013. Messages and letters from the doctors appreciating the efforts of the little ones were received by the Principal.
Orientation Programme – XI
An Orientation Programme was organized at Delhi Public School, Udaipur for the parents of class XI on Tuesday, 2nd July 2013 in the evening with an aim to acquaint the parents with the teaching strategies adopted at school to impart quality education to the students and prepare them for class XII Board Exam.
The programme started at 5:30 p.m. with a welcome address by the Principal,                 Ms. Neeru Tandon. She briefed the gathering about the importance of classroom teaching over coaching. She emphasized that XI is the foundation for any competitive exam.  The Principal also highlighted the strategies which included regular attendance, Weekly Test cycles and final exams in the month of February 2014 in order to start class XII in the month of March. She strongly stressed that it is compulsory to attend practical exams and the examinations.  
The teaching fraternity for all the subjects threw light on the significance of their subject and gave numerous suggestions to improve the performance in the exams.
The faculty members also stressed on the need of concentration in the classroom as conceptual clarity is very important for in-depth knowledge of the subject and that can be gained only in the classroom environment.
The personal interaction with the subject experts towards the end helped the parents in understanding the potential of their ward. The parents also requested the school to organize such sessions for the benefit of the students.
II HM Young Chef
A cooking competition was organised by II HM, London on 3 July 2013 at DPS Udaipur in which seven students from the school participated. The participants were told to prepare a dish at their home and present it in the competition. The dishes were tasted by a judge from IIHM who also enquired about the career plans of the participants. Four out of seven were selected for the second round organized at Jaipur where 60 selected candidates from all over the state assembled to try their luck for the finals. They were asked to prepare an Indian dish of their choice in an hour. All the ingredients and other requirements including apron and chef’s cap were provided by the organizers. The participants put in their best efforts in preparing their cuisine. Delhi Public School Udaipur was fortunate to have two selections out of 60 for the next round. Titiksha Dangi and Kavishi Sardalia entered the Pressure test in which they had to identify the ingredients of a dish prepared by their chefs. At the next level they were asked to prepare three Indian dishes in 2 hours. DPS Udaipur could not qualify for the finals to be held in London in September 2013 but the students learnt many new things by participating in the event. The Principal applauded the efforts of the students. All the participants got certificate from IIHM.

Monthly Activities Report
Class - I
Van Mahotsav - Trees are often referred to as ‘Green Gold’ as they play a significant role in the existence of human beings. On the occasion of Van Mahotsav, a circle time activity was organized for the students of class I where they shared their views and knowledge about trees. Teachers told them about the importance and the different uses of plants and the need to conserve them. Cut outs of trees were given to the children with the message ‘Save Trees’.
Visit to Keshav Nursery – On 3rd July as a follow up of the Van Mahotsav celebration the children were taken for a visit to Keshav Nursery near Kalka Mata Road. There they saw different types of plants. They were very happy to see the blooming flowers and leaves of different colours. Children were very excited to see a cactus with a beautiful flower on the top. At last they took an oath to save trees and plant more plants. 
Father’s Day Activity - The bond between father and his children is unbreakable .To celebrate this unbreakable bond our kids of class I traced their love for their dad on a paper and made heart touching and beautiful cards for their fathers. Also they all recited a mesmerizing poem and conveyed their feeling very nicely.   
Laughter Day – It is well said that laughter is the best medicine. Keeping this is mind on the occasion of Laughter Day a joke session was organized for the students of class I. The children enjoyed various hilarious jokes narrated by the teachers. Many children came up with jokes of their own. Everyone was laughing Hahaha! This is how a gala session was enjoyed by both teachers and students.
Maths Olympiad – Olympiad is an exposure for students to real life competitive examination pattern. To judge the knowledge and to reinforce the previous covered topics in Maths, this activity was planned. The students of class I participated with great zeal and the results were quiet encouraging.  
Tricky words reading Competition – Reading plays an important role in developing vocabulary. Keeping this in mind ‘Tricky Words Reading Competition’ was organized on 18 July. Words were given to the students a few days prior to the competition. Children read as many tricky words as they could in a minute. All the students enjoyed the competition and took part actively and enthusiastically. Highest score was 47 words in a minute by Hriday Maheshwari of Class I A.  

CLASS - II
Visit to Gulab Bagh - Keeping up with the tradition of providing innovative opportunities of learning to the students, DPS, Udaipur organized a trip to Gulab Bagh for the students of Class II on 12th July 2013. The students, accompanied by teachers visited the Zoo and saw a variety of animals & birds there.
Apart from the fact that the children were face to face with tortoise, peacocks, pelicans & herons, creatures which they don’t get to see in their normal school & home environs, they were also sensitized about the fact that these creatures too have a right to live & live freely in their natural habitat.     
Magic Show of Colours – All the students were filled with excitement to witness the ‘Magic Show’. They were all anxious to know what will happen next. They saw with lot of interest, how two colours are mixed to form a new colour. This was done to acquaint them with secondary colours. Later they did hand printing.
Story Telling Competition – Our most confident students of class- II did the Story telling with lot of enthusiasm and confidence. Finger puppets, rod puppets and four dimensional models along with the paper bag puppet. Parents had put in a lot of effort in preparing these props and also their child for Story Telling. They spoke with lot of expression, voice modulation, fluency and confidence.
English Recitation Competition – An English Recitation Competition was conducted in class II, the theme was ‘Monsoon’. The students came with different and unique ideas. They prepared beautiful props and also were quite enthusiastic about it.
Class - III
Science Olympiad – Science is a process, a journey to a methodology.
A Science Olympiad was held for class III students on 11th July 2013 at Delhi Public School, Udaipur to make the students conscious of the four fundamental attributes; curiosity, courage, confidence and consistency. To inculcate all the above said attributes, we have focused on process rather than the content. There was mass participation amongst students. They were able to solve the questions based on the topic ‘Safety & First Aid’, ‘Living and Non Living things’ and ‘Unique Earth’. It was indeed a brainstorming activity for the students.   
Kargil Martyr’s Day – “Tell them; that, for your tomorrow we gave our today.”
These were the words of our Kargil war heroes. On this day, a presentation was shown to the children as a tribute to our brave soldiers. This was to remember them and pay our gratitude for their ultimate sacrifice.
They lost their lives during Kargil war to save our nation. Their families have sacrificed someone of their own that cannot be compensated ever. The motive to show this presentation and briefing was to inculcate the value of patriotism, love for motherland in the children. They were told about the incident with pictures and narration by the teachers. The children were attentive and eager to know the whole story. All in all, it was a very emotional, informative, patriotic session for everyone present there.  
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Class - IV
Report on Van Mahotsav –The students of class IV celebrated ‘Van Mahotsav Day’ on 2nd July with great zeal. They performed a skit under the guidance of their teachers to convey the message of importance of forests and animals in our life. The skit was very well performed with proper costumes. At the end of the skit they took the pledge to save trees and animals.
Shlok Recitation – On the auspicious occasion of ‘Guru Purnima’ which was on 22nd July 2013, children of class IV were asked to learn a shlok in Sanskrit along with their meaning. The importance of this pious day was explained to the children and they were asked to recite the shlokas one by one.
Kargil Victory Day – An informative article on ‘Kargil Victory Day’ was brought by the Hindi teacher on 26th July, 2013 and the event was discussed with the children of class IV in the classroom. The teacher explained the context of this day to the children and they were asked to write something on this great victory day. This inculcated a feeling of respect for our brave soldiers among the children.
Class - V
Sadbhawana Diwas –The students of class V were made aware about the Sadbhawana Diwas in a very simple way. They were explained about the importance of respecting elders especially grandparents. They were told to put tilak and seek blessings from their grandparents. Many of the students shared their experiences in class about the same. They also conveyed about the joyous expressions and emotional moments that they shared with them while putting the tilak. This activity enhanced the feeling of respect for grandparents/elders among the students.  
Maths Olympiad –Maths Olympiad for class V was held on 15 July 2013. It was designed on the pattern of IMO and included same type of questions, answer key and marking scheme. The questions were Multiple Choice questions where in the students were supposed to select one answer among the four options. The questions were based on the concept of Roman Numerals, Large numbers, Addition, Subtraction and multiplication. This Olympiad was designed to check the students’ knowledge of the concepts, application of the rules, and reasoning, mental and logical abilities.
Kargil Martyr’s Day –Kargil Day celebrated by young children with great enthusiasm and with a feeling of patriotism. Grade V A presented a special assembly on 25th July 2013. On 26th July 2013 students of Class V watched a documentary on Kargil war. Through the documentary students gathered a lot of information and shared the same with each other. Children also appreciated the efforts of the great soldiers and saluted the great martyr’s for their sacrifices. Children learnt about the importance of great soldiers for our country. It also enhanced the feeling of patriotism.    
Visit to Jungle Safari Park
To create awareness about the importance of plants and forests in our lives, the students of class V were taken for a visit to the Jungle Safari Park on 2nd July 2013.
The students were taken for a walk in the jungle where they were explained about the importance of each organism in maintaining the ecological balance.
It also served as a pleasant “Nature Walk” for them, as some of the students collected shells, feathers, stones, twigs, etc.
CTET - 2013
Delhi Public School, Udaipur has always rendered helping hand to the district administration by providing its campus for conducting various competitive exams. On Sunday, 28th July 2013 the school was the centre for CTET exam in which 720 candidates appeared at the centre in the afternoon shift. The exam was conducted smoothly 720 candidates
Van Mahotsav- Pre-Primary (Fatehsagar) – An awareness campaign by Prep kids at the Fateh Sagar Pal was the highlight of the 1st day of July 2013.
The small skit by the kids in the presence of the parents & Udaipurites quite effectively send across the message of planting trees and keeping the earth green
Picnic
Class-IV - The students of class IV enjoyed a very special picnic this year on 14th July as their parents also joined them in the fun. This year, the school decided to include the parents too in the picnic so that the children and the parents could spend some quality time together in an informal environment along with their teachers. The parents and the children gathered at the school at 8:00 a.m. in the morning and had breakfast together in the cafeteria. Then everybody boarded the school bus and went to the picnic spot i.e. ‘Aaram Bagh Resort’. In the beginning, the Headmistress ma’am welcomed everyone. After that an introduction session was conducted in which parents formed pairs and then introduced each other after knowing them.
A short hiking trip was taken around the resort after having snacks. Different Edusport games were played between the parents and the children. The cricket session was a memorable session for everybody as the match was a tie. The children presented beautiful cards made by them to their parents and touched their feet. This session brought tears in many eyes. The parents appreciated the idea of this unique kind of picnic. The picnic was a memorable one for everybody present there. 
Class-VI – Like last year this year too Delhi Public School Udaipur planned for picnic for the students during rainy season. Also an opportunity for teachers, school staff and students to socialize.
19th July, 2013 when the weather was awesome, all the students of class 6th visited the most beautiful and exotic place “The Aaram Bagh Resort” along with their teachers. The students enjoyed every moment of their day to its fullest. They played different games, watched waterfall and enjoyed their meal.Some special games were organized for them after the meal which thrilled the students and with cherished memories they returned in the evening.
Class-VII – To break the monotony of everyday routine and to let the children enjoy this lovely weather & scenic beauty, a picnic was organized for grade VII students on 27th July. The venue of the picnic was ‘Aaram Bagh’, a picnic spot with lots of greenery, streams of water, a natural waterfall and manicured lawns for children to play and unwind. The students had a gala time, playing games and relishing the snacks provided by the school.
 “Bagh Milkha Bagh” Entertaining Inspiration Motivation promotes any individual to polish his hidden talents and the saga of Milkha Singh presented in the form of a movie is definitely going to encourage many hidden talents. With this feeling, the students of classes X & IX were taken to PVR cinema on Monday, 15th July and 22nd July 2013 to watch this movie during school hours. The students enjoyed the movie and also clapped at times to see the determination and passion of Milkha Singh to become the number one runner. In the climax when Milkha Singh was honoured with the title of Flying Milkha the students stood up to show their respect. All returned back happily at 2:00 p.m. with determination in heart to put in very effort like Milkha Singh to achieve their goals in life. Such activities not only break the monotonous routine but also motivate students.
“KHOJ” – A Workshop in DPS Udaipur
An initiative taken by Secure Meters under the project “KHOJ” was successfully carried out at DPS Udaipur on 26th July 2013. The workshop was conducted to develop scientific temperament and generate curiosity among the students of classes V to VIII. Experiments and activities demonstrating laws and principles of science like relative motion, archimedes principle, centre of gravity, balancing weight etc. were performed. Devices like periscope, pin hole camera, gyroscope, model of eye, etc. fascinated the students. It was a unique venture that will definitely help the students to increase their interest in Science. The Principal Ms. Neeru Tandon extended her thanks to the ‘Secure Meters’ for their appreciable efforts.
Satkar’ – A tribute to Grandparents –
“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” To inculcate the values of compassion and respect among children for their Grandparents DPS Udaipur took an initiative to bring two generations together and build a strong bond of love by organizing an overnight camp ‘Satkar – A Tribute to Grandparents’ on 26th July 2013 in the school premises. There were fun filled activities like games, dance, Tambola, Yoga, etc. Besides all these, the most attracting and entertaining was the ‘Bhajan Sandhya’ which was really appreciated by the grandparents. All the grandparents and children participated with full enthusiasm. Through this, the grandparents once again had the reminiscences of their childhood days.
Vision 2025
The Rajasthan Patrika, a leading newspaper had organized a visionary workshop named ‘Jago Judo, Desh Gado’. The idea behind the workshop was to bring out the vision of young India, the students about the country of their dreams.
A group of 9 students of XII class participated in the workshop. The programme started with the message from Rajasthan Patrika’s Chief Editor Mr. Gulab Kothari.
Many schools from Udaipur participated. All the students were divided into groups of 7-8 students. Each group was given a set of questions to be answered within a span of 40 minutes. And then a leader or two from the group came up on the stage to share the view of the group.  
Suyash Rainsinghania (XII B) and Aarushi Chopra (XII A) represented the DPS Udaipur group. Amongst the various issues brought by them few are mentioned below:
·        The political tenure of the party winning the elections should be reduced from 5 years to 2 years.
·        Better road construction.
·        Local police should be more supportive towards citizens.
·        Distributing of tablets, PCs & Laptops will not serve the purpose rather more quality schools & teaching institutions should be opened.
·        Female feticide has created alarming situation as the sex ratio is continuously declining. It ought to be stopped with immediate effect. 
The contribution & participation of the DPS students was applauded & appreciated by the organizers.
Junior Editor - II
Dainik Bhaskar, a leading daily organized Junior Editor – II in the month of December 2012. The entries were collected in January 2013 for this event in which students designed the required number of pages of the newspaper given to them. 51 entries in different categories were sent from Delhi Public School, Udaipur for this competition and we feel immense pleasure in declaring that Rudra Pratap Singh of class V has been declared as winner at the national level and Tamanna Kapoor of class VI has been listed in the Meritorious Winners. Prior to this 11 students succeeded in finding a place in the state level list.
NTSE Classes
National Talent Search Examination is conducted by CBSE every year. This year also the exam will be conducted in November-2013.
DPS, Udaipur has endeavoured to prepare the students for the same by conducting extra classes for all the core subjects. A regular test series is being conducted to develop the aptitude in children. The best students have been selected according to their performance in the screening test. This small step will definitely provide a platform to the students for the forthcoming competitions ahead.

AHAD Museum
On 12th July 2013 the students of class VI of Delhi Public School, Udaipur visited AHAD Museum. It has antiquity of the civilization that existed about 4,000 years ago. The museum has Red-black clapots, Jar of Kushan period, Terracotta, Horns of animals, lamp etc. The children enjoyed watching stones of Paleolithic age and Mesolithic age. There were objects like Kachhapavtar, stone Matsyavtar , Face of Jain Tirthankar etc. found by excavation..  
Guru Purnima
Guru is Brahma, The creator; Vishnu, the Preserver and Shiv, the destroyer all in one. Guru is Parabrahma, Who is above all these three! This message was conveyed through the assembly put up by students of class II A. The students recited the bhajan “Guru Maat Pita” composed and prepared by Ms. Neha Bhatt, Music teacher. She also made students chant “Guru Mantra”. Later the teachers from classes I to V were greeted with tilak and garlands   and in return they blessed the students and wished for their bright future.
Badge Ceremony
Felicitation in front of school mates fills every student with a feeling of pride and responsibility. Thus, to promote this spirit amongst the students, badge giving ceremony was organized on 1st July for the classes I to V and on 2nd July 2013 for classes VI to X in which two Class Monitors and two Language Co-coordinators from each class were given badges to infuse in them sense of responsibility and to encourage others to work hard to get the badge. The Principal wished all the monitors and coordinators and expressed hope that they would fulfill their duties enthusiastically. It has been decided to appoint monitors and language co-coordinators on a monthly basis so as to enable more students to get this opportunity and prove their worth.  
Feliciatation of Toppers of X & XII
Delhi Public School, Udaipur came out with flying colours in the X & XII board exams conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education in the month of March 2013. The school feels great pride in announcing that the state topper in Science stream is a Dipsite. All the toppers were cordially invited to school on 24th June 2013 for their felicitation. The achievers from XII Science and Commerce were honoured by the Principal and the Vice Principal for bringing laurels to their family and the school. 6 students from Science and 2 from Commerce who scored more than 90% were awarded. These students shared their views with other students and also expressed their gratitude to the Principal and the faculty members for polishing their talent. 14 students who scored 10 CGPA in class X examination were also felicitated and the Principal expressed hope that these students will set new records in class XII.
Inter DPS Sanskrit Festival
Inter DPS Sanskrit Festival is being organized by DPS, RK Puram, New Delhi in which various events and competitions are organized for students and teachers. Delhi Public School Udaipur participated in category A: ‘Gyan Sancharini’ by sending the entry. A detailed analysis of co-curricular activities carried on for Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation has been sent.
Remedial Classes
DPS Udaipur is very much concerned about each and every student of school so special Remedial Classes are conducted before a day of Weekly Test exclusively for the Slow Learners and for the newly admitted students who have joined the school late. In these classes a thorough revision for the forthcoming test is being done. Slow learners get the opportunity to solve their queries and as they are a few in numbers so they get chance to interact with the teachers through table teaching. They get an opportunity to clear the basic concepts of the subject and hence perform well in exam. The rest of the students remain in their classes with their respective teachers for self study.
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Workshop on – School Educators & Leadership - “Learning is at once deeply personal and inherently social, it connects us not just to knowledge in the abstract, but to each other”.
A workshop on ‘The Educator and Leadership”, an annual programme of the DPS Society was organized at the HRD centre of the society at Dwarka from 17th June 2013 to 21st June 2013. An enthusiastic and eager group of school leaders from a large number of schools from the DPS family participated in the workshop. DPS Udaipur was represented by Vice-Principal, Mr. Yogesh Jain and Head Mistress, Ms. Animikha Roy. The workshop journeyed through a range of topics that concern the making of a great school.
The 5- day workshop was inaugurated by lighting of the lamp of knowledge by Shri Ashok Chandra, Chairman DPS Society, Prof. B.P. Khandelwal, Member DPS Society, Ms. Vinita Kher, Director – CEM DPS Society, Prof. M.M. Pant, Former Pro Vice-chancellor, IGNOU & Chairman – Plant EDU & Ms. Sunita Tanwar, Principal- DPS Dwarka. The guests were welcomed by Ms. Kher and an insight into the programme was given to the participants.
Thereafter Prof. Khandelwal welcomed the guests and shared the history of the DPSS – HRDC movement.
He added that education is a futuristic activity & the teachers must ensure that students are prepared for the future.
Shri Ashok Chandra, Chairman, DPS Society spoke on Vision & Mission of the DPS Society.
The first session fo the workshop was on Changes Impacting School Education – Future Readiness, by Prof. M.M. Pant, former Pro-Vice Chancellor, IGNOU.
He stated that teachers need to rise from mundane, Prosaic teaching & widen their concepts.
Further he stated that leadership needs to be participative rather than authoritative.
Insights into ‘The Right to Education Act’, was provided by Prof. M.C. Sharma, Director Education, IGNOU. He discussed in detail the main features of RTE-2009. He also discussed  the challenges faced by the schools, departments of education and ministries  He and also suggested solutions to these problems too.
The second day started with Prof. Onkar Singh Dewal’s session on Ethics in Institutional Development. He described ethical leadership as one that has constant efforts for self transformation 
‘Elevan Himalayan Pillars of Institutional Development’ were also discussed. During the session.        
The Director, DPSS, Ms. Nina Sehgal commenced her session by throwing light on the vision of DPS school.
She laid stress on the urgent need for teachers to update their skills particularly in the use of technology & define education as much more than helping students secure good marks/grades.
She stressed on the aspects of ‘All Round Development’.
Prof. Marmar Mukhopadhyay, Chairman – Educational Technology & Management Academy, Former Joint Director – NUEPA, highlighted the various facets of leadership & the process of transformation a person has to undergo to become an exclusive leader.
Following this Prof. B.L. Handoo, Educational Consultant elaborated upon the features that turn a school into a good school. He emphhasised on school governance, Performance measurement & improvement.
Ms. Kamini Bhasin, Principal, DPS, Noida, elaborated on the ‘Effective Management of School Infrastructure’. According to her the campus should be such that ‘promotes learning’.
Prof. Dinesh Singh, Vice Chancellor, D.U., elaborated on the ‘Purpose of Education’.
He further stressed on responsibility of educators in assisting students in today’s march towards progress.
Mr. G. Balasubramaniam, Former Director (Academics) CBSE elaborated upon the safety & security measures which should be carefully looked into in every school.
Prof. Mukesh Kohli, D.U. Consultant – P.E. stressed on the need for Physical Education in the curriculum.
A very energetic and vibrant session on the ‘Empowering Leader’, was conducted by           Mr. Surya Bahadur, Executive Director, Confluence-Training & Development.
The delegates in groups of 3 made their presentations on the topics allotted to them.
Day 4 commenced with a film – The Four Pillars of Learning, speaker being Dr, Karan Singh. The film elaborated on the 4 pillars of learning
·        Learning to know.
·        Learning to do.
·        Learning to live together.
·        Learning to be.
Thereafter followed an enriching session by Dr. A.K. Merchant, National Trustee – Lotus Temple. This session was extremely thought provoking as it outlived and made all the candidates sit up and notice the utmost importance of promoting values among the young minds of today so as to ensure a healthy society tomorrow.
Dr. J.C. Pant, Principal DPS Bulasankar further talked of the Boss versus the Leader & discussed the behavioral statistics of the staff in a school. The day’s session drew to a closure with Mr. Atul Mittal, Director Touche Tohmatsu, India Pvt. Ltd. talking about the need to work on the personality of oneself so as to be an effective leader.     
The presentations were applauded by Ms. Vinita Kher and the panel guests.
Dr. B. Singh, Educationist spoke on Educational Leadership
Learning objectives of every subject, chapter, event activity, happening & celebration to be defined.
He was of the opinion that as a leader one should have clarity of mind & a passion.
A recapitulation session was taken up by Prof. B.P. Khandelwal, Member, DPS Society, wherein he emphasized on lifelong learning & learning to live together.
Last but not the least an enriching session on ‘The Life Skills Education & School Wellness’ was conducted by Dr.  Jitendra Nagpal, Resource Expert – CBSE & NCERT.
He laid stress on the fact that children need to be healthy & happy to become productive & contented adults.    
At the culmination of this 5 day enriching experience; the valedictory session was conducted, wherein the guests were welcomed, followed by a brief feedback presented by 4 delegates highlighting the benefits of the workshop & the learning taken place therein.
Ms. Vinita Kher & Prof. B.P. Khandelwal presented certificates to the delegates. Finally Ms. Vinita Kher presented the vote of thanks, expressing her gratitude to Shri Ashok Chandra, Chairman, DPSS, and all resource experts who had involved themselves with the workshop.
It was an enriching experience. We were made aware of the various aspects of school administration. We look forward to more such exposures.  
CPT Selection 2013 – Level I exam for CA i.e. CPT for the year 2013 was conducted on June 16, 2013. All over India 138000 students had appeared for the exam and only 37260 could clear the exam. The results were declared on 16th July 2013.
From Delhi Public School, Udaipur five students cleared the exam. Their score is given below:
Kushagra Ghiya                  -           155 / 200
Mukul Laddha                     -           149 / 200
Garvit Jain                            -           138 / 200
Ajay Bhandari                     -           124 / 200
Anshul Namdharani          -           123 / 200                
Overall result in India was 27%.

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