More and more students opting for international curriculum

Updated on: Tuesday, October 09, 2012

More and more school students seem to be opting for international curriculums, with the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) board witnessing a 23% rise in the numbers of students taking the IGCSE, AS and A level exams from Mumbai in just a year. While around 5,500 students appeared for board exams at these three levels in 2011, for 2012, the UK-based board received more than 6,800 entries.

And the students have also been coming out with brilliant results, with around 10 world toppers and 20 country toppers being from Mumbai.

Abha Pal, principal of Utpal Sanghvi School in Juhu, said, "Every year, the number of students taking the exam has been going up. The curriculum content is concept-based and attractive." "For 2012, I had 87 students who took IGCSE exam. For next year, I will send around 120 names. The same is the case with A levels, where the growth is around 25%." According to her, the curriculum helped students prepare for other exams as well. "Around four of my students appeared for the entrance exam for chartered accountancy and they were selected. They prepared without coaching."

Students from Dhirubhai Ambani International School and Utpal Sanghvi School have notched the highest marks in the world in four categories and the highest scores in the country in five subjects. The board will award around 107 Indian students for exceptional performance in their November 2011 and June 2012 exam series. Of them, 22 students have achieved the highest marks in the world and 74 have scored the highest in the country in a single subject.

"Those to receive 'Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards' are also from schools like Podar, NES and Rustomjee Cambridge," said V Sudhakar, Schools Development Manager, India.

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