PEOPLESPEAK: Give the deserving their due

Students studying in grade X now may be unable to put their 100 per cent as the feeling of competition and all the excitement, suspense and joy of having the SLC board is gone. But when there is SLC board, students get inspired from the present results of their seniors and also encouraged to break the current record and set the new record.

— Pratik Gairhe, Class X, Kamal Netra C M School

I am not happy with the decision of not announcing the names of toppers. I think they deserve recognition for their hardship and intelligence. Their devotion of over a decade towards education definitely deserves honour. Had their names been disclosed, they would have been an example to society and inspiration to next SLC batch.

— Krisha Amatya

While there is a need for the government to take necessary action to curb the unhealthy practice among schools to gain cheap and perhaps fraudulent publicity though students’ success in SLC, denying a student of his/her right of recognition is grossly unjust. Naming the toppers also instills a sense of competition and encouragement which otherwise kills the prospect for students to do better in future.

— Ram Prasad Sharma

I think this year’s decision is fair on the entire student community. Prioritising SLC has misled students about the importance of PCL level. Due to this, students doing great in SLC have done badly in their +2. People neglect the fact that it’s your +2 level result that guides you towards you future. The education board should have taken this step much sooner but as they say, “Better late than never”. I congratulate the Education board on their great achievement.

— Regina Tuladhar

This year’s decision of not declaring SLC Board Toppers is remarkably satisfying. We have been hearing the rumours of the paying-off to make students the fake topper for publicity. By this awful culture, extremely talented students who come from very poor families, are being crushed.

— Vawana Vandari

I think this is an unjust and unfair act. It is an encouraging for the topper’s prestige as well as a morale booster for all students. Not declaring the SLC toppers encourage mediocrity. This not only deteriorates the student’s merit but also reduces the quality of nation’s human resource.

— Naveen Kumar Karna, National Academy, Janakpurdham

I think this year’s decision of not declaring toppers of SLC is fair for all candidates. I think a brilliant student is brilliant anyways. Toppers get highlighted in the media by which those who have failed their exams get demoralised. Colleges use toppers as a business key and this results in commercialisation of education, but not quality education.

— Sujan

Toppers are toppers, whether they are declared or not. In past years, some colleges took advantages of this tradition and exploited the toppers’ images as source of advertisement to increase the fame of their colleges. As a result, they increased the fees affecting the other students. This tradition has proven that colleges are doing business in the name of education and aren’t so concerned about the quality of education.

— Bijay Maharjan, Bafal

The decision is unwise and irritational. It is the sole dream of every student to work hard and be recognised nationwide as the Board first. If board first is removed, the level of motivation, commitment and performance will go down. Isn’t it unfair to push someone, who should actually in in the spotlight, in the dark? Even the nature has made the sun look distinct from rest of the stars.

— Dal Bdr Gurung, St Xavier’s College