KARACHI: To celebrate the achievements of its students, the Aga Khan
University Examination Board (AKU-EB) held its annual High Achievers
Awards ceremony on Thursday.
The presence of the chief guest, popular anchorman and journalist
Syed Talat Hussain, added a touch of glamour to the event which
coincided with AKU-EB’s 10th anniversary.
The students who gave an outstanding performance in the examination
were given awards. This year, the AKU-EB gave 150 distinctions in
different subjects to the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher
Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) candidates from 40 cities across the
country. The top three SSC and HSSC position holders got cash prizes at
the ceremony.
The toppers
Rutaba Nadeem of ETN High School topped the SSC exam, Maruim Zehra
and Mehdia Nadeem Rajab of Al-Murtaza School (Girls) stood on second
position while Khizra Fatima from the same school secured third position
in SSC exam. All students were candidates from Karachi.
This year the HSSC position holders were all from Karachi too. The
first position holder was, Maleeka Mehmood of Habib Girls’ Higher
Secondary School, while Komal Zehra Zaidi of Aga Khan Higher Secondary
School got second position and Muhammad Sameer Kayani of ETN High School
was awarded the third position.
Applauding efforts
AKU-EB Director Dr Thomas Christie, calling the board a quality
assessment tool, said, “The board’s mission was to prepare students for
higher education through their understanding and thinking abilities
rather than how accurately they can reproduce textbook materials.”
He praised that the board has continued to accomplish its goals year
after year. The board’s HSSC graduates have earned admissions to around
180 universities in Pakistan and almost 50 abroad, he said.
Talat Hussain, who presented the awards to the students, lauded the
teaching methodology and examination system of AKU-EB and its affiliated
institutions. “Students who are committed towards achieving a goal
always got distinctions and achievements,” he said while sharing his own
experience. “You are blessed with talent and talent is a heavy burden,
now you have to use it for others.” Hussain also congratulated the
parents whose children were among the high achievers “Today is your
third Eid of the year because all your efforts have now appeared in form
of a fruit-laden tree.”
A student of Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, who got an award for
scoring 86 per cent in Business Mathematics, shared his secret for
achieving the award. Asadullah Akhtar Shirazi told The Express Tribune
that attending regular classes and preparing according to the Student
Learning Outcomes (SLO) was what won him the distinction. “I am inspired
by my father who is a chief finance officer,” he grinned. “I wish to do
Masters in Business Administration in Finance from the Institute of
Business Administration,” he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 2nd, 2013.
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