Al-Ameen Mission bags top three positions in board exam

Mou Chakraborty,
Kolkata, May 23, 2007

It is a win-win situation for the Al-Ameen Mission School, Howrah. All the three probable toppers for the High Madrasah exam are from this institution.
The High Madrasah examination is equivalent to Madhymik. Safiqul Hassan, son of a farmer in Hooghly, secured 97.2 per cent and is the probable topper. Mohosin Baidya followed with 96.8 per cent. The third position went to Shekh Amir Ali with 90.3 per cent.
Nurul Islam, the school secretary, revealed the secret behind the institution’s success. “We admit poor but meritorious students through an admission test. The children know they can fulfil their dreams only through studies,” explained Islam. “Education is almost free for them, and the students don’t suffer too many distractions, as ours is a residential school. As a result, the students are able to concentrate on their studies,” he added.
Hassan wants to become a doctor and treat people living in the villages. Baidya and Ali, on the other hand, said they would opt for engineering.
This year, 22,325 students appeared in High Madrasah and the pass percentage was 66.21 per cent. While 3,069 students took the Alim exam, 63.63 per cent cleared it. The Fazil exam, which is equivalent to the Higher Secondary was taken by 497 students and 83.44 per cent passed. The Kamil exam, equivalent to graduation, was taken by 361 students and 83.84 per cent cleared it. And all the 217 students taking the MM exam, which is equivalent to Masters, passed the examination.
The exams are conducted by the West Bengal Board of Madrasah Education and the results can be accessed through the board’s website www.wbmadrasahboard.org.
In order to prevent any forgery of mark sheets, board, this year, has introduced a unique ink mark on them. “There is a black mark on all the mark sheets. It turns white when it is exposed to temperatures above 45 degrees. It becomes black again when brought back to normal temperature. This is a special imported ink, and forging is impossible,” said Soharab Hussain, the board president.
The board had earlier introduced holograms to prevent forgery and they will be there this year, too. In its attempt to bring Higher Madrasah at par with Madhymik from the new academic session, geography will upgraded to a 100-mark course from the present 50. The school began distributing the mark sheets and certificates from Wednesday.
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