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India's talented students excel at Outstanding Cambridge Learner awards
07 September 2010
University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) has announced the winners of the 2010 Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards in India. Twenty-one academically gifted students in India have come top in the world in their Cambridge international examinations.
The awards celebrate the outstanding results of students in the November 2009 and June 2010 Cambridge IGCSE and International A/AS Level examination sessions. In total, 104 students from across India will receive Outstanding Cambridge Learner award certificates from CIE. Many schools will hold events to celebrate their winners. Award categories are Top in the World (individual subjects), Top in India (individual subjects), Top in India across any seven Cambridge IGCSEs and Top in India across any three Cambridge A or AS Levels, and High Achievement.
Ian Chambers, CIE Regional Manager for South Asia, said: 'I am very proud to congratulate students across the country on their outstanding results in the Cambridge examinations. This year a truly impressive number of students in India, twenty-one, achieved Top in the World in their subjects. Schools and students in India excel every year, and work extremely hard to achieve their good grades.
'Cambridge qualifications develop independent learners, and prepare students for success in their further studies and beyond. These students have a bright future ahead of them, and I wish them well.'
Elated Cambridge students in India spoke to CIE on the day they received their June 2010 results. Many said their high grades are due to the quality of teaching they had received, the support of their family and friends, as well as their own hard work and commitment to studies.
Arnav Mody, from Dhirubhai Ambani International School in Mumbai, who achieved 10 A* grades and won Top on the World in Additional Mathematics, said: 'The feeling you get when you realise that all the hard work has paid off is something you can know only if you have experienced it. However cliched it may sound, there are no words to describe the moment when you know that you have secured the highest grade - all A*s - when all your efforts, lab reports, coursework, assignments, each and every minute you have put in, have reaped their benefit. This is what makes it all worthwhile.
'This would not have been possible without the constant encouragement from my parents, the help of my teachers, and my school which ensures that we aim only for the best, to dare to dream and learn to excel.'
CIE has seen an impressive growth in entries for the June 2010 exam session. Worldwide entries for CIE qualifications in June 2010 rose by 15% on the same session last year. Entries for Cambridge International AS/A Levels grew by 16%, and entries for Cambridge IGCSE – the most popular international curriculum in the world – rose by nearly 20%.
The award winners are as follows:
Top in the World – June 2010
Cambridge IGCSE
Accounting | Arpita Nirav Bhabhera | Utpal Shanghvi School |
Accounting | Nishchay Sandeep Bhatt | Utpal Shanghvi School |
Additional Mathematics | Arnav Nihar Mody | Dhirubhai Ambani International School Mumbai |
Environmental Management | Apoorv Saraogee | Oakridge International School Hyderabad |
Food and Nutrition | Michelle Chen Meng Chang | Bangalore International School |
Hindi as a Second Language | Hardik Dipal Parikh | Utpal Shanghvi School |
Hindi as a Second Language | Zenia Rumi Tangri | Dhirubhai Ambani International School Mumbai |
Mathematics (without coursework) | Anindit Karmakar | Ryan International School Khargar |
Mathematics (without coursework) | Devesh Saraf | The International School Bangalore |
Mathematics (without coursework) | Nishant Desai | The International School Bangalore |
Mathematics (without coursework) | Rajet Kinra | G. D. Goenka World School |
Mathematics (without coursework) | Riya Rupin Shah | Ahmedabad International School |
Mathematics (without coursework) | Tapan Kumar | Vishwashanti Gurukul World School |
Mathematics (without coursework) | Utsav Sunit Banka | Utpal Shanghvi School |
Physical Education | Aftab Ashraf Chitalwala | Dhirubhai Ambani International School Mumbai |
Sociology | Anushri Pranit Nanavati | Ahmedabad International School |
Cambridge International AS Level
Environmental Management | Iravati Guha | Mallya Aditi International School |
French Language | Swaroopa Lahiri | Calcutta International School Society |
Top in the World – November 2009
Cambridge IGCSE
Environmental Management | Aditya Thakore | BD Somani International School |
Mathematics (without coursework) | Aftab Ashraf Chitalwala | Dhirubhai Ambani International School Mumbai |
Cambridge International AS Level
Applied ICT | Karan Himanshu Shah | JG International School |
Top in India across seven Cambridge IGCSEs - June 2010
First | Aftab Ashraf Chitalwala | Dhirubhai Ambani International School Mumbai |
Second | Hardik Dipal Parikh | Utpal Shanghvi School |
Third | Damini Ghosh | The International School Bangalore |
Top in India across three Cambridge International AS Levels - June 2010
First | Bhojwani Komal | Podar International School |
Second | Karan Himanshu Shah | JG International School |
Third | Ajay Ravindran | Mallya Aditi International School |
Top in India across three Cambridge International A Levels - June 2010
First | Vipin Ajayakumar | Trivandrum International School |
Second | Neal Duggal | Mallya Aditi International School |
Third | Huzaifa Adam Ali | British Council Kolkata |
Top in India across seven Cambridge IGCSEs - November 2009
First | Parth Mehta | The Galaxy School |
Second | Gaurav Kumar | DPS International Saket New Delhi |
Third | Neel Rakholia | The Galaxy School |
Top in India across three Cambridge International AS Levels - November 2009
First | Dhruvik Talaviya | Sarala Birla Academy |
Second | Manan Dosi | Choithram International Indore |
Third | Jimeet Ashwin Asari | Tulip International School |
Top in India across three Cambridge International A Levels - November 2009
First | Sanket Praful Sangani | Prabhavati Padamshi Soni International Junior College |
Second | Daisy Rustomjee | DPS International Saket New Delhi |
Third | Rohan Rajiv Merchant | Prabhavati Padamshi Soni International Junior College |
Top in India (individual subjects) - June 2010
Cambridge IGCSE
Art and Design | Karan Nitin Kedia | Dhirubhai Ambani International School Mumbai |
Biology | Ridhima Aggarwal | The International School Bangalore |
Business Studies | Aditi Bhasin | Step by Step High School |
Chemistry | Yash Dharmesh Shah | Utpal Shanghvi School |
Combined Science | Utsav Sunit Banka | Utpal Shanghvi School |
Computer Studies | Omkar Sandeep Vichare | The International School Bangalore |
Co-ordinated Sciences (Double Award) | Zenia Rumi Tangri | Dhirubhai Ambani International School Mumbai |
Economics | Aftab Ashraf Chitalwala | Dhirubhai Ambani International School Mumbai |
English as a Second Language | Saurabh Mittal | Pathways World School |
English as a Second Language | Prarthana S Sannamani | Ebenezer International School Bangalore India |
First Language English | Aftab Ashraf Chitalwala | Dhirubhai Ambani International School Mumbai |
Foreign Language French | Martin Noemie | Indus International School Bangalore |
Foreign Language Spanish | Dhruv Padmakumar | Indus International School Bangalore |
Geography | Prarthana S Sannamani | Ebenezer International School Bangalore India |
History | Isha Gulati | Dhirubhai Ambani International School Mumbai |
Information and Communication | Aishwarya Narne | Oakridge International School Hyderabad |
Literature (English) | Parigna Praveen | The International School Bangalore |
Physics | Anurag Kumar | Dhirubhai Ambani International School Mumbai |
Cambridge International AS Level
Accounting | Zeeshan Wadiwala | Rims International School And Junior College Pune |
Applied ICT | Vinayak Dhadda | JG International School |
Art and Design | Tarang Anish Gala | Hebron School India |
Biology | Ajay Ravindran | Mallya Aditi International School |
Business Studies | Currimji Aziz | Podar International School |
Business Studies | Navrun Jacob | Mallya Aditi International School |
Chemistry | Ajay Ravindran | Mallya Aditi International School |
Computing | Raunaq Bagchi | The Cambridge School |
Economics | Suman Sridharan | Inventure Academy |
English Language | Ayesha Susan Mangalath Thomas | Podar International School |
Language and Literature in English | Preethi Pampapathi | Mallya Aditi International School |
Literature In English | Namratha Rao | Mallya Aditi International School |
Mathematics | Soroush Kormi Nouri | Rims International School And Junior College Pune |
Mathematics | Rajput Kunal | Podar International School |
Mathematics | Jenil Dilip Shah | Rustomjee Cambridge International School |
Mathematics | Karan Himanshu Shah | JG International School |
Physics | Ajay Ravindran | Mallya Aditi International School |
Psychology | Jason Joseph | Trivandrum International School |
Sociology | Anwesha Majumder | The Cambridge School |
Cambridge International A Level
Accounting | Huzaifa Adam Ali | British Council Kolkata |
Art and Design | Shalayne Dominique Mowry | Hebron School India |
Biology | Vipin Ajayakumar | Trivandrum International School |
Business Studies | Sagar Verma | The British School New Delhi |
Chemistry | Vipin Ajayakumar | Trivandrum International School |
Computing | Vipin Ajayakumar | Trivandrum International School |
Economics | Neal Duggal | Mallya Aditi International School |
History | Sushant Chari | Mallya Aditi International School |
Literature in English | Sera Minocher | Mallya Aditi International School |
Mathematics | Ajay Ravindran | Mallya Aditi International School |
Physics | Vipin Ajayakumar | Trivandrum International School |
Top in India (individual subjects) November 2009
Cambridge IGCSE
Information and Communication | Desai Shreyam Hitesh | Podar International School |
Accounting | Tanya Maheshwari | DPS International Saket New Delhi |
Biology | Parth Mehta | The Galaxy School |
Chemistry | Sachet Bangia | Vidya Sanskar International School |
Business Studies | Singh Samyukta A | Podar International School |
Economics | Aashna Jaggi | DPS International Saket New Delhi |
English as a Second Language | Munsif Husami | NES International School Mumbai |
English as a Second Language | Tanya Maheshwari | DPS International Saket New Delhi |
Foreign Language French | Helene Leuzinger | Mallya Aditi International School |
First Language English | Dhruv Manchala | Mallya Aditi International School |
Geography | Neel Rakholia | The Galaxy School |
Physics | Parth Mehta | The Galaxy School |
Cambridge International AS Level
Accounting | Dhruvik Talaviya | Sarala Birla Academy |
Art and Design | Shreya Basu | Calcutta International School Society |
Biology | Akshay Asok | Trivandrum International School |
Business Studies | Rohan Prem Sagar | Greenwood High |
Chemistry | Nikhiil Nizar Lalani | Jain International Residential School |
Economics | Karan Himanshu Shah | JG International School |
English Language | Nainan Sneh Madhu | Rims Junior College |
English Language | Chaudhari Roshni Rajeev Aneesa | Podar International School |
General Paper | Dhruv Agarwal | JG International School |
Mathematics | Jimeet Ashwin Asari | Tulip International School |
Physics | Manan Dosi | Choithram International Indore |
Cambridge International A Level
Accounting | Harmeet Harmohinder Ajmani | Prabhavati Padamshi Soni International Junior College |
Applied ICT | Abhimanyu Singh | DPS International Saket New Delhi |
Art and Design | Manush C J | Centre For Learning |
Biology | Jayati Jagdish Churiwala | Prabhavati Padamshi Soni International Junior College |
Business Studies | Chaudhari Roshni Rajeev Aneesa | Podar International School |
Chemistry | Soumitra Shrikant Bhoyar | Rustomjee Cambridge International School |
Economics | Sanket Praful Sangani | Prabhavati Padamshi Soni International Junior College |
Mathematics | Budhraja Payal Rajkumar | Podar International School |
Physics | Rohan Rajiv Merchant | Prabhavati Padamshi Soni International Junior College |
High Achievement (individual subjects) - June 2010
Cambridge IGCSE
Design and Technology | Vikas Thadani Moolchand | Hebron School India |
Drama | Shwetha Bindiganavale Sethuram | The International School Bangalore |
First Language Arabic | Mufaddal Zk Husein | P P Savani Cambridge International School |
Foreign Language German | Lukas Christoffer Malte Wiuf Schwartz | Indus International School Bangalore |
Foreign Language Malay | Neesha Menon | Ryan Global School |
Foreign Language Mandarin Chinese | Jae Hyung Park | The International School Bangalore |
Music | Parigna Praveen | The International School Bangalore |
Cambridge International AS Level
Geography | Karolin Schuborna Kestner | Hebron School India |
Geography | Iravati Guha | Mallya Aditi International School |
Cambridge International A Level
Geography | Jeroen Gerben De Vries | Hebron School India |
High Achievement (individual subjects) - November 2009
Cambridge IGCSE
Art and Design | Trisha Mandal | Vidyashilp Academy |
Additional Mathematics | Adhithya Radhakrishnan | Gateway - The Complete School |
Combined Science | Sameer Siddique | Avalon Heights International School |
Computer Studies | Angad Nanda | Billabong High International School Malad |
Co-ordinated Sciences (Double Award) | Twinkle Parekh | The Galaxy School |
Foreign Language Spanish | Choithramani Ashwin Naresh | Podar International School |
History | Parth Mehta | The Galaxy School |
Literature (English) | Divyam Samir Shah | Fazlani L'academie Globale |
Physical Science | Mohammed Hisham Vm | Crescent School |
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