Madhya Pradesh : This 12-year-old is ready to sit for Class 12 Boards
12-year-old Tanishka Awasthi
BHOPAL: A 12-year-old
Indore girl
— Tanishka Awasthi — might become the youngest person to appear for Class 12 Boards of Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education
— provided her examination application is approved by the education board.
Tanishka was learning ahead of her age and since no school was willing to accommodate her in a higher class her parents decided to homeschool her, after she completed Class 4. She took her Class 10 Boards last year and scored 65% in the exams.
“MP Board does not have provision for younger students to sit for Boards. Last year we had requested the then MP Governor Anandiben Patel to allow Tanishka to take the Class 10 exams. She was granted permission and she scored 65% in the boards. As per the MPBSE rules, there should be a gap of one year between Class 10 and 12 exams … which is why we have again sought permission to let our daughter appear in the Class 12 Boards, without taking Class 11 exams,” said Tanishka’s mother, Anubha Awasthi.
“Tanishka is very bright. She was able to solve questions of Class 7 in Class 5 itself, but schools pressured her not to skip any class. When she was in Class 8, she could solve trigonometry of Class-10 level. Three years went by like this before we could get permission for her to sit for Board exams. Last year when the MPBSE allowed her to take the exams, she passed the exams with a good percentage”, said her mother.
“While the other state boards have provisions for younger children to take board exams early, we were told that MPBSE does not have any such rules. So, if we get the permission, Tanishka will be appear for private exams of Class 12, instead of regular in March this year”, she added.
Anil Suchari, secretary MPBSE told TOI that the application of the parents to let their daughter appear for the Class 12 exams is under consideration.
“This is the first time that such a request has been made in our state. The application is under consideration and a committee will decide if the student should be allowed to take the exams. We are yet to give our decision on the matter,” said Suchari.
