TN to do away with naming of top 3 rank holders of class 10,12

Taking a cue from Cental Board of Secondary Education, Tamil Nadu government today announced that it will be doing away with the practice of declaring the top three rank holders of Class ten and twelve board exams, to save students from "stress."
While the practice of naming the top three rank holders at state and districts level was being followed in the state for several years, it will be done away with from tomorrow, when the class twelve results are due, School Education Minister KA Sengottaiyan told reporters here.
"CBSE is already following this, and why because other students who get even one mark less (than the rank holders) face severe stress.. The practice of announcing the first three rank holders at the state and district level is being done away with," he said.

Officials said that in the race to produce toppers, many schools "ignored" one section of students, resulting in them developing stress and "inferiority complex."
The Education department had received a number of suggestions from parents and others in this regard following which the decision was taken at a high level meeting today, they said.