From left: Adil Harris, Akhil Joseph, Fatima Amjad
The CBSE (International) Class 10 students of MES Indian School and Birla Public School (BPS) performed well in their final examination.
In the results announced last week, 21 out of the 46 students from MES Indian School passed with A1 grade, the highest grade with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) score of 10 (between 91% and 100%). Eight out of the 20 students, who appeared for the examination from BPS also secured the highest grade.
Both the schools secured a 100% pass percentage.
This was the maiden CBSE International batch at both the schools. In an earlier communiqué last week, MES had announced that eight of its 46 students received A1 the highest grade.
However, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) later upgraded 13 more students from MES who were on the borderline (9.8 and upwards) of the CGPA score of 10 to A1 grade, according to school authorities.
With the upgrade, MES has secured a total of 140 A1’s in this year’s CBSE examinations, reportedly the highest in the region.
The 13 students who are now upgraded to A1 from MES are Akhil Joseph, Adil Abdullah Harris, Hisham Ahmed Sheikh, Jagjith Ajaya Kumar, Labib Saud, Mohamed Razwanul Bari, Naga Sai Sowmithra Vanapalli,  Rainuk Ahmed, Fatima Amjad, Hamna Hafila, Nausheen Kulsum,  Tvarita Singh and Mohamed Saad Adhraf.
Officiating principal of MES Indian School Aleyamma Mathew has congratulated the 13 students who have been upgraded to A1 grade.  
At the BPS, the eight students who secured A1 grade with a perfect 10 score are Aashana Mehta,  Ansaba Nasser, Minoli Nitin Doshi,  Mohamed Ertahaz Hossain, Reshma Mohideen,  Monisha Arunachalam, Smrita Rappai and Soumya Shastri. In total, Birla Public School has 52 A1s and 27 A2s.
School governing body chairman C V Rappai and others issued a joint statement complimenting the CBSE (International stream) students of the school for their achievement.