The document provides advice for students and parents on dealing with disappointing board exam results. It suggests that parents should celebrate their child's performance regardless of marks and avoid putting pressure to be a topper. Students should develop multiple career options in case they do not meet the cutoff for their first choice, and seek career counseling to explore different paths. The document also advises parents to visit potential universities themselves to evaluate infrastructure and environment before making a decision.

1. How To Get Over A Disappointing
Boards Result

2. • Class 12th is, no doubt, the most important class of our
School system. Simply because the marks of this class
decide our future course of action! We get admission in
a good college or university on the basis of Boards
result. The level of competition is so tough that about 10
lakh students normally sit for the JEE exams while the
number of seats in all IITs is about ten thousand! Now
imagine the psychological and emotional condition of all
the students who fail to clear this exam despite giving
their best for two years! This failure coupled with a
disappointing Board’s result can cause severe depression
in youngsters and it is very important for parents to be a
support during this phase.

3. • Class 12th results are important not just for medical or
non-medical students but also for Humanities and
Commerce students because they get admission in their
desired University only when they clear the cut-off list.
The cut-off list for DU colleges like SRCC, St. Stephens,
The Hindu College is as high as 98 or 99% sometimes so
what should an average student do when he or she fails
to clear the 12th class with flying colours? Parents need
to realize that not everyone is born a topper so they play
a crucial role in helping their son or daughter get over a
disappointing Boards results in following ways –

4. Celebrate Performance
• We often see competitive parents create unnecessary
pressure on their ward. Instead of forcing the child to be
competitive, the parents must celebrate their child’s
marks; whether it is 95% or 85%. Parents should not
pressurize their ward to be a topper and score 99.99%
marks. Such pressure cracks the children and they fail to
succeed in life even when they have done exceptionally
well in the board examinations.

5. Always plan for multiple career options
• Students should not stick to one career plan; they should
always chalk out some options. So if you want to go into
IIT, you must also have in mind other options, if you fail to
clear JEE because the result is always in the hands of the
Almighty.

6. Career counseling
• It’s very important that students get in touch with a
professional career counselor who will guide them about
multiple career options and India’s best colleges and
universities where he or she can plan the future course of
action. Focusing on just one university or one college or
one career path would not help you grow especially if you
fail to make through the cut-off list. Career counselors
know the details and specific information relevant for your
career in sync with your potential and interests.

7. Plan University visits
• Lastly, the parents must visit different universities and take
the decision on the basis of their infrastructure, learning
environment, and also meet the faculty. Do not make the
mistake of forming your opinion about a college or
university just by hearing from other parents or your child’s
friends. Many top universities of North India like MMDU,
Mullana organize Campus Visit days for parents as well as
students so that they can see themselves what makes this
campus so vibrant and encouraging place for the youth.