Mehvish Qureshi is the Class XII topper from Delhi’s Urdu medium schools. “Studying in an Urdu medium school hasn’t been a setback. I have a brilliant English teacher. I never felt the need to go to an English-medium,” said the 18-year-old. “Urdu is the language I know best, and speak at home,” she adds. So, it helps that subjects such as history and political science – her strong points – are taught in Urdu. While Mehvish’s experience of an Urdu Medium School is positive, her principal Shabana Aziz says there is a 100% pass rate this year. She recognises the sorry state of many others. This year, the overall pass rate in Urdu medium schools in Delhi is 67%. “Results have improved over the years.” But problems are still rife. Ahmed says: “Many of NCERT’s Urdu medium textbooks are not available. There are many vacancies for teachers: Qaumi School has 16 teachers but 21 vacancies.”
‘STUDYING IN AN URDU MEDIUM SCHOOL HASN’T BEEN A SETBACK’
Mehvish Qureshi is the Class XII topper from Delhi’s Urdu medium schools. “Studying in an Urdu medium school hasn’t been a setback. I have a brilliant English teacher. I never felt the need to go to an English-medium,” said the 18-year-old. “Urdu is the language I know best, and speak at home,” she adds. So,…
