ATOMIC ENERGY CENTRAL SCHOOL No. 2, MUMBAI

“Education is not the answer to the question; education is the

means to the answer to all questions.” – William Allin

NEWSLETTER (2019-20)

ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF STUDENTS OF CLASS X (2018-19)

1. In class X, 86 students appeared for the CBSE Board Examination in March 2019 and all

of them passed in the examinations. The pass percentage was 100 %.

2. 7 students scored A1 in all subjects.

3. The EXCELLENCE INDEX was 96.5.

4. The QUALITY INDEX was 8.38.

The following students bagged the first three ranks in class X CBSE Examination (2018-2019).

Rank Names of the students Class TOTAL

MARKS

Percentage of

marks

1 SHREYAS R. PATIL 10 X 487 97.40

2 DHRUVA PRASAD UPADHYAY 10 X 486 97.20

3

NACHIKET PARULEKAR 10 X 485 97.00

NANDANA H. NAIR 10 X 485 97.00

Subject-wise Toppers

a. The following students scored the perfect score of 100% marks in Mathematics.

Sr. No Names of the student class Subjects %

1 DHRUVA PRASAD UPADHYAYA 10 X MATHEMATICS 100

2 NACHIKET PARULEKAR 10 X MATHEMATICS 100

3 NANDANA H. NAIR 10 X MATHEMATICS 100

4 AYUSH JOSHI 10 Y MATHEMATICS 100

5 KHUSHBOO KHILNANEY 10 Y MATHEMATICS 100

6 SREYOSHI MAHAPATRA 10 X MATHEMATICS 100

7 SHREYAS R. PATIL 10 X MATHEMATICS 100

b. The following students scored the maximum of 100% marks in Marathi.

Sr. No Names of the student class Subjects %

1 VEDANT NIMJE 10 Y MARATHI 100

2 AADYA RAHUL KENI 10 Y MARATHI 100

3 SHREYAS R. PATIL 10 X MARATHI 100

c. The following students scored 99 % marks in Science.

Sr. No Names of the student class Subjects %

1 ADITI SAVANT 10 Y SCIENCE 99

2 DEEKSHA MANJUNATH BYCHAPUR 10 X SCIENCE 99

d. Dhruva Prasad Upadhyaya of class 10 X scored 99 % marks in Social Science.

e. Dhruva Prasad Upadhyaya of class 10 X and Riddhidipta Pal of class 10 X scored 99 %

marks in Hindi.

f. Nandana H. Nair of class 10 X scored 98 % marks in English.

THE CLASS-WISE TOPPERS OF CLASSES VI, VII, VIII AND IX

Class SECTION POSITION First position Percentage

VI

X I SURASA GHOSH 97.9

X II RIYA HIRE 97.3

X III PREETIPARNA MISHRA 97.2

VII

X I ANMOL MISHRA 96.98

X II PRABUDDHA BASU 96.67

Y III ANUSHKA KAR 96.6

VIII

X I PARIJAT MUKHERJEE 98.86

Y II ANUPAM SINGH 96.04

X III MANSI S. GHODKE 94.96

IX

X I ATHARVA DEOPUJARI 98.2

X II ARITRA MAHATA 98

X III PREETIKA KHILNANEY 97

X III PURVI PRASAD 97

ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF STUDENTS OF CLASSES I TO V

i) In Classes III to V, a total of 329 students took the Term I and Term II exams. 47

students obtained A1 grade in all the subjects.

ii) In classes I and II, out of 215 students, 86 students obtained A1 grade in all the subjects.

CBSE 0.1% Merit Certificate Winners:

Nine students were awarded the top 0.1% Certificate of Merit by CBSE for their outstanding

academic performance in the subjects Mathematics and Marathi for the Academic Session 2018-

2019.

The following students received the 0.1% Certificate of Meritfor Mathematics and Marathi:

Name Subject

Dhruva Prasad Upadhyaya Maths

Nachiket Parulekar Maths

Nandana H Nair Maths

Ayush Joshi Maths

Khushboo Khilnaney Maths

Sreyoshi Mahapatra Maths

Vedant Nimje Marathi

Aadya Rahul Keni Marathi

Shreyas R Patil Maths and Marathi

MAHARASHTRA TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION-2019 Anika Bhardwaj of class 9Y secured the SECOND Rank in Mumbai District with 98% marks.

World Wide Foundation Examination The World Wide Foundation conducted WWF Quiz competition Final in Godrej School,

Vikroli. Tanush Bhatt of class 4 Y secured the third position.

All-India Inter-AECS Cultural Meet-2019 -20 A team of students participated in the All-India Inter-AECS Cultural Meet held at AECS-Narora

from 07.11.2019 to 20.11.2019. They won the FIRST position in the group song competition

(Junior Group).

The same students participated in the Inter-School Group Singing Competition held on

07.08.2019 at New Horizon Public School, Airoli. They won the second position in this

competition.

In the All-India Inter-AECS Cultural Meet held at AECS Narora,Alapan Barman of Class 9Y

won laurels for the school by bagging the first position in the “Tabla: Solo”competition.

Homi Bhabha Balvaigyanik Competition:

This examination was conducted on 5.10.2019.Four children of class VI and six children of class

IX cleared the first-level examination and took the second-level examinations.

The second-level examination was conducted on 9.12.2019 and 16.12.2019. Kaushambi Mitra of

class 6Y and Anupam Singh of class 9Y cleared the second-level exams.

Green Olympiad Examination

114 students appeared for Green Olympiad exam which was conducted on 16.10.

2019.

15 children scored above 60% marks and have been awarded the Certificate of

Merit.

Aryabhata Ganit Challenge (2019-20)

104 students registered for the first Aryabhata Ganit Challenge (2019-20) contest

conducted by CBSE.The first stage was conducted at the school-level. Three

students were selected for the second stage.

In the second stage, AritraMahata of class 10 X and Parijat Mukherjee of class9 X

were among the Top 100 performers of the Pune Region.

Regional Mathematics Olympiad (2019-20)

Anika Bharadwaj of class 10-Y cleared the Pre-RMO and appeared for the Regional

Mathematics Olympiad Examination.

We are proud to announce that Anika Bharadwaj cleared the RMO too and was selected for the

Indian Mathematics Olympiad.

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA

International Day of Yoga was celebrated on 21.06.2019.

SCHOOL-LEVEL SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCE, MATHS AND

TEACHING AIDS EXHIBITION

The school-level Science, Social Science, Mathematics and Teaching Aids Exhibition was

conducted on 3rd July, 2019.

Science and Mathematics Exhibition 2019 for the Primary Sections

• In the Science Exhibition, 209 students participated; 33participants of ClassesI to V

obtained prizes.

• In the Mathematics Exhibition, 65 students participated; 22 participants obtained

prizes.

Science Exhibition 2019 for the Secondary Sections

A total of 83 exhibits were displayed by students of Classes VI to X; class-wise

results were announced.

Investiture ceremony (2019-20)

The CCA activities for the year 2019-20 began with the Investiture Ceremony on 02-5-2019.

The school appointees such as the School Captain, the School Vice-Captain, CCA Captain and

CCA Vice-Captain, Sports Captain etc., were invested with various duties and responsibilities in

order to facilitate the conduct of CCA, assembly, sports and other activities. This was done with

a view to instilling a sense of belonging in them and to hone their leadership qualities.

INTER-AECS ART COMPETITION Rudransh Singh of Pre-PrepX won the First Prize in Group A category of the Inter-AECS Art

Competition, 2018, organized jointly by AEES and the DAE Sports and Cultural Council.

SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS (2019-2020)

NATIONAL-LEVEL COMPETITIONS 1. MEHUL GAUTAM [9Y] was the THIRD Runner-up in the Under-14 Boys Singles

&Doubles event in the All-India Ranking Championship Series Lawn

TennisTournament organized by Solapur District Lawn Tennis Association. This

competition was conducted under the auspices of the All-India Lawn Tennis

Association & Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association.

2. RAJASI PALAYE [7Z] was the SECOND Runner-up in the Under-14 Girls’

Balancing Beam event in the CBSE National Gymnastics Championship organized by

Central Board of Secondary Education and recognized by the Ministry of Youth

Affairs & Sports, Govt. of India.

KARATE

NATIONAL-LEVEL COMPETITION

STUDENT CLASS CATEGORY PRIZE ORGANIZING BODY /

AFFLIATION

SWARANGI

ABHYANKAR

IX

Under-14 Years [Individual

Kumite]

1st Runner-up

[2nd Prize] Itosu-Ryu Karatedo

(India) - ALL INDIA

KARATE DO

FEDERATION

(Recognized by the

International Olympic

Association)

Under-14 Years [Individual

Kata]

2nd Runner-up

[3rd Prize]

Under-18 Years[Team Kata] 1st Runner-up

[2nd Prize]

STATE-LEVELKARATECOMPETITION

Maharashtra State Karate Championship

STUDENT CLASS CATEGORY PRIZE ORGANIZING BODY /

AFFLIATION

SWARANGI

ABHYANKAR

IX

Under 14

Years[Individual

Kata]

1st Runner-up

[2nd Prize]

Itosu-Ryu Karatedo (India)

ALL INDIA KARATE DO

FEDERATION

(Recognized by the International

Olympic Association)

Under 14 Years

[Individual Kumite]

2nd Runner-up

[3rd Prize]

TAEKWONDO

STATE-LEVEL COMPETITION

YASH KOLEKAR [9-Z] was the Second Runner-up in the Under-17 Boys’ (68-73

kgweight) categoryin the Maharashtra State Taekwondo Championship organized by

Directorate of Sports & Youth Services, Government of Maharashtra.

DISTRICT-LEVELTAEKWONDO COMPETITION YASH KOLEKAR [9 Z] was the winner in the Under-17 Boys’ (68-73 kgweight)

categoryin the DSO District Taekwondo Championships,organized by the Directorate

of Sports & Youth Services, Government of Maharashtra.

TABLE TENNIS

YASH DALVI [10 X] was the winner in the Under-17 Boys’ SANWEI MSD Table

Tennis Club League Tournament, FIRST Runner-up in Junior Boys’ JVPG Club

Promotional Table Tennis Tournament, FIRST Runner-up in the Junior Boys’

Poinsur Gymkhana Table Tennis Tournament respectively, conducted under the

auspices of Mumbai Suburban District Table Tennis Association.

TALUKA-LEVEL COMPETITION

The team comprising Yash Dalvi (10 X), Avnish Joshi (10 X) and Aniruddh Iyer (9 Z) won

the table tennis competition in the Under-17 Boys’ category in the DSO Taluka Table

Tennis tournament organized by the Directorate of Sports & Youth Services, Government of

Maharashtra.

CBSE HUB OF LEARNING

The school Under-14 Girls’and Boys’teams won the First and Third prizes,

respectively in the 4x100 Metres Relay Event in the Hub of Learning (MR 1325)

Inter-School Athletic Meet 2019-2020 organized by the New Horizon Public School,

Airoli, Navi Mumbai.

STAFF ACHIEVEMENT: AWARD OF DOCTORAL DEGREE

Dr.R.StylemonPillai,TGT SS [Physical Education Teacher] was awarded the

Doctoral degree in Physical Education for his research on the topic titled “Effects of

Plyometric and Complex training on Drop-Off time and selected fitness components

among Runners”. He did his doctoral research from the Department of Physical

Education & Health Sciences, Alagappa University. The convocation ceremony was

presided over by the Hon’ble Governor of Tamil Nadu, Shri Banwarilal Purohit.

SELECTIONS FOR BALL BADMINTON (ELLORA TEAM)

AECS-2, Mumbai was tasked with the responsibility of conducting the Selection

trials for Ball Badminton event for Ellora (Mumbai-II) team, vide DAE Letter No:

202(2)/1/2019-IR & W, dated September 6, 2019. The selection trials were held on

30th November 2019 at Nalanda Square, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai. The preliminary

selection was in connection with the XXXV Annual DAE Sports & Cultural Meet

(2019-20) conducted in February2020.

TEACHERS’ACHIEVEMENTS

Smt. Janitha Suresh, PRT(SS), was awarded the Aabha Goswami award for2019. It is indeed a

creditable achievement and truly a moment to cherish for the institution.

Shri Hari Shankar Tripathi TGT(S S), Smt. Savitri Tiwari TGT (SS) and Smt. Veena Raul,

UDC,completed 25 years of service in AEES.

FAREWELL AND WELCOME

The following members of the staff were transferred from the school to other AEC schools:

Sr.No Names of the staff members Transferred to

1. Smt. Shraddha Khadye, TGT (SS) AECS3, Mumbai

2. Shri Mathew Dolly Abraham, TGT (SS) AECS6, Mumbai

3. Smt. Rama Das, PRT (SS) AECS5, Mumbai

4. Smt. Jagruti Yadav, PRT AECS1, Mumbai

5. Smt. Ashwini Sawant, UDC AECS5, Mumbai

The following members of the staff joined AECS-2,Mumbai on transfer from other schools:

Sr.No Names of the staff Transferred from….

1 Shri Venkanna, Principal AECS Manuguru

2 Smt. D. V. S. Padmalata, H. M. AECS3, Mumbai

3 Smt. Ratna Rathore, TGT (SS) AECS 1, Mumbai

4 Shri M. D. Borkar, TGT (SS) AECS 6, Mumbai

5 Smt. N. R. Rajeswari, TGT (SS) AECS 1, Mumbai

6 Smt. Amita Pradhan, PRT Sel. Scale AECS 1, Mumbai

7 Smt. N. Shanti , PRT (SS) AECS 1, Mumbai

8 Smt. Veena Raul, UDC AECS 5, Mumbai

SUPERANNUATION

The following staff members retired from service on superannuation.

Sl.

No.

Names Designation Month of superannuation

1 Shri N. Sahu Principal February 2019

2 Smt. Usha Chaturvedi Headmistress February 2019

Swacchta Pakhwada, Swachh Bharat & Swachh Paryatan Mission

Swacchta Pakhwada was organized in September 2019.Slogan-writing,Rally through the main

avenues of the township, painting competition, essay-writing, cleaning the school premises,street

play, poetry-writing, sapling donation etc., were taken up by students, staff and parents. All the

participants were highly enthused by the activities undertaken.

A talk on “Segregation of dry and wet waste” was given by members of the Stree Mukti

Sangathan on 26.9.2019, as part of the movement “Swachhta Hi Seva”. A report, along with

photos,was prepared and sent to Academic Unit within the prescribed time.

A special programme on Swachhta for the Secondary was conducted by officials of the Indian

Institute of Tourism and Travel Management, Gwalior on 20.1.2020.Activities such as Swachhta

documentary screening, Nukkad Natak, Drawing, Quiz etc., were organised on the occasion.

Hindi Pakhwada As part of Hindi Pakhwada celebrations, competitions such as poster and slogan-writing, Essay-

writing, Kavya Lekhan, Typing etc. were organized in Hindi at school from 14.9.2019 to

28.9.2019. The winners were felicitated.

BLOOD DONATION CAMP & ORGAN DONATION PLEDGE

Students, as mandated by AEES, escorted by Dr Stylemon Pillai, P E T, attended an awareness

programme related to Blood & Organ Donation. The programme was organized by DIYA in

association with Tata Memorial Hospital & Narmada Kidney Foundation at AECS-1, Mumbai

on 16.02.2020.Students were also administered a pledge on organ donation.

PLOGGING RUN

A Plogging Run [Jogging & Litter collection]was conducted on 23.02.2020. Many students

participated in this event. This event was organised under the guidance of Hon’ble Chairman,

Atomic Energy Commission& Secretary, DAE, along with other units of DAE.

Sesqui-centennial (150th) Gandhi Jayanti Celebrations The Sesqui-centennial celebrations of Gandhi Jayanti were organised in a befitting manner on

2nd October 2019.

Vigilance Awareness Week

Various activities were conducted in connection with the Vigilance Awareness Week

observed from 28.10.2019 to 2.11.2019. A timely report was prepared and sent to the office

of the Secretary, AEES.

Teachers’ Day Teachers’ Day was celebrated in a befitting manner.

School Advisory Committee Meetings

Four meetings of the School Advisory Committee were held in the course of the academic year.

They were conducted on 27.07.2019, 06.12.2019, 18.01.2020 & 13.03.2020. Parents were

apprised of the steps taken to address all school matters, including academic, logistical and

safety-related issues.

Vigyan Pratibha workshop for Science &Maths teachers at HBCSE, Mumbai:

Vigyan Pratibha workshop for Science &Maths teachers was conducted at HBCSE, Mumbai in

two spells. The first spell was from 27.8.2019 to 31.8.2019.The second spell was conducted

from15.12.2019 to 18.12.2019. Mrs. Ratna Rathore (TGT Maths/Physics) and Mrs. Auditi

Dey(TGT Biology/Chemistry) were invited to attend the workshop. Teachers made good use of

the skills acquired and transmitted to students the various learning units prepared in

collaboration with HBCSE.

Frontiers of Science at TIFR (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research), Colaba

15 students, along with 6 teachers, attended the ‘Frontiers of Science’ programme at TIFR,

Colaba on 24.11.2019. The students and the teachers visited various labs of TIFR. Different

experiments were demonstrated to them. This was an enriching experience for all.

The students and teachers who attended the programme were:

Sl. No. Name of the students Class / Sec

1 Charmi Tanmay 9X

2 Parijat Mukherjee 9X

3 Bhaswat Mitra 9X

4 Samyak Maity 9X

5 Eshaan Shukla 9Y

6 Rachita Raman 9Y

7 Shaivi Mishra 9Y

8 Akash Manole 9Y

9 Prabhanshi Pandit 9Y

10 Anmol Dureja 9Y

11 11 Sejal Pawar 9Z

12 Ananya Basu 9Z

13 Maithili Pawar 9Z

14 Swastik Ray 9Z

15 Abhik Modak 9Z

Sl.No. Name of the teachers Subject

1 Mr. L. Saibaba TGT (Maths/Physics)

2 Mrs. Vidya Kuber TGT (Maths/Physics)

3 Mrs. Neeta Bhatnagar TGT (Biology/Chemistry)

4 Mrs. Sumithra M. TGT (Maths/Physics)

5 Mrs. Auditi Dey TGT (Biology/Chemistry)

Science Teachers’ Exchange Programme: The Science teachers’ exchange programme was organized under HOL (Hubs of learning)

programme framed by CBSE. Mrs.Neeta Bhatnagar, TGT (Biology/Chemistry) and

Mrs.Pushpalatha Khullar, TGT (Biology/Chemistry) attended a meeting at Sheth Karamshi Kanji

English High School, Mulund, Mumbai on 19.12.2019. Both the teachers gave a presentation on the

topic – “Art Integration in Science”.

Teacher-Student Camp under Vigyan Pratibha project: Ranked among the most active schools in respect of the Vigyan Pratibha activities, AECS-2,

Mumbai was selected for the teacher-student camp at HBCSE. Mrs.Ratna Rathore (TGT

Maths/Physics) and Mrs.AuditiDey (TGT Biology/Chemistry), along with 6 students, were invited

to attend the camp which was organized at HBCSE from 28.1.2020 to 30.1. 2020.

The students who attended the camp were:

Sl.No. Name of the students Class/Sec

1 Shruti Dhage 8X

2 Simone Kaur 8X

3 Priyanshu Parate 8X

4 Neha Panadi 8Y

5 Ayyaan Sarkar 8Y

6 Parth Tandalwade 8Y

MARTYRS’ DAY

Martyrs’ Day was observed in a becoming fashion on 30.01.2020. Speeches highlighting their

supreme sacrifice were delivered by students on this occasion. Activities as mandated were

conducted.

PARENT-TEACHER MEETINGS

General parent-teacher meetings for all classes were conducted on 24.8.2020 and

15.2.2020. A special parent-teacher meeting, exclusively for class X, was organized on

25.1. 2020.

All-India National Dance Contest

R. Harini Iyer won the FIRST prize in the All-India Dance Contest conducted by Akhil

Natrajam Aantar Sanskrutik Sangh, Nagpur. The competition was conducted from 28.1.2020 to

31.1.2020.

She also won the third prize in the Kalanjali National Classical Dance Competition-2019

conducted by Kalanand Nritya Sanstha, Mumbai. The competition was held on 17&18.8.2019.

Republic Day Celebrations-2020

The Republic Day Celebrations were organised in a befitting manner in the school as well as in

the main function at AEJC Playground.

FAREWELL for class X

Farewell for class X was celebrated in an appropriate fashion on 17.02.2020.