Patiala: Maj Gen Sanjiv Varma (retd) took over as the principal of Yadavindra Public School here on Wednesday after the retirement of principal Stanley Vinod Kumar (60). Though Kumar had completed his nine-year term on June 30, 2015, he had to continue till the end of the academic year.Chairman of the Board of Governors of the school Malvinder Singh said: “Kumar had expressed his desire to move on the completion of his tenure and we have reluctantly agreed to relieve him. Of all candidates, the board has finally shortlisted Maj Gen Varma”. Kumar said he had served the school for a long duration and it had been one of his best assignments. During his tenure, the school had performed consistently well in board results, delivering 100 per cent pass results in both Class X ICSE and Class XII, ISC examinations. In ISC examination results, school students have figured in the top 1% scoring candidates across the country among council schools and earned scholarships sponsored by the Government of India. The participation of students in co-curricular activities has extensively grown during the years of Stanley Vinod Kumar’s tenure. In the same line, the school hosted its first MUN conference, arguably, the biggest in the region, last year. The IPSC IT Fest has been hosted by the school for the past two years in a row. Another recent achievement has been the selection of YPS, Patiala, for COP21, a global summit on climate change in Paris in November-December, last year.  — TNS