Three Chandigarh students figured among the top four performers in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12, the…
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Three Chandigarh students figured among the top four performers in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12, the result of which was declared on Sunday.
The topper, Raksha Gopal of Noida, was followed by Bhumi Sawant De, Aditya Jain and Mannat Luthra from Chandigarh.
Raksha Gopal of Amity International School from Noida secured 99.6 per cent marks, and Bhumi Sawant De from DAV, Chandigarh, scored 99.4 per cent to stand second.
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Aditya Jain and Mannat Luthra, both from Bhavan Vidyalaya, Chandigarh, shared the third spot by securing 99.2 per cent marks each.
A total of 6,38,865 boys and 4,60,026 girls appeared in the Class 12 examinations held between March 9 and April 29 this year.
The pass percentage this year came down to 82 per cent compared with 83.05 per cent last year.
The results can be checked at board’s website cbseresults.nic.in.
Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar congratulated all the students and interacted with the toppers over phone.
"I want to congratulate all the students who scored well…success gives you strength and confidence. Also congrats to students of all boards,” Javadekar said in a video message to students.
The Minister advised students who could not perform well that “the defeat is not final unless we keep trying.”
He said he was happy that toppers came from arts, science and commerce streams, and added that one topper aspires to become an economist, another an IAS officer, whereas two others aim to pursue engineering and political science.
He said the credit for their success goes to their hard work, dedication, parents, and teachers.
(With agency inputs)
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