Thiruvananthapuram student is CBSE state topper

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Being the daughter of an Isro scientist and having secured full marks in all science subjects in Class X board exams, everyone expected Shreya Susan Mathew to take up science for higher studies. She chose to pursue humanities instead and has now become the state topper in the humanities stream of Class XII CBSE board exam. She has achieved the feat by securing 99.6% marks in the exam. She has secured third rank in all-India level.
A student of Sarvodaya Central Vidyalaya in the city, Shreya is the daughter of Mathew P Daniel, an engineer at Isro and Susan Mathew, an entrepreneur. They reside at Chackai in the city.
She has also proven herself in areas like debate and elocution by winning various accolades at state level. It was her affinity for the same that drew her close to humanities stream.
“As someone who regularly participated in debate and elocutions, I had to keep myself updated with latest news and followed socially relevant topics,” Shreya said adding that her ambition is to work for United Nations.
While studying in Class XI and XII, she has served as the secretary general of model United Nations. She had also won the title of ‘Miss Orator’ in Oratrium 2018, an All Kerala public speaking skill reality show organised by JCI, surpassing 400 contestants.
She was also selected as the best outgoing student of Sarvodaya Central Vidyalaya.