CBSE Class X results: Many students from Patna score above 99%

PATNA: Staying true to his potential, Gaurav Raj of Patna Central School has made his school proud by scoring 99.6% and emerging topper of the institution. He has scored perfect 100 in mathematics and social science, 99 in English and Hindi and 98 in science.
Gaurav said he was satisfied with his marks, but would have preferred to write papers. “I am quite relieved as the marks have been given on the basis of our overall performance throughout the year,” Gaurav said, adding he wants to become a lawyer and have already started preparing for the CLAT.
Among few students who have scored above 99%, 17 are from Litera Valley School – Abhinav Ayush, Binayak Raj, Khyati Sinha, Piyush Raj, Anshika Raj, Praket Priya, Shiwangi Shreya, Durgesh Tewary, Mayank Modi, Anubhuti Singh, Kalash, Nihal Singh, Ritvik Ravi, Shambhavi Shree, Shashwat Suman, Shlok Shankar and Sneha Singh. They have all scored 99.8%, school principal Sharat Kumar Singh claimed.
“Since the exams were not held, the students were assessed on the basis of their pre-board and other exams. Our efforts have paid off. Now, I am looking forward to preparing for the medical entrance exam as I want to become a doctor,” Anubhuti said.
Three students of St Michael’s High School have got 99% and above. They are Ketan Kumar (99.4%), Shashwat Kumar (99.2%) and Amritanshu Roy (99%). Ketan said after Class XII, he wants to pursue computer science and engineering from IIT Mumbai. “I want to be a software engineer and work for any good multinational company,” he said.
“I was quite disappointed when the exams were cancelled. The exams should have been organised somehow,” Ketan added.
Sahil Kumar Singh of Kendriya Vidyalaya-Bailey Road, who shared the top position with his classmate Shruti Parna Basak by securing 99%, also wants to crack JEE and pursue his career as a space researcher. “I am much fascinated with space researches and follow the news as well. My role models APJ Abdul Kalam and Elon Musk,” he said.