SRK fan tops CBSE

Ghaziabad boy secures an aggregate of 98.6 per cent

Drvyansh Sharma, the all India CBSE topper in the class XII boards, isu00a0 a small town boy, with great aspirations. Sharma who studied at Delhi Public School (DPS) Ghaziabad has scored an aggregate of 98.6 per cent. "I was just surprised when my school told me that I have topped the country," said Drvyansh. With a modest family background, all the celebrations and attention has left him a little jaded.


Another foot forward: Students who passed their board exams celebrate
their success at St. Thomas School, Mandir Marg in New Delhi on Monday.

"My parents were just in disbelief. All my relatives and friends were elated. Nobody had expected that I would reach the pinnacle," added Drvyansh. An avid SRK fan, Drvyansh points out that his favourite star was also a small screen actor, but he made it to the top and has stayed there for decades. When asked about his success mantra, Drvyansh said, "Focus on whatever you do and you will achieve success."


Drvyansh Sharma, the all India topper, with his mother at Ghaziabad.

Though his ambition is to become a computer engineer, Drvyansh enjoys reading novels, partying on and off and playing badminton. Among the people who are celebrating his success, he thinks his girlfriend is the happiest, though she didn't do as well him. Drvyansh's father is a civil engineer in Agra, while his mother is a homemaker.u00a0u00a0

She means business


Urmi Uppal celebrates success with her family in the Capital.

Urmi Uppal, who secured the highest percentage in CBSE 12th board exams from the Capital, says her ambition is to become an investment banker

Urmi says she was more shocked than elated on receiving a call from her brother while she was out yesterday when CBSE declared the results of class XII board exams. She was told she had got the highest overall percentage of marks, not only in her school, DPS Mathura Road, but also in the Capital. Always aspiring to be a businesswoman, Urmi says she had no idea what Monday had in store for her. Having hit 97.6 per cent she has stood out in the results from the commerce stream. After all, scoring a 100 in Mathematics, 98 in Accounts and Business Studies, 97 in Economics and 95 in English is no mean feat.

"I never expected I will make it to the top. Honestly, when my brother gave me the news, I snapped at him for pulling my leg. I really still can't believe it," said Urmi. Though a Commerce student, she always wanted to take up Science as she believed in the clich ufffd that all good students move into that stream. Later, she realised, that she wanted to become an investment banker. With the idea of doing an MBA, she took up Commerce. She had also topped her class in the class X boards.

Urmi says she has no plans of leaving Delhi; her immediate aim is to secure a seat in either of the Capital's two best colleges - St Stephen's and Sri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC).
For Sunil Uppal, her father, a Chartered Accountant by profession, it is a dream come true. "She has always been a focused and brilliant student. But I didn't expect she would do so well. It came to us as a pleasant surprise," he said.

Apart from studies, Uppal debates, loves partying and follows music and movies. "Aamir Khan is my favourite actor. He is really hot and makes meaningful cinema. I am a big fan of Beatles and Eric Clapton," she said. Among movies she is loves Hangover and the Pursuit of Happyness.

Twice in a row
This Science stream topper from DPS RK Puram had also achieved a similar feat in the class X boards
Aditya Grover, the CBSE class XII Science stream topper in the Capital, has seen it all before. But his excitement was palpable. "I can't believe I got lucky for a second time," said Aditya. He came to know about his achievement only after a call from his school. Aditya has scored 97.4 per cent overall with 99 in both Maths and Computer Science, 98 in Physics, 96 in Chemistry and 95 in English.


Aditya Grover who scored the highest in Science with his parents at
their residence.

A proud VK Grover, his father, who is an automobile engineer in a leading MNC, couldn't hide his joy. "We always knew he was good at studies, but we had never thought he would do so well," he said. Aditya's mother, a homemaker and an M Phil in Economics, was busy answering calls for congratulations. "Aditya has made us proud once again. We want him to study and work in India only," she said. Being asked how he managed to study so hard, Aditya told us that he had not watched Television or movies for two years. "I like movies and love playing table tennis and swimming. I knew I will have ample time to do all of it, so I had kept these two years only for my studies," he said.

Aditya, who wants to crack the IITs this year, has had no time for love or a girlfriend. Both he and his parents want him to become a Computer Engineer and contribute something towards building his country.
Text: Vatsala Shrangi,
Pics: Subhash Barolia

98,210
Number of students from Delhi who cleared the class XII boards in 2011

70
Schools in the Capital achieved a 100 per cent result, as against 63 last year

Numbers game
Over 81 per cent students cleared the Class XII CBSE examinations this year, with girls once again outshining the boys. The results were declared across the country today except Patna region, with the total pass percentage standing at 81.71 per cent, an increase of 1.84 per cent over last year, said a statement issued by the CBSE. In all, 770043 candidates registered for Class XII examination this year, which was also an increase of about 9.85 per cent over last year. Girls continued to fare better than boys with 86.93 per cent clearing the exam as compared to that of boys at 77.83 per cent. Among the regions, Chennai region put up the best performance with a pass percentage of 91.32. It also said that pass percentage of regular students stood at 83.66 as compared to 45.41 in case of private/ patrachar candidates. In Delhi, the pass percentage stood at 85.45 per cent. Girls fared much better than boys with 89.72 per cent clearing the exam as against 81.58 per cent for boys. Among the institutions, students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya put up a good show with 96.89 per cent of them passing the exam. The pass percentage of schools under Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan stood at 93.38. The pass percentage of Government schools stood at 83.98 and Government aided schools at 79.54. The pass percentage of private schools stood at 45.41 per cent. The schools under the Delhi region have been advised to collect the results from the office of the respective Deputy Director of Education, Delhi after 2 pm today.

Against all ODDS
A class XII student of Kamal Model Senior Sec School, Mohan Garden is an ordinary student with extraordinary skills. Today, Pawan Dhimani has p it. A severely diabetic patient for four years and going through a regular treatment, he has done exceedingly well scoring an over all 91 per cent aggregate, with a 100 in Math, 92 in Physics, 89 in computer science and 85 in English. Dhimani who wants to be an engineer has appeared for competitive exams this year.u00a0 Principal Vandana Tandon said, "He is a real life fighter. He has been fighting diabetes for four years. I just hope he gets through IIT or a good engineering college."

Call for help
With the CBSE Class XII results out, the board has begun the counselling process to help students and parents overcome post-result related stress and anxiety. Multiple modes of communication such as telephonic counselling, Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) and CBSE website is being used to reach out to more and more examinees till June 6. "This year 36 principals, trained counsellors from CBSE affiliated government and private schools and few psychologist will participate in tele-counselling to address psychological problems of the students. 32 of them are available in India while 4 are located in Dubai, Doha Qatar, Kuwait," said a CBSE official. Students can dial a toll free number 1800 11 7002 from any part of the country which will give centralised access to the CBSE helpline. While general queries will be answered by the operators, students will be connected to principals or counsellors in case of exam related anxiety or stress, the official said. When the first phase of counselling was launched during the exam season this year, approximately 2626 calls were received on the toll free number between February 1 and April 13, handled by different counsellors.
The figure was much less as compared to last year when 7333 calls were received during the same time, indicating reduced stress and anxiety amongst examinees, the official said.