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Mohali, Girls secured the top three positions (academics category) in the Class XII examinations of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB), the results of which were declared today.
The first two slots went to students from Ludhiana and the third position to a girl from Gurdaspur. Overall, far more girls than boys cleared the examinations.
Amisha Arora of RS Model Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana, stood first obtaining 443 out of 450 marks (98.44 per cent) and Prabhjot Joshi of BCM Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana, got 442 marks (98.22) per cent and was placed second. Riya of Tagore Centenary Public Senior Secondary School, Gurdaspur, stood third by securing 441 marks (98 per cent).
In the sports category, Husan Deep Kaur of Baba Sahib Das Public Senior Secondary School, Phaguwala (Sangrur), stood first with 437 marks in academics out of 450. However, after the board gave her a benefit of 13 marks for participation in sports, she secured 100 per cent marks.
In the same category, Nancy Goyal of BCM Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana, was placed second securing 436 marks in academics with a benefit of 14 marks, bringing her total to 100 per cent.
The third position in this category went to Shivam Kumar of RS Model Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana, with 435 marks in academics and a benefit of 15 marks, again taking the total to 100 per cent marks.
BS Dhol, Chairman, PSEB, said the academic marks were taken as the base for determining the positions in the examinations.
Though the board had issued separate lists for toppers in academics and sports categories, the provisional merit list put out by it showed that three students from the sports category secured the top ranks, each getting 100 per cent marks. At the press conference, the board chairman declared that Ameesha Arora (98.44 per cent) was the exam topper with Prabhjot Joshi (98.22 per cent) and Riya (98 per cent), all academics category, coming second and third, respectively.
The overall pass percentage came down to 62.36 from 76.77 last year. The chairman said grace marks were not given this year.
Ludhiana rules merit list
The maximum number of students placed on the merit list of 350 candidates are from Ludhiana district (139), followed by Jalandhar and Sangrur (29 each) and Patiala (28). There was none from Faridkot district on the list while Pathankot and Tarn Taran had one each.
Gurdaspur shines too
In terms of the pass percentage, Gurdaspur district was at the top with 76.14 followed by Tarn Taran (72.31) and Amritsar (71.08). Ropar was at the bottom with 53.53 pass percentage.
Topper Amisha aspires to be a professor
Ludhiana: Amisha Arora, who topped the PSEB Class XII results, has secured 98.44 percent marks, bettering her Class X performance of 97.38 per cent marks and 13th rank. Her father Ravinder Kumar owns a provision store and mother Meenu Arora is a housewife. A student of commerce at RS Model School, Shastri Nagar, Amisha wants to become a university professor. “Only education can improve the world and I want to spread education,” she says. On her success, she says one should not take too much pressure of studies. “I used to study till late at night, but never took too much stress. I have a firm faith in God. The support of my parents and family helped me perform well in exams,” she says.
