First three achievers from same school

Ankita,who aspires to be a cardiac surgeon,used to study for 7 to 8 hours every day. She said,“It was the hard work and self study which paid off. I was expecting 99 per cent.” Her father Manoj Kumar is a businessman and mother Rashmi Gupta is a homemaker.

Fond of watching reality television shows,she expresses her gratitude to her teachers.

Second rank holder Namit Jain aspires to be an IITian. ‘Studying with concentration’ has remained his secret to success. With 100 per cent marks in mathematics and 99 in social studies,he loves to play table-tennis and chess and occasionally tries his hand at paint and brush.

Abhishek Bansal,who scored third position in the district also wants to be an engineer. With 99 in mathematics,he is a couch potato.

Garima Aneja of Sacred Heart Convent Senior Secondary School in Sarabha Nagar bagged the fourth place with 97 per cent. Salauni Uppal of the same school stood fifth in district with 96.8 per cent.