Wait for results ends,now the queue for seats

Speaking about the 90:10 quota,Shefali says,“I would neither justify nor oppose it but I do feel that something like this was necessary.” Shefali has enrolled for IIT entrance classes. She is looking forward to admission in one of the top suburban colleges. She gives her thumbs up to the online admission process. “This is going to save a lot of time and effort. Whenever we progress towards a new thing there are ought to obstacles initially but I am sure it will work out well,” says the topper.

Sonal Singh
Night topper
84.15%
Sonal took admission at a night school in Mahim after her father RP Singh moved from Kalyan to Lower Parel. She was unable to secure admission to a day school because there were no vacancies. The family could not afford to pay donation for the three children so while her brothers went to a day school she attended the Conossa Night High School. “My mother always felt I would do well,” says Sonal. Her mother Saroj Singh says,“We are very happy. She was always a bright student.” Speaking about her career plans Sonal says,“My mother wants me to become a doctor and my father wants me to become a computer engineer but I want to be a neurosurgeon.” She did not attend coaching classes but regularly studied for four hours a day. She appeared for MS-CIT also.

Sonal is now looking forward to admission in the science stream at either Ruia,Ruparel or Thakur College but is unsure if she will make it to these top colleges because of the high cutoffs. However,she hopes that the 90:10 quota will increase her chances. “It will be good for the SSC students but it will be unfair to the students from other boards because they put in equal efforts,” says Sonal.

Anjali Jadhav
Backward category
95.84%
For the Jadhav family it was a joyful Thursday when Anjali Jadhav emerged as the backward category topper. Anjali,a student of A B Goregaonkar English High School,was surprised after scoring 95.84%. “I expected to top the category but I was shocked to know that I scored such high marks.” Her father Anant Jadhav,who works as a painting operator,says,“I feel very happy for her and am proud of her.”

Anjali says,“I had put in a lot of efforts,studied for around 6 hours a day and increased it to 12 hours during examination.” The young girl wants to pursue computer engineering and currently wishes to get admission at either Ruia or Ruparel College.

Though she has not tried the online admission procedure at her school yet,she feels that it is definitely a positive change. Speaking on the 90:10 quota she says,“I am in two minds,it is good for us (SSC students) but it might be a little unfair to students from other boards.”

Navneet Mehrol
Handicapped category
94.61%
Navneet Mehrol,a student of VN Sule School always expected to score above 90% but he says,“Securing the first place feels like heaven.” Navneet does not have three fingers of his left hand since birth but that never deterred him from doing well in his studies. His father,Balraaj Mehrol is overjoyed and says,“We are very happy today and because it was unexpected it feels better.”

Navneet regularly studied for four hours each day during school days and once the study leave started he studied for at least eight hours and also attended coaching classes during the year. “Studying regularly was the most important thing,” says Navneet. He suffers from allergic cold,which made it difficult for him to study during the day,so he burnt the midnight oil and studied through the night.

The topper is an aspiring IITian. “I want to do civil engineering from IIT and I have already enrolled for coaching classes for the same.” Currently he is keen on securing admission into either Ruia or Ruparel for the Science stream and feels that the 90:10 quota would be very beneficial for him as well as other students of the SSC board. “The cut-offs in all the colleges have been increasing every year. It will be an advantage for SSC students,” Navneet adds.

Sonali Chavan
Mumbai region topper
96.46%
Sonali Chavan,the Mumbai region topper was overjoyed to lead a procession carried out in her honour by her school Saraswati Education Society,Thane. Sonali’s mother,Priya Chavhan is proud of her daughter’s achievement. “We had expected this victory. Sonali always said she would come first,” says the doting mother. Sonali aspires to become an aerospace engineer and is ready to put in loads of hard work to crack the IIT entrance. Her father Shantaram Chavan says,“We are very happy and proud of our daughter’s achievement.” Speaking about her immediate plans,Sonali says,“I want to take up science and will try for a college nearby.”

Sonali did take coaching for the exams but says that ‘quality studies’ was her success mantra. “I studied only for two hours on days when I didn’t have exams but it was quality study.” However,it wasn’t all study and no play for the topper. Sonali took regular breaks in between her studies to enjoy a game of chess with her mother.

She has already tested the online admission procedure at her school and feels that it is a good move. She believes that the 90:10 quota will be beneficial for the SSC students but contradicts her stance when she says,“It will help us but may be unfair to the students from other boards.”