CISCE results 2023: Harshita from Ludhiana scores 99.2% in 10th

Harshita Goel, who scored the highest 99.2 percent in class 10 (best of five), got 98 in English, 100 in social studies, 100 in physical education, 99 each in Punjabi and Hindi, 98 in maths and 97 in science. Her father Sunil Goel is a commission agent (arthiya) in Machhiwara and mother Kavita Goel is a tuition teacher.

“I was expecting something around 98 percent as I had worked very hard for the exams but 99 percent is a pleasant surprise for me too,” said Harshita, who has now opted for the medical stream and is preparing for NEET. She said that she strictly stayed away from social media and did self-studies for board exams preparation.

Vaanya Gupta who scored 99 per cent in class 10, is the daughter of Vipul Gupta, a businessman and Vidhu Gupta, a homemaker. She scored 98 in English, 100 each in maths and environment, 99 in social studies, 98 each in Hindi and Punjabi and 97 in science. “I am now pursuing non-medical and want to be a researcher,” said Gupta, who is also a national-level swimmer and state-level table tennis player. She is also an orator.

In Class 12, Sagarika Khosla was the highest scorer in Ludhiana district with 98.25 percent in non-medical stream. A student of Sacred Heart Convent School, Chandigarh road (Jamalpur), she scored 99 in maths, 98 in physics, 96 in English, 94 in chemistry and 100 in physical education.

“I aim to be a data scientist and work with Google. I am currently aiming to take admission in Thapar Institute of Engineering, Patiala for computer science engineering,” she said. Her father Gautam Khosla is a businessman and mother Sabina is a homemaker.

“I would suggest other students to thoroughly solve question papers of previous years and take help of ICSE handbooks for board exams preparation. I took extra coaching for physics and chemistry,” she said.

In other streams for class 12, Gurmehak Bedi in medical with 98.25%, Rashita Pahwa in commerce with 98% and Radhika in humanities with 98.25%, were the highest scorers. All three are from Sat Paul Mittal School, Dugri.
In Jalandhar, Pawani the top scorer

Pawani Kundra, a student of St Joseph Convent Girl’s High school topped the district in Class 10 scoring 99 per cent marks. She scored 100 each in social science and Punjabi, and 99 each in mathematics and science. Her mother is a government lecturer of English and father is a DGM in a private company.

Pawani said that she used to study 4 to 5 hours daily after school and never took any tuitions. She said that all credit of her success goes to her teachers and as parents. Her mother Sharanjit Kundra said Pawani intends to become a software engineer.