With IIT-Bombay dreams, Aseesjot tops Tricity with 99.8 pc in class 10

While speaking to The Indian Express, Aseesjot said, “I have been doing advanced studies since class 7 onwards and have been taking part in Olympiads which made my study for class 10 easier. I would like to pursue non-medical, and wish to a take seat in IIT-Bombay after Class 12 to become an engineer.”

To destress himself, he stated that either he used to play “his favourite sports which is badminton or used to sprint”.
“I also have a hobby to do art and craft activities and clay modelling,” he added.

On the key to success, Aseesjot mentioned that “students should not panic from the pace of syllabus in the class and rather focus on studying the subjects in parts”.

“I used to give myself targets to complete a subject and the topic in depth to get better understanding. I would make sure whatever was taught at school, I would come home and study it thoroughly again,” he added.

Speaking about his motivation, Aseesjot stated that continous support from his parents and teachers helped him come out with flying colours.

“My mother would motivate me a lot to study and father would motivate me to ensure I balance health well with my studies. My teachers in school motivated me to participate in different academic competitions too,” he added.

Mahir Soni, Sehaj Kaur clinch second rank: 99.6 per cent

Both Mahira Soni and Sehaj Kaur, students of Manav Mangal Smart School in Phase X, Mohali, clinched the second rank in the Tricity with 99.6 per cent in the Class X results declared here Friday.

Both the students want to become doctors and they are on with their preparations.

Sehaj Kaur claims that consistency is the key. “I would attribute my good marks to continuity in revising what was taught in the school. I used to study three to four hours every day and that helped me in getting the desired results,” Sehaj told The Indian Express.

Sehaj’s mother Jasbir Kaur is a government teacher. He mother said that they sent Sehaj to the tuition classes so that she could get a taste of competition.

Sehaj also stated that she would keep herself completely off social media as it was a distraction.
Mahira Soni, who also got 99.6 per cent marks, said that she used to study five to six hours daily. Mahira aims to become a neurosurgeon.

Brahmbir Singh gets
third rank, 99.4 pc

Brahmbir Singh of Learning Path School in Mohali secured 99.4 per cent marks in Class 10 and secured third rank in the Tricity. He secured 100 in Math Standard and Social Science and 99 in English, Punjabi and Science.

Speaking to The Indian Express, Brahmbir said that he wants to become an engineer.

He added that he used to study four to five hours daily and was active on social media. Brahmbir is the only son of his parents. His father Jaskirat Singh is a software engineer and mother is a homemaker.

Saaleha Khan, fourth rank: 99.2 per cent

Saleeha, student of Bhavan Vidyalaya in Sector 15, Panchkula, secured the third rank in the Tricity with 99.2 per cent.

Aiming to become an engineer, she plans to pursue non-medical and has begun preparations for the same.

“I aspire to be an engineer and for that, I would try to take admission in one of the IITs,” she said, adding that she would study for around seven to eight hours a day after school hours.

“However, apart from studying, she has also been following her hobby of art and craft, and painting to de-stress,” she added.
Saleeha’s father who is a teacher at an online platform and mother is an engineer have been her source of motivation.

“My motivation is my mother and my father, who work so hard to give me good quality education. It’s my duty to work hard and meet their expectations,” she added.
he said that the key to success is self-study, hard work and patience.

“If you don’t get good marks sometime, you don’t have to get demotivated, and rather keep patience and study hard for your goals.”

Finally, she added that to get good results, one must start working hard since the beginning of the session and not to begin preparing for exams just two-three months before the exam.