Class XII toppers from across the country in queue for DU

Delhi’s government school topper Ankit Sahni,who scored 97.4 per cent in the commerce stream,is also knocking on the same door. He says SRCC college has the best reputation among commerce colleges in India.

Sopan Khosla from Jabalpur,who scored the same as Paras,but in the science stream,is taking the Joint Entrance Exam for the Indian Institute for Technology. Confident of doing well in JEE,he has decided to give DU a miss. Delhi’s science topper,Nikhil Chaturvedi is also awaiting results for JEE Advanced that was held on June 2.

While most students with good scores are confident of securing a place in DU,students of vocational courses have landed in a soup after programme courses — BA,BSc,BCom — were dropped under the four-year format.

Delhi’s government school topper in vocational courses,Taruna,who has an average score of 92 per cent,is seeking admission for Hindi (H) at Janaki Devi Memorial College. But she has not applied as yet. “With a score as high as this I should be able to get admission,” she says.

Government school science topper Lalit Lakra has written the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for admission to AIIMS and other the medical colleges in the country. But he is keeping his other options open.

“I want to pursue a BTech at Delhi University. I have applied there too,just in case I do not clear the NEET,” Lalit,who scored 96.2 per cent in Class XII,said.

However,this year’s ICSE topper from the humanities stream has listed Singapore as her first choice for further studies. Bhavya Kulshreshtha,who scored an aggregate or 97.5 per cent,says she prefers international exposure to a system she is comfortable with.

At the same time she has also applied to at DU for a BTech in Psychology. “I would really like to get into Lady Shri Ram College. But I would still prefer going to a new place,” she says.

Bhavya co-topper,Shivali Malhotra is passionate about music and says she has already secured admission at the New York University for a double major in Economics and Liberal Arts. Shivali will not be applying to DU.