Sangam City students achieve outstanding results in ICSE, ISC
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Prayagraj: Students of Sangam City excelled in ICSE (Class 10) and ISC (Class 12) exams-2025, the results of which were declared by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) on Wednesday.
Anushka Malik of St Mary's Convent topped in her school with 99% marks in Class 10. She scored 100 marks in Social Science and Computer Application, 99 in English and Science, and 97 in Maths. She wishes to become an engineer.
From the same school, Kritika Singh secured 5th position in her college with 97.4% in the ICSE Class 10 board exams. Her parents, Dr Rahul Singh, a senior surgeon at Motilal Nehru Medical College, and Dr Puja Singh, a renowned senior gynaecologist, said that her achievement was the result of her hard work, dedication, and discipline.
Aditya Jaiswal, of St Joseph College, topped in the school with 98.6% marks in Class 10 followed by Aaradhya Srivastava with 94.4% marks. At GHS School, Vaibhavi Jaiswal topped with 98% marks.
In ICSE Class 10, the IPEM International School achieved 100% first division for the 14th consecutive year. Navya Anand topped the batch with an impressive 98.25%, followed by Anushka Sengupta at 98%, who also scored a perfect 100 in Mathematics. Over 52% of students secured above 90%, with an average score of 88%.
The school's 12th ISC batch (Class 12) also delivered an excellent performance. All the students passed with first division for the 11th year in a row. Alankrita Singh secured the top rank with 96.8%, followed by Mahek Verma at 95.25%.
Students of Bishop George School & College have once again delivered stellar performances in the ICSE (Class 10) and ISC (Class 12) board exams. In Class 12, Shreyash Srivastava topped the Science stream with 96%, followed by Ramsha Aziz with 95%. In Commerce, Mohd Ayaz Mansoori scored 92%, and Fatima Ishaq secured 88%. Class 10 saw Yusuf Zaheer shine with 97%, followed by Md Hasan Ansari with 93%.
In Class 12 of Bishop Johnson School, the overall pass percentage of the Science stream was 99%, that of the Commerce stream was 97%, and all the students of the Arts stream passed the Class 12 exam. Tanmay Pratap Gautam, with 96.25%, topped the Science stream, while Adarsh Gupta, with 93.50%, was the first rank holder in the Commerce stream, and Abhavya Kumari was the top scorer in the Arts stream with 92.75%. Likewise, in Class 10, Pratibha Singh topped the school with 98.2%, followed by Krishna Bachhar with 98% in second place.
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