Daily wager's daughter topsUP Board class 12 exam results
Prayagraj:
Mahak Jaiswal
, 17, from Bhulai ka Pura, in
Prayagraj
's Phoolpur, who topped the UP Board class 12 exam with 97.2% marks is a story of sterling grit and determination. Daughter of a daily wage labourer who works at a roadside eatery in Kaushambi's Kokhraj, Mahak said she achieved this success without taking any coaching classes.
A student of the Bacha Ram Yadav Inter College in Bhulai Ka Pura, Prayagraj, Mahak said, "I studied entirely at home and did not take any offline or online coaching classes. I only focused on what was taught in school."
Mahak, who wants to become a doctor, said, "I used to study for nine to 10 hours every day. I had thought my name would appear among the top students in Uttar Pradesh but I did not expect to secure the first position."
Her father Shivprasad Jaiswal, who earns barely Rs 10-12k every month, said he made sure that his daughter's education never suffered due to financial constraints.
Mahak's house, still under construction, doesn't have a place for her to study. That's where her neighbours came forward and opened their doors to her. On Friday, it was as much their celebration as hers and many of them distributed sweets, burst crackers and garlanded her.
According to the results announced by the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, a total of 30 students secured places in the top-10 list in the Intermediate (class 12) examination. The overall pass percentage stood at 81.15, with the girls clocking a pass percentage of 86.37, compared to 76.60 among boys, a gap of 9.77%.
In Class 12, four students secured second position by scoring 96.80%. This includes Sakshi from Shri Narayan Smarak Inter College, Gajraulia, Amroha; Adarsh Yadav from Saraswati VM Inter College, JK Kadipur, Sultanpur; Shivani Singh from SP Inter College, Sikaro Koraon, Prayagraj; and Anuska Singh from Dharma Devi Inter College, Ken Kanwar, Kaushambi. Mohini from Ch S Singh Inter College, Jaswant Nagar, Etawah, secured third position in Class 12 by securing 96.4%.
Yash Pratap Singh from Jalaun emerged as the
top scorer
in class 10 exam, securing 97.83% marks. The overall pass percentage was 90.11. Girls had a pass percentage of 93.87 as against 86.66% of boys.
In Class 10, Anshi from Shivaji SN Inter College, Katara S Khan, Etawah and Abhishek Kumar Yadav from Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College, Ram Sanehi Ghat, Barabanki, bagged second ranks by scoring 97.67%. Three students – Ritu Garg from DP SVM Inter College, Bilari, Moradabad; Arpit Verma from Baburam Savitri Devi Inter College, Shekhpur Bilauli, Sitapur; and Simran Gupta from Lt Smt RKD Inter College, Umari, Jalaun – jointly bagged third rank in Class 10 exams by scoring 97.5%.
In Class 10, institutional candidates showed a better performance with a pass percentage of 90.19%, compared to 68.9% for private candidates, a notable difference of 21.29%.
Interestingly, private candidates (81.28%) slightly outperformed institutional candidates (81.15%), a rare instance where the gap favoured private students, though marginally by 0.13%.
The exams were held from Feb 24 to Mar 12 across 8,140 centres over 13 working days. Answer sheets were evaluated between Mar 19 and Apr 2 at 261 evaluation centres, involving 92,594 teachers. A total of 3,682 candidates appeared for partial subject exams under board regulations.
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