Stitiprajna Sahoo, student of DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur here emerged as the State topper and fourth in the all-India level with 99.2 per cent (496 marks) in the CBSE Class-X board examination, the results of which were declared on Tuesday.
She has scored 100 marks in Science and Social Science, 99 marks each in Mathematics and Sanskrit and 98 marks in English.
Besides, the school has achieved highest school average with a remarkable 87.61. All 289 students appeared in examination passed, out of which 71(24.57 %) secured 95 per cent above, 161 (55.71%) secured more than 90 per cent, 283 (97.92 %) students secured more than 60 per cent marks. Apart from Stitiprajna Sahoo, Saatypragyan Kar with 494 marks (98.8%) and Sushree Ankit with 493 (98.6%) marks stood second and third respectively in the school. Stitiprajna Sahoo aims to be an IAS officer after completing engineering at the IIT. School Chairman MM Panda, Principal Dr KC Satapathy and others congratulated Stitprajna and other meritorious students for their phenomenal achievements.