Delhistole all the limelight on Thursday after the CBSE
Class XII results were announced as all the toppers in each stream were from the national Capital. While the all India topper Sarthak Agarwal of Delhi Public School Vasant Kunj is from the Science stream, the toppers in Commerce and Humanities in Delhi also topped in India in their respective streams.
G Harishankar
AirForce Bal Bharati School
Topper: Commerce
99.2 per cent
G Harishankar from Air Force Bal Bharati School topped the Commerce stream with 99.2
per cent. “I had my target set because I wanted to get into my dream college, which is Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC). I used to study for almost 12 to 13 hours a day and took tuitions for Mathematics and Accounts,” he said. Harishankar has two options at hand for his further studies. He informed, “I either want to do law from National law School or BCom Honours from SRCC.”
Harishankar is also a keen sketcher and painter and has also won an award from the Union Ministry for dramatics. He’s also participated in numerous quizzes and even written plays.
Mugdha Setia
DPS Indirapuram
Topper: Humanities
98.8 per cent
Mugdha Setia from DPS Indirapuram along with Vasudha Gaur Dikshit from Vasant Valley School topped Humanities with 98.8 per cent. According to Mugdha, she was never too much of a nerd and is quite amazed she topped. “I studied only three to four hours a day before my board exams. I used to pay attention in class and revise at home. It was only during the exams that I studied non-stop. I used to sleep only for four hours,” she said. Apart from academics Mugdh has also won at the zonal level in basketball and also won top honours in Art. Mugdha’s name has been recommended by her school for a Japanese 100 per cent covered scholarship. “It is not in written yet. I want to do a BA Honours in Social Sciences or a BTech in Psychological Sciences from lady Shri Ram College.
Vasudha Gaur Dikshit
VasantValley School
Topper: Humanities
98.8 per cent