The students of Steel City proved their merits once again by notching top three spots in the class 12th (ISC) examination conducted by Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE), New Delhi.
According to the merit list released from the CISCE, New Delhi-- the first three toppers from Jharkhand in ISC hail from Jamshedpur with Ashutosh Kumar from Narbheram Hansraj English School scoring 98.50 per cent in ISC followed by Prakhar Sinha from The Tagore Society with 98.25 per cent and Ashutosh Bharadwaj of little Flower School with 98 per cent.
ISC topper Ashutosh Kumar said: “I am happy with my performance. I am keeping my fingers crossed and I want to pursue my career in the field of research.”
Sharing his aim in life Prakhar Sinha who cracked IIT JEE Mains exam said: “Regardless of which ever field I take up as a career my motto would be to ensure development of India with the small contributing of mine.
I am looking forward to make a career in the field of research," he stated.
Meanwhile scorching heat failed to dampen the spirits of the achievers as the internet cafes witnessed a huge rush on today as curious students thronged the cyber houses to know the results.
According to information, Jharkhand scored an overall pass percentage of 98.72 per cent in ICSE and 96.47 per cent in ISC.
The state with a total number of 10,427 students across 94 schools in class X out of which 5553 that is 53.26 per cent were boys and 46.74 per cent were girls. In ISC 4,193 students across 49 schools appeared from Jharkhand out of which 2028 (48.37 per cent) were boys and 2165 (51.63 per cent) were girls.
Schools by and large expressed satisfaction over the outcome of the results. "Our students have shown their mettle in the academic fields. We wish them all the best for their future," said Father Sebastian, principal loyola School.