Double delight for YPS

Akash Ghai

Tribune News Service

Mohali/Chandigarh, May 14

It was a double delight for Yadavindra Public School (YPS) as two of its students emerged as the toppers in the medical and the non-medical streams in the tricity in the Indian School Certificate (ISC) Class XII examinations. The results were announced on Monday.

Upamanyu Yaddanapudi scored 97.75 per cent marks to top all streams in the tricity and was the non-medical topper too. Last year, too, a YPS student had topped the tricity with 95.7 per cent marks in the non-medical stream.  

Upamanyu wants to be a researcher in mathematics.

He got 97 marks in mathematics and was a bit upset as he could not score cent per cent marks in his favourite subject. “I lost three marks due to silly mistakes,” said Upamanyu.

The topper, son of a doctor couple at the PGI, said he was elated over his achievement, but had no time to celebrate.

“I have to take my entrance exam for Chennai Mathematics Institute on Tuesday. Right now, I am just  concentrating on my exam,” he said, adding that he did take any tuitions.

“My success mantra is regular study. I set goals for every week and stick to that time table,” said Upamanyu, who also plays football and watches movies with interest.

Medical topper keeps away from social media

Pranav Raj, who scored 95.5 per cent marks, is the tricity topper in the medical stream. Last year, a student of St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, got the first rank in the medical stream with 93 per cent marks.

“I was sure of getting good marks, but bagging the first position in the tricity came as a heartening news for me and my family,” said Pranav. Pranav’s father is a businessman, while his mother is an assistant professor. He wants to be cardiologist. “I am very happy over my achievement and am looking forward to cracking the NEET and the AIIMS entrance,” said Pranav.

Pranav said he believed in regular studies for at least five hours daily. “During the exam days, I increased my study timings,” said Pranav, who is equally active in sports and co-curricular activities.

Zumba dancer is           commerce topper

Ravleen Malhotra (17) is the commerce topper in the tricity with 97.25 per cent marks.

A student of St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, Chandigarh, Ravleen scored 98 each in economics and commerce. “These are my favourite subjects,” she said.

She has started pursuing BBA from Christ University, Bengaluru. “MBA is my target.  I want to reach a top position like CEO or GM in the corporate sector,” she said. She gives credit to her parents and teachers for her achievement. Her father, Ranveer Singh Malhotra, is an AGM in Shaktimaan Tractors Equipment, while her mother, Ramandeep Kaur Malhotra, is a maths tutor.

In Class X, too, she had scored 94.6 per cent marks. As her father used to get transferred to different cities, she has stayed in Ludhiana, Nasik, Chandigarh and Lucknow, and is now studying in Bengaluru. 

Lawyers’ daughter is humanities topper

Samkiti Jain (18) of Strawberry Fields High School, Sector 26, is the topper in the humanities stream with 97.25 per cent marks.

Her father, Shailendra Jain, is a senior advocate in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, while her mother, Peeyushi Diwan Jain, also practises in the High Court.

Samkiti has scored 100 in economics, 99 in computer science and 98 in mathematics. She has been active on the social media. “I love photography and I have a Facebook page, ‘Aimless wanderer’, for my pictures,” she said. About her future, she said, “I am preparing for law entrance tests. ” 

 Upamanyu Yaddanapudi 

Stream: Non-medical

School: Yadavindra Public School, Mohali

Aim: To become a researcher in mathematics

Success mantra: Regular study

Stress buster: Football and watching movies

Tuitions: None

Parents: Doctors

 Pranav Raj 

Stream: Medical

School: Yadavindra Public School, Mohali

Aim: To become a cardiologist

Success mantra: Regular study

Stress buster: Football, watching movies

Tuitions: Took coaching

Parents: Father a businessman, mother an asst prof

 Samkiti Jain 

Stream: Humanities

School: Strawberry Fields High School, Sector 26, Chandigarh

Aim: To become a lawyer

Success mantra: Regular studies

Stress buster: Reading, travelling, tennis and swimming

Tuitions: Took coaching

Parents: Lawyers  

 Ravleen Malhotra 

Stream: Commerce

School: St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, Sector 44, Chandigarh

Aim: To become a top executive in corporate sector

Success mantra: Long study hours

Stress buster: Zumba dance and badminton

Tuitions: Took coaching

Parents: Father an AGM in a private firm, 

mother a maths tutor