Determination key to success: Topper

Rifat Mohidin

Srinagar, January 22

Bushra Amin, 17, a new name in the league of meritorious girls from the Kashmir valley, believes “determination is important” if we want to achieve success.

Bushra, who topped Class XII examination in the science faculty by securing 97.8 per cent marks, also credited her parents for her success. Both her parents are teachers by profession.

“They supported me and it was because of their guidance that I could achieve this feat. I am really very happy,” said Bushra, a resident of Khan Bagh locality of Pampore town.

Bushra, who is preparing for the common entrance test, wants to pursue a career in medicine and serve society as a doctor.

“I want to serve the country and especially Kashmir. I am trying for MBBS for now, but my aim is to serve society. Be it as a doctor or any other way,” said Bushra, who gives the credit of her success to the dedicated teachers of her school as well.

Bushra relied on consistent hard work and a scheduled timetable to get the desired result in her exams. “I studied at least for six hours every day. I think we need to work hard not only during exams but throughout the year. Determination is very important if we want to achieve anything in life,” she said.

From the last many years, girls have been making a mark in the higher secondary exams. This year too, girls outscored the boys in the merit list.

In the science stream, the top-10 positions were shared by 23 students, including 12, while in commerce segment, first 10 positions were shared by 16 students, 12 of them being girls.

In arts stream, 16 students, including 15 girls, shared top-10 positions while in home science, 12 girls shared the first 10 positions.

As many as 51,908 students — 28,127 boys and 23,781 girls — had appeared in the Class XII examination. Of these, 29,684 were declared successful.

The overall pass percentage was registered at 57.19 per cent, an improvement of two per cent from the last year.

The pass percentage among girls was above 80 per cent in commerce stream. Out of a total of 926 girls, 748 were declared qualified.

In science stream, 7,391 girls had appeared in the exams out of whom 5,857 passed, making it a pass percentage of 79.25 per cent.