Jasleen Kaur tops district in Class XII exam

Aparna Banerji

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, May 7

Jasleen Kaur, a student of Meritorious School in Jalandhar and daughter of a carpenter, has topped in the district in the PSEB Class XII exams.

Hailing from Chakrala village in Kartarpur, Jasleen did her Class X from Government Senior Secondary School Mustafapur.

Eighteen students from Meritorious School, Jalandhar, made it to the state merit list of the PSEB Class XII exams. Of these, 15, including district topper Jasleen Kaur, were girls and three were boys. While 12 of them had opted for the science stream, six were from the commerce stream. Mehma, a student from Merit School, Jalandhar, got the fourth position in the district.

One of three sisters at her home, Jasleen got 96 per cent marks, bagging the 16th position in the state and first in the district. Her siblings study in Class X and XII standards.

Unable to pay her fee at the private college where she went to study in Class XI, Jasleen had to opt out of studies because her father couldn’t pay the exorbitant fee. However, on being guided by her teachers, she opted for the meritorious school Jalandhar, where she studied the medical stream and has bagged the top honour now.

“I am feeling very nice. It’s a dream come true for me. My father has been very supportive all through and always sustained my education. I now want to opt for either BSc or pharmacy,” she said.

While she also appeared for the NEET exams, she is also keeping her fingers crossed for the outcome of the same. She gave the credit for her result to her teachers at the meritorious school and her parents.

Kulwinder Kaur (second)

Kulwinder Kaur, a student of KMV Collegiate Senior Secondary School, has stood second in the district, with 96 per cent marks, attaining 17th rank in the state. She was studying humanities.

Kulwinder, who specially shifted from Gurdaspur to Jalandhar for her studies, said she studied for eight to10 hours a day during her exams. While Kulwinder’s father, Sukhwinder Singh, is a farmer, her mother Jaswinder Kaur is a housewife.

Claiming she liked every single subject that she studied, Kuwinder aspires to be an IAS officer.

While she credits her parents for her success, she also thanked her teachers for her scores. Kulwinder attained 95.7 marks, getting 17th position in the state.

Rajvir Singh and Yukti Dhiman joint 3rd

Rajvir Singh (non-medical) of Meritorious School and Yukti Dhiman (humanities) of HMV Collegiate Senior Secondary School have jointly bagged the third position in the district, attaining 18th position in the district.

Rajvir Singh, a son of a TV mechanic, belongs to Jassu Mazara village in Nawanshahr. Rajvir credited his father Dalbir Singh and mother Anita for his success.

While he seeks a scholarship to pursue his further studies, he said he hadn’t thought much about the path ahead, but will probably opt for engineering.

Bagging the third spot in the district, Yukti Dhiman, a student of HMV Collegiate School Jalandhar, has made her mother proud who, along with her college teachers, she credits for her success. Yukti, who lost her father in 2013, was single-handedly brought up by her mother Suman Dhiman. While her elder sister studies abroad, Yukti’s younger brother studies in the seventh standard.

Yukti said she had always been supported by her mother - who insisted on proper education for her kids despite the odds. While she said she daily rested after coming home from college, she studied for three to four hours daily. Yukti plans to pursue BCom at HMV after which she plans to become a teacher.

Bhanu Priya and Amritpal Singh (fourth)

Bhanu Priya of Government Senior Secondary School Nehru Garden and Amritpal Singh of Meritorious School jointly bagged the fourth position in the district by attaining the 19th rank on the state merit list.

Bhanu Priya said,”Im feeling very nice. I had expected this result and finally got it.”

Daughter of taxi driver Narinder Pal, Bhanu and her three sisters and a brother were tutored with much financial constraints. While she aspires to be a banker, Bhanu said she studied till 2-3 am, then got up again at 6 am to complete her studies. While an accident in 2014 rendered her father unable to continue with his job for some time. However, the family stayed put and tided over the hard times with perseverance and help from her maternal and paternal grandparents.