Pulkita, Gautam top district with 98.6%

Naina Mishra

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Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, May 29

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class X results were declared on Tuesday. After eight long years, the students of Class X saw their result in percentage instead of merely Cumulative Grade Points Average (CGPA) grading.

The Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) pattern that was introduced in 2010 was withdrawn in 2017. The board exams for Class X for the session 2017-18 were reinstated.

Pulkita Puri of BCM Arya Model School and Gautam Jain of Bhartiya Vidya Mandir, Kitchlu Nagar, have stood first in the district with 98.6% (493) marks each. Puneet Singh of MGM Public School, Pranav Gupta of BVM Kitchlu Nagar and Divya Gupta of Kundan Vidya Mandir School have stood second with 98.4% marks each. Deepti, Gagandeep Singh and Samridhi Manchanda of BCM Arya School have shared the third position with 98.2% marks.

“Do not study under pressure,” says Pulkita Puri, who was on cloud nine. Overwhelmed with the score, she said: “I always wanted to make my teachers and parents proud. The smile that they carry on their face is so satisfying to watch. I am grateful and owe my success to my mentors and family.”

Pulkita has scored a perfect 100 in science and social science, 99 marks in mathematics and 97 marks in English and Punjabi. She shares: “My brother is my biggest inspiration. He told me to study free mindedly. As it was our first encounter with boards, there were lots of apprehensions about it but I never let the stress take over my performance.”

Pulkita is neither an early riser nor did she study in daytime. She did all her studies in the late night when she could concentrate more. “Self-study, regular revision and consistency is the only key to success. I never studied for fixed hours,” she added.

Pulkita’s mother, Anu Puri is a science and mathematics teacher in the same school. Her father, Manish Puri is a businessman. He said: “This is a proud and memorable moment for me. Pulkita is a hard worker. She never studied for any fixed hours but she is very much specific to her work. She always enjoyed studying and that’s what matters the most.”

Another district topper, Gautam Jain said: “I totally support the percentage system. It shows the real picture of a student’s performance. This gives the deserving students their reward.”

While sharing his success recipe, he said: “I utilised most of the 24 hours of the day and never wasted a single minute. I had a fixed routine and followed it till the very end. I used to take up learning in the morning and revise the same in the noon and night. Refreshing yourself is equally important. One must not quit physical activities amid exams.”

Gautam, who has scored a perfect 100 in mathematics and social science, said he wanted to become an industrialist. He drew inspiration from his father and grandfather.

He considers music an excellent stress buster and used to play piano in the free time. His father Sanjay Jain is a businessman and mother Poonam Jain a homemaker.

Pulkita Puri never studies under pressure

Pulkita  has scored a perfect 100 in Science and Social Science, 99 in mathematics and 97 marks in English and Punjabi. She never studied under pressure  and requests the students to follow the same.

School: BCM Arya Model School 

Score: 493 (98.6%)

Aim in life: To become a science lecturer

Success Mantra: “Self-study, regular revision and consistency are the only key to  success. I never studied for fixed hours. You cannot correlate the number of study hours with the output. I always used to study late night as my concentration is at its peak during the night time.”

Parents: Father Manish Puri is a businessman and mother Anu Puri is a science and mathematics teacher at BCM Arya School

Stress buster: Music 

Hobbies: Reading novels

Gautam Jain welcomes percentage system

“Gautam  scored a perfect 100 in mathematics and social science. He encouraged the  percentage system. He feels the percentage system gives the deserving students their reward.”

School: Bhartiya Vidya Mandir School, Kitchlu Nagar

Score: 493 (98.6%)

Aim in life: To become an industrialist

Success Mantra: “I utilised most of the 24 hours of the day. I had a fixed routine and followed it till the very end. I used to take up learning in the morning and revise at noon and night. Refreshing yourself is equally important. One must not quit physical activities amid exams.”

Parents: Father Sanjay Jain is a businessman and mother Poonam Jain is a homemaker. 

Stress buster: Music 

Hobbies: Playing keyboard

Puneet, Pranav, Divya  bag 2nd position 98.4% 

Puneet Singh

School: MGM Public School

Success mantra: I did self-study and took help of my teacher and twin sister. I used to study maximum for 10-12 hours.

Aim in life: To become an architect

Parents: Father Rishpal Singh is a banker and mother Dawinder Kaur a housewife

Stress buster: Walking

Hobbies: Badminton

Pranav Gupta

School: BVM, Kitchlu Nagar

Success mantra: “I used to study only for about five hours a day. The basic funda to clear exam is – Keep your logic clear. I also used to take short breaks after every one and a half hours. I was anxious about board exams but with the right focus I succeeded.”

Aim in life: To become an engineer

Parents: Father Deepak Gupta is an English writer and Shalu Gupta a Hindi writer and teacher at BCM, Chandigarh road

Stress buster: Music

Hobbies: Playing chess and music

Divya Gupta

School: Kundan Vidya Mandir School, Civil Lines

Success mantra: “Self-study and regular studies have helped me to get good marks in the exams. There is no shortcut to success. You need to work hard for it until you make it to the top.”

Aim in life: To become a mathematician

Parents: Her father Deepak Gupta is a businessman and mother Ruchika Gupta a housewife.

Stress buster: Talking with mother

Hobbies: Painting 

Third position holders 98.2%

Samridhi Manchanda

School: BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar

Success mantra: “I have always been a learner than an all-knowing person. I always thought that I know nothing and need a lot of improvement. I used to study 6-7 hours in a weekend and 2-3 hours regularly.”

Aim in life: To become a cardiologist

Parents: Father Manoj Kumar is a businessman and mother Tina Manchanda a housewife.

Stress buster: Playing keyboard

Hobbies: Playing chess and keyboard

Deepti 

School: BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar

Success mantra: “I was regular in school and studied for only 2-3 hours a day.”

Aim in life: To become a cardiologist

Parents: Father OP Gupta is a Professor in PAU and mother Ritu Jindal is a mathematics lecturer

Stress buster: Reading and outing with family

Hobbies: Dancing