Of grit & hard work: Students script success stories, despite odds

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, July 16

Several students of Police DAV Public School have topped the chart of scorers in Class X and XII examination conducted by the CBSE this year.

Among those who have fared well are the children of single parents, wards of class IV employees and also national-level chess, lawn tennis and swimming players, who remained busy round the year with their national-level sporting events.

Raised by a single mother, Simran Rode of Police DAV Public School has secured 96.4 per cent marks in Class XII (non-medical) CBSE examination this year. Simran’s father Amarjit S Rode, a film director and script writer, had passed away about five years back. Her mother Neelu Verma has been raising her single-handedly and is working as an assistant teacher in the school. School principal Rashmi Vij and teachers had been helping her with financial aid, resources and extra guidance.

Simran’s elder sister Mansi too had scored 96.70 per cent in Class XII and she also cracked IIT. Simran is also gearing up for her JEE preparation. She has been the national champion in chess at DAV National Sports.

Like Simran, it has been a fight against odds for Suja Rana, a migrant from Nepal. Both her parents – Neer Bahadur Rana and Man Kumari Rana are the Class IV employees at the school. A national level silver medal winner in swimming in DAV National Sports, she scored 82.20 per cent marks in Class X, enlivening the hopes of her parents for a better future. “The girl did really well considering her circumstances. She said she did not score well in science, which led to a fall in her overall percentage,” remarked the principal.

Sports player Ridhima Malhotra, who has participated in the table tennis national level open school tournament, too has scored 92.6 per cent in Class X. Three-time national-level gold medal winner in lawn tennis in DAV National Sports, Mannat Dutt has scored 96.80 per cent. She also has been the joint head girl.

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