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Preparing for IIT-JEE helped Neel Kapoor emerge as Mumbai's CBSE class XII topper

Neel scored 98.6% in his CBSE class XII board exams.

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Neel scored 98.6% in his CBSE class XII board exams.
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Neel Kapoor, a multi-talented student of Apeejay School in Nerul who secured 98.6% in his CBSE class XII board exams and emerged as a topper among boys in Mumbai in the science stream, appeared in the IIT-JEE advance examination on Sunday. Kapoor said that his preparations for the engineering exam helped him score high marks in his board exams.

Kapoor, who used to study around eight to 10 hours a day, said that he was expecting good marks but was surprised to see that he had scored above 98%. He said: "I was expecting close to 95%, so this is unexpected. It all became possible due to my hard work and my teachers, who helped me every time I had any query. Now, I am planning to pursue electrical or mechanical engineering and wish to get admission into IIT-Bombay. I gave my IIT-JEE mains and am now preparing for my IIT-JEE advance."

He scored 100 marks each in maths and computer science. This, despite the fact that the mathematics paper had driven many students across the country to tears and triggered a debate in Parliament.

Rakesh Joshi, principal, Apeejay School in Nerul, said, "Kapoor is endowed with a scientific temperament and he has made us proud." He added that they knew that Kapoor is a humble and multi-talented student. "However, he surprised us by emerging as the topper in the city," Joshi added.

Kapoor's father has an IT consultancy business, while his mother works as well. Being a single child, he has a lot time and he devoted it to his studies. His mother Aparna Kapoor said, "After school, he used to go to attend JEE classes," adding that they never put any pressure on him for good results. "We always support him in his studies and whatever he chooses," his mother added.

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