Marks 72%, inspiration 100%

Amit Rastogi is a class apart. In January this year, Amit’s family had to face some financial trouble. To tide over these problems, just 60 days prior to his CBSE exams, Amit took up a job at a call centre and worked there even during his examinations.

He scored an aggregate of 72 per cent and 92 in his accountancy. “I used to work night shifts.  I  kept my job and took exams at the same time,” he said. “I used to take my books to office. On lean days, I would study there. After work, I would take a nap and then study for 3-4 hours,” said Amit.

“We gave him support from our side. He is a brave boy,” said Avnita Bir, principal, Ramnarain Podar High School.

Amit wants to become a chartered accountant.

“Accountancy is my favourite subject,” he said confidently.

‘I never took tuition classes’

DNA Correspondent
It was a joyous day for the Yadav family with son Tejas Yadav bagging the top position in the CBSE exams among the city schools.

Tejas, a science student from the Navy Children’s School in Colaba secured 96.4 per cent in the exams, the results of which were declared on Tuesday. “I never went to coaching classes, but sought school teachers’ guidance,” the topper said.

Meanwhile, commerce topper Susom Ghosh, a student of Ramniranjan Podar High School, attributed his success to “hard work and luck”.  He wants to pursue Economics as his branch of study. “I am a huge fan of Amartya Sen,” he said.