<p>Two years ago, Simran Sesharao was one among lakhs of students who wrote the SSLC exams amid the raging Covid-19 virus. On Saturday, this Bengaluru girl from RV PU College in Jayanagar topped the Science stream by scoring 598 out of 600 marks.</p>.<p>The Arts stream was topped by two girls from Indu Independent PU college Kotturu in Ballari — Shweta Bhimashankar Bhairagond and Madivalara Sahana — with 594 marks.</p>.<p>In Commerce, four students shared the first place — Neelu Singh of BGS PU College in Bengaluru, Akash Das from St Claret Composite PU College in Jalahalli (Bengaluru), Neha B R from SBGNS PU College Jayanagar (Bengaluru) and Maanav Vinay Kejriwal from Jain PU College Jayanagar (Bengaluru) — with 596 marks.</p>.<p>Of the top 10 students in the Arts stream, eight are from Ballari. </p>.<p>Neelu hails from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. "We are in Karnataka for the last 13 years. I was expecting good marks as I did well in the exams. I used to dedicate 2-3 hours to studies every day," she said, adding that she would like to pursue Bachelors in Computer Application.</p>.<p>Akash Das hails from West Bengal and is settled in Bengaluru for the last 15 years. "I want to become a Chartered Accountant. Though I had prepared well and done my best, I never thought I'll become a topper," he said.</p>.<p>Vinay Maanav was expecting 90% but was surprised by the 99% he secured. "These results exceed my expectations. All credit goes to my teachers who helped in clearing my doubts," he said. He also wants to take up a career as a Chartered Accountant.</p>.<p>Madivalara Sahana, a daughter of a photographer from a financially backward family, said that she joined Indu PU college mainly because of the low fees. "My parents were not in a position to afford the fee at other colleges so, I joined this college and stayed at the hostel. I must thank my teachers." Sahana wants to take up Civil Service and decided to prepare from her first year of graduation itself.</p>.<p>Shivaraj Durgappa from Yalaghatta in Raichur, who works as a migrant labourer, came second in the Arts stream with 593 marks. When the results were announced, Shivaraj was working at a bridge construction site in Tumakuru. Ninganna Siddanna Agasar, son of daily wage labourers in Yedrami of Kalaburagi, also came second in the Arts stream (593).</p>.<p>Shweta, a daughter of a Mathematics teacher, aims at civil services.</p>.<p>Simran Sesha Rao said the results were surprising. "Though I had put all my efforts, topping the state was surprising," she said. Simran wants to become an engineer in computer science.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">'Don't lose hope'</p>.<p>After releasing the results, Primary & Secondary Education B C Nagesh asked unsuccessful students not to lose hope. "The supplementary examinations will be conducted in a month's time. Examination is not the end of everything and those who could not sail through must take the results in a sportive manner," he said.</p>
<p>Two years ago, Simran Sesharao was one among lakhs of students who wrote the SSLC exams amid the raging Covid-19 virus. On Saturday, this Bengaluru girl from RV PU College in Jayanagar topped the Science stream by scoring 598 out of 600 marks.</p>.<p>The Arts stream was topped by two girls from Indu Independent PU college Kotturu in Ballari — Shweta Bhimashankar Bhairagond and Madivalara Sahana — with 594 marks.</p>.<p>In Commerce, four students shared the first place — Neelu Singh of BGS PU College in Bengaluru, Akash Das from St Claret Composite PU College in Jalahalli (Bengaluru), Neha B R from SBGNS PU College Jayanagar (Bengaluru) and Maanav Vinay Kejriwal from Jain PU College Jayanagar (Bengaluru) — with 596 marks.</p>.<p>Of the top 10 students in the Arts stream, eight are from Ballari. </p>.<p>Neelu hails from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. "We are in Karnataka for the last 13 years. I was expecting good marks as I did well in the exams. I used to dedicate 2-3 hours to studies every day," she said, adding that she would like to pursue Bachelors in Computer Application.</p>.<p>Akash Das hails from West Bengal and is settled in Bengaluru for the last 15 years. "I want to become a Chartered Accountant. Though I had prepared well and done my best, I never thought I'll become a topper," he said.</p>.<p>Vinay Maanav was expecting 90% but was surprised by the 99% he secured. "These results exceed my expectations. All credit goes to my teachers who helped in clearing my doubts," he said. He also wants to take up a career as a Chartered Accountant.</p>.<p>Madivalara Sahana, a daughter of a photographer from a financially backward family, said that she joined Indu PU college mainly because of the low fees. "My parents were not in a position to afford the fee at other colleges so, I joined this college and stayed at the hostel. I must thank my teachers." Sahana wants to take up Civil Service and decided to prepare from her first year of graduation itself.</p>.<p>Shivaraj Durgappa from Yalaghatta in Raichur, who works as a migrant labourer, came second in the Arts stream with 593 marks. When the results were announced, Shivaraj was working at a bridge construction site in Tumakuru. Ninganna Siddanna Agasar, son of daily wage labourers in Yedrami of Kalaburagi, also came second in the Arts stream (593).</p>.<p>Shweta, a daughter of a Mathematics teacher, aims at civil services.</p>.<p>Simran Sesha Rao said the results were surprising. "Though I had put all my efforts, topping the state was surprising," she said. Simran wants to become an engineer in computer science.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">'Don't lose hope'</p>.<p>After releasing the results, Primary & Secondary Education B C Nagesh asked unsuccessful students not to lose hope. "The supplementary examinations will be conducted in a month's time. Examination is not the end of everything and those who could not sail through must take the results in a sportive manner," he said.</p>
