Ludhiana: Shivam Gupta, a student of Kundan Vidya Mandir School, has topped the city with a score of 99.6% in Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class X, the result of which was declared on Tuesday.
Harman Khattra, Jhanvi, also of KVM School, and Sukhmanpreet Kaur of Guru Nanak Public School, Sarabha Nagar, are second with 99.2%.
Arushi Sharma of KVM School and Arkita from Jesus Sacred Heart School, South City, share the third rank with 99%.
Most of the students have passed the exam with “more than expected” marks.
Shivam is now pursuing non-medical in Class XI. He has also cleared NTSE Stage-1 with state rank of 4th. He aspires to study computer engineering from an IIT. His success mantra: be regular with your studies. A cricket aficionado, he would watch and play the game to destress himself. “I am preparing for JEE. My sister Divya Gupta, who is pursuing BTech from NIT, Jalandhar, my cousin Ishit, who is in IIT-Bombay, and my schoolteacher Gurveen ma’am are my