Confident that she deserved more than the 97.8 per cent marks she scored in her Std XII CBSE board exam, Kashvi Kamath had applied for re-evaluation of her papers. This move has not only led to an increase in marks in Biology and Chemistry papers, but made her a board topper with a score of whopping 99 per cent. Kashvi, a student of MKVV International Vidyalaya in Borivli, now holds the position of joint board topper along with another student from Apeejay School in Nerul, Navi Mumbai.

A resident of Ghatkopar East, Kashvi told mid-day, “I was sure that I should get more marks than what I got. So, I applied for re-evaluation. And I was proved right as my percentage increased to 99 per cent and I also became a Mumbai topper. I am really happy, as are my parents and teachers who supported me a lot.”