ISC results 2022: Thane girl becomes all-India topper

The CISCE declared the Indian School Certificate ISC or Std XII board results on Sunday evening with a Thane girl becoming allIndia topper Upasana Nandi a student of Smt Sulochanadevi Singhania School in Thane secured the top rank along with 17 other students across the country with a score of 9975 per cent Fourteen of the toppers are girlsA total of Std XII 58 students grabbed the second spot with 9950 per cent and 78 students secured the third rank with 9925 per cent according to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations CISCE resultAlso read CBSE results 2022 Pass percentage sees big dipAnshul Mitra secured the second rank in state merit listOverall 96337 of the 96940 candidates who appeared for the examinations across India passed recording a pass percentage of 9938 per cent Girls recorded a slightly higher pass percentage of 9952 per cent while boys recorded 9926 per centThe board had not conducted Std XII examinations last year because of the pandemic and had devised an alternate assessment scheme and 9976 per cent of candidates had passedJiya Gupta also secured the second rank in state merit listStatersquos performanceIn Maharashtra all of the 3772 candidates who wrote the exam passed this year recording a pass percentage of 9976 per cent Girls did better with a pass percentage of 9985 per cent while boys recorded a pass percentage of 9966 per centCity students on state merit listSeventeen students topped the merit list of the state Of the 17 state toppers 11 are from Mumbai three from Thane two from the Bishops school in Pune and one from Anubhuti school in Jalgaon All three Thane toppers are from Smt Sulochanadevi Singhania School including Nandi and two other students who bagged the second and third positions in the state merit listThe state merit list has four students from The Cathedral and John Connon School in Fort two from Bombay Scottish School in Mahim two from Hiranandani Foundation School in Powai two from Gundecha Education Academy in Kandivli and one from Jamnabai Narsee School in JuhuGirls lead the wayFourteen of the 17 state toppers are girls Anshul Mitra from Bombay Scottish School secured the second rank in the state merit list and he shares the position with six girls Shaun Francis Menezes of Bombay Scottish school secured the third rank in the state merit list along with Krish Khaitan of Gundecha Education Academy and rest with the same position are girlslsquoProud of themrsquoldquoI am extremely happy about our students doing excellently in the ICSE and ISC exams We are all happy to have been a part of one of their crucial journeys We are all so proud of them I applaud the efforts of all the teachers who supported and guided the students throughoutrdquo Revathi Srinivasan principal of Sulochanadevi Singhania School in Thane saidMeera Isaacs dean of Cathedral and John Connon School said ldquoIt is a triumph of the human spirit over the darkness pain and uncertainty that COVID19 brought along Our childrenrsquos resilience has shone through giving us all a message of hope telling us that determination can overcome all oddsrdquoSunita George principal of Bombay Scottish School said ldquoStudents have actually proven that hard work and dedication can lead to success Two of our students have featured on the merit listrdquo9975 per centThe Thane studentrsquos scoreMeet the toppersUpasana NandiAIR1 State1Sulochanadevi Singhania School Thane9975 per centThe all Indian first AIR rank was totally unexpected Now I want to pursue research in biotechnology or microbiology I thank my school and my parents for supporting me throughout the COVID19 times and also during the transition from online to offline classesJiya GuptaState 2The Cathedral and John Connon School Fort9950 per centI was anxious about the exams However our school made the best resources available to us They supported us in every way possible to make the transition from offline to online during COVID19 and back to offline smooth I will now go to the University of California San Diego to study art therapy with psychology and neuroscience This will enable me to work with autistic kidsDhruvi PandyaState 3Smt Sulochanadevi Singhania School Thane9925 per centMahek ShahState 2The Cathedral and John Connon School Fort9950 per centI was nervous and anxious but the school eased our fight through the challenges during COVID19 Irsquove secured admission at O P Jindal Global University and opted for the BA honours in Finance and entrepreneurship courseAnshul MitraState 2Bombay Scottish School Mahim9950 per centAnshul who lost his father in March 2021 following which the family struggled emotionally and financially They even had to move to Kolkata ldquoHowever my school extended unconditional support to me They allowed me to attend school online The principal even waived my entire fee for the academic year which was a big relief for me and my mother who is a homemaker I will be forever thankful to my school and the principalrdquo he saidAnshul said he was not expecting the second rank in the state Now he wants to pursue a Bachelor of Business Administration BBA