Bangalore girl tops CBSE X exam with 99 per cent

A Kendriya Vidyalaya student from Bangalore Aparna Muralidhar has become the toast of the town for topping the southern region in CBSE Class X examinations, securing an amazing 99 per cent.

Aparna’s dream marks card, showing a 100 out of 100 in Mathematics, Social Studies and Sanskrit, besides 99 in General Science and 96 in English, catapulted her to instant fame with newspapers splashing her photograph and media channels making a beeline to her house in Banakashankari in Bangalore.

Aparna has scored a whopping 495 out of 500 to top the southern region comprising Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andam and Nicobar Islands, besides Daman and Diu.

As soon as she saw the results on the Internet on Monday, an exhilarated Aparna shared her achievement with her father B R Muralidhar, an engineering consultant, and her mother Jyothi, a mathematics teacher.

Next, she went to her school – Kendriya Vidyalaya at ASC Centre – to confirm her feat. The Principal of the School E Ananthan is also elated with Aparna’s achievement. “We expected 96-97 per cent from her. But, she has surprised us by securing 99 per cent”, he said.

Aparna’s father Muralidhar’s joy also knew no bounds. “We did expect her to do well, but that this well. She worked hard, but never cut herself off from television or anything like that. I am very happy and proud”, Muralidhar said.

Speaking her reporters, Aparna wants to complete her Class XII before she decides whether she should become a doctor or an engineer.