higher secondary

Name: Adrija Datta

School: Gokhale Memorial Girls’ School

Score: 455

How she did it: “I did not have any fixed routine. I studied the subjects I liked. But I paid special attention to biology and maths.”

Future plans: Wants to take up medicine. She has already appeared for AIPMT, and will appear for the WBJEE and the AIIMS entrance tests. She would like to take up biochemistry or molecular biology later.

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Name: Camelia Das

School: Delhi Public School, Mega City

Score: 96.8%

How she did it: “I used to study for four to five hours and aimed for a 90%. What I got is way above my expectations. I stuck to my text books but used to make meticulous written notes of whatever I studied.

Future plans: Wants to become a doctor and practice abroad. Her goal is a successful overseas career.

Name: Shounak Dhar

School: St Xavier’s Institution, Panihati

Score: 97.2%

How he did it: “I studied for five hours everyday, throughout the year. Before the exam, I studied selectively but thoroughly.”

Future plans: Wants to study engineering. His dream is to get into mechanical engineering at IIT.

Name: Vaarnan Drolia

School: St James School

Score:97.2%

How he did it: “I prepared up to two hours after the rehearsal examinations. During the exams, I clocked up to eight hours. I felt it was important not to slack even for a day.”

Future plans: “He will take the IIT, WBJEE, AIEEE, along with the other entrance exams for engineering. If none of the options work out in India, he will try abroad.

Name: Anwesha Kanjilal

School: Calcutta Girls’ High School

Score:96.75%

How she did it: “I studied for six to eight hours, which I still feel weren’t enough. The results were more than I expected.”

Future plans: She will pursue Science, and will take the engineering entrance examinations.

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Name: Rahul Shome

School: Salt Lake School

Score: 97.5%

How he did it: “ISC was just one of the several exams I had to prepare for around this time. So I did not refer to several reference books. I stuck to a few books but studied them thoroughly”

Future plans: He is unsure of his future course of action. The competitive examinations results will clinch his decision.

Name: Shruti Khandelwal

School: Calcutta Girls’ High School

Score: 96. 5%

How she did it: “I paid attention to what the teachers taught in class. Rote learning does not work. You have to understand what is being taught.”

Future plans: She wants to study engineering, having appeared for IITJEE. She will take the WBJEE.

Name: Avijit Kumar Dutta

School: Salt Lake School

Score: 97.25%

How he did it: “I was preparing for the competitive exams till the beginning of 2008. I began working in earnest for ISC only after the selections. I did not study for more than two or three hours, but without any distraction. The cell phone and computer would be turned off.”

Future plans: He has qualified for B. Stat Honours at ISI. But he will try for chemistry at IIT. A second choice is B.Tech at NIT. He wants to take up academics. He doesn’t want to be an engineer.

Name: Suchandrima Das

School: Modern High School

Score: 96.5%

How she did it: “My success mantra was hard work with help from my teachers. Tuition classes were also effective.”

Future plans: She plans to study electrical engineering abroad. She has already appeared for SAT and received several offers from universities abroad.”