After the hurrahs, back to the grind

Just a few days after the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) X class results, these kids are already looking to hunker down for the swotting that could see them, two years hence, enter the portals of elite engineering or medical colleges.Toppers from Jubilee Hills Public School, Hyderabad, who secured A1 grade between 91 per cent to 100 per cent pass percentage, will all be having a shot at the IITs and such like.A1 ranker N Sumanth Sridhar told Express he had joined FITJEE. He is confident of making it, given the expertise of the faculty and the encouragement of his parents.And Jamily Sravya Keerthi is determined to be among the toppers in the EAMCET medicine stream. She has high praise for her schoolteachers, especially physics teacher, Uma. IIT is the destination of choice for most CBSE toppers.Akhila Varidireddy hopes to make it to IIT-Kharagpur. Especially keen on naval architecture and marine architecture, she is grateful to her parents for not pressuring her in any way and for not imposing their interests on her.Rohini Velaga, who is taking long-term coaching for the medical entrance, says she owes her success to supportive teachers and parents, as also her regular study habits.

By Mouli Mareedu,

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