While the toast of the town at this year's CBSE Class X exams scored a remarkable 99 per cent, there were also many students, who fought through difficult times and managed to come out with flying colours. mid-day spoke to a few such inspiring candidates across the city.

Simren Jaswani, RN Poddar School, Khar - 87.4%

Jaswani was diagnosed with appendicitis during exams, and had to go in for a surgery. "A day after the surgery, I had to give the science paper. It was difficult for me to prepare," recalls Jaswani. A 10-day gap between papers saved her from missing any paper.