Mumbai scores big on ISCE merit list

With several Mumbai students shining in its national and state merit list the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination CISCE declared the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education ICSE for Std X and Indian School Certificate Examination ISC for Std XII results on Friday Almost all schools have recorded 100 results several schools boast of having increased the number of students scoring above 90Aadyaa Maddi and Atreyo Pal of Lilavatibai Podar School enjoy their success PicSuresh KarkeraThe result was declared online and could be accessed with students seat numbers While the ICSE board declared a merit list which saw several Mumbai students featuring on it schools continued tabulating results in finding their toppers who were felicitated for their successWhile for Std XII the top two ranks in the allIndia merit list are from Mumbai in the Std X national merit list Mumbai students rank second and third Aadyaa Maddi from Lilavati Podar High School stands first in Std XII across India with a score of 9975 Manasi Puggal from Jamnabai Narsee School ranks second with a score of 9950 in Std X Isha Sethi from Hiranandani School Powai tops the state merit list and ranks second in the allIndia merit list of ICSE Manan Shah from Childrens Academy in Kandivli ranks third in the national merit list and second in the state ICSEMeet the ISC trailblazersAadyaa Maddi student of Lilavatibai Podar School mdash 9975 This Mumbai girl who tops the national merit list of Std XII had been ranked second in Std X Aadyaa wants to pursue computer engineering She said It is important to pursue a focused study throughout the year and not depend on lastminute studies If you study with full concentration you cannot forget your lessons Her message to juniors Studies are not everything Have fun with your friends and do not discontinue extracurricular activities because those are healthy breathers during such stressful times Her father Kaliprasad Maddi said We have seen her balance studies and extracurricular activities very wellAtreyo Pal student of Lilavatibai Podar School mdash 9875The son of civil engineers Atreyo who ranks third in the national merit list wants to pursue pure science with research work in physics He has got admission to the University of Chicago Atreyo who studied for two to three hours a day feels that early morning is the best time to get a better grasp of concepts He wants to tell juniors Continue extracurricular activities It is the best way to relax your mind and will help focus on studies effectivelyand the ICSE toppersIsha Sethi student of Hiranandani Foundation School mdash 99She ranks second in the national merit list of ICSE Std X Isha has already started preparing for IITs Joint Entrance Examination JEE and plans to pursue computer engineering From the start of this academic year I kept saying that I would top Actually I started just as a showoff but then that motivated me to put in extra hard work and now I am very happy If you work hard you will get anything you want said Isha While Isha studied only two hours a day she began to focus more since January I continued studying and revising throughout the academic year By the end of it I increased the time said Isha Her message to juniors Do not stop extracurricular activities It is the last year of school and hence fun is equally important Isha continued to play basketball and the piano throughout the year She said it helped her focus on studiesManan Shah student of Childrens Academy Kandivli ndash 988He is second in the national merit list of Std X I was not even expecting to top the school and being in the national merit list is certainly exciting said Manan who is yet to decide on what to pursue for higher education He had discontinued his extracurricular activities He is having a gala time now at different hobby classes His mother Alpa Shah who is an arts and craft teacher said We are more than happy Manan has always been sincere at studies and has been among the toppers We are sure he will be a sincere student whatever he plans to pursue