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More subscription to our online content can only help us achieve the goals of offering you even better and more relevant content. We believe in free, fair and credible journalism. Your support through more subscriptions can help us practise the journalism to which we are committed. Support quality journalism and subscribe to Business Standard. Digital Editor<doc-sep>With a 97.6 per cent score, Sana Niyaz is the fourth of her sisters to complete education from the same school — Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya No. 2, Jama Masjid. With a 97.6 per cent score, Sana Niyaz is the fourth of her sisters to complete education from the same school — Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya No. 2, Jama Masjid. CBSE Class 12 results 2019: A glass cabinet filled with trophies won by Sana Niyaz adorns a pink wall of a small room the 17-year-old shares with her four sisters and mother in their Old Delhi home. The family has yet another reason to be proud — Sana, a student of an Urdu medium girls government school near Jama Masjid, is the top scorer among all Delhi government school students in the CBSE Class XII examinations, results for which were declared Thursday. With a 97.6 per cent score, she is the fourth of her sisters to complete education from the same school — Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya No. 2, Jama Masjid. The fifth and youngest sister is studying in class IX in the same school. Two years ago, Sana’s elder sister, Umra, had topped the school in her class XII CBSE examinations. All four sisters are the first generation in their family to have completed class XII. Their father, a cook at Matia Mahal’s famed Al Jawahar restaurant, and their mother, a housewife, both stopped studying after class VIII. Sana said she never took tuition classes. Asked who helped her clear doubts after school hours, she promptly replied, “My sisters.” The 17-year-old, who studied History, Political Science, Home Science, English and Urdu in her higher secondary, said she wants to pursue the BA Programme course at Delhi University’s St Stephen’s College. “Even though history is my favourite subject, I don’t want to do an honours degree because I want a mix of subjects. I also want to prepare for the civil services exams,” she said. When she joins college, Sana will be following in the footsteps of her elder sisters — 19-year-old Umra is pursuing undergraduation from Hindu College; 20-year-old Ikra is doing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Jamia Millia Islamia after graduating from Zakir Husain College; and 21-year-old Ilma is doing a vocational course in fashion designing, also after graduating from Zakir Husain College. The path to higher education has not been without stumbling blocks. “Our father was initially not in favour of us even studying till class XII. But it is our mother who insisted we study and continued to push for us to go to college,” said Ilma. The sisters spoke of whispers among neighbours and relatives — they live in a joint family with their father’s three brothers in their home, tucked amidst the narrow lanes of Matia Mahal. “Our relatives tell our mother that girls should not study so much, ‘woh bigad jaayengi’. No girl in the gullies around us has gone to college — with difficulty you will find some who are even allowed to go to school,” said Ikra. Their mother, Asma Parveen, is not daunted by detractors. “I have been blessed with five daughters and I have always been very clear that their education is most important to me. Our relatives are shocked that I haven’t taught them how to do housework, but I want them to focus on their studies,” she said. She became so involved in her daughters’ school that she is currently chairperson of the School Management Committee. Sana is the quietest of her daughters. “I’ve always been consistent with my studies. I would study every day after returning home from school. While studying for the board exams, I made a proper schedule — I would study for two hours, and then take an hour-long break to refresh myself.” Ilma teased her: “She’s only interested in studying. She refuses to come with us to weddings and other functions. She doesn’t even know her way around the gullies.” While Sana credits her performance in the examinations to her teachers, who she says were always ready to help her, her sheer resourcefulness also pulled her through. “I studied in Urdu medium, but there was no Urdu edition of the second sociology book required in our syllabus. I looked for study material online, as well as the English and Hindi texts,” she said. She scored 98 per cent in sociology. Sana’s achievement comes in a year in which Delhi government schools achieved their best-ever performance in class XII examination, with a pass percentage of 94.29 per cent. Sana’s school SKV No. 2, Jama Masjid achieved a pass percentage of 100 per cent. In fact, it has had a 100 per cent record for the last three years in class XII.<doc-sep>CBSE Result 2019 LIVE updates: Hansika Shukla and Karishma Arora topped the CBSE Class 12 exams, three students share the second rank scoring 498 out of 500 and 18 candidates came in third. The overall pass percentage is 83.4 percent. Auto refresh feeds In a surprise move, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said it will declare the results of Class 12 exams today (Thursday, May 2). The CBSE Class 12 board exams were held from 15 February to 4 April. The Class 10 exams were conducted from 21 February to 29 March. Step 5: Download your results and take a printout for future reference Step 4: Your results will be displayed on your screen Step 3: Enter the required details, such as roll number, and hit 'Submit' Step 2: Click on the relevant result link of your stream Earlier, the board had announced that both the Class 10 and Class 12 results would be announced in the third week of May, days apart. CBSE results were expected in third week of May This year, as well, Microsoft will host the CBSE results through the SMS Organizer app. To avail this service, students have to pre-register on SMS Organizer. Once CBSE announced the results, students or their parents will get the result even if they are not connected to the internet. Students can also check their results on the myCBSEapp available on Google Play. Candidates need to pre-register their roll number to check their results. Besides Microsoft, Google has also partnered with CBSE to make it easier for students to find their results and other exam-related information. All students have to do is go to google.com and type CBSE result to get the pertinent link. Over 31 lakh candidates appeared for the Class 12 exams this year. Of the lot, 18.1 were boys and 12.9 lakh were girls. In 2018, of the 11.84 lakh students who had registered for the CBSE Class 12 exams, 11.06 lakh actually appeared for them. Last year, 72,599 candidates scored 90 percent and above in the Class 12 exams and 12,737 students over 95 percent. Seven students got 497 or 500 marks. The pass percentage was 83.01. Step 4: Once CBSE declares the results, students can receive their score card on the app Step 3: Enter your roll number, school code and date of birth to register Step 2: Click on the notification from the app to pre-register Step 1: Download SMS Organizer app from Google Play on your Android phone How to register for SMS Organizer to get CBSE Class 12 result - Open CBSE results website cbseresults.nic.in - On the homepage, click on the link that says 'Senior School Certificate Examination ( Class XII ) 2019 - Announced on 2nd May 2019' - On the page that opens, enter your roll number and other details and click 'Submit' - Your results will appear on the screen - Download the results and take a print out for future reference Trivandrum has emerged as the top performing region with a pass percentage of 98.2 percent. In the Chennai region, the pass percentage is 92.93 percent and in the Delhi region, the pass percentage is 91.87 percent. This year, the overall pass percentage for the CBSE Class 12 exams stands at 83.4 percent. This year, Hansika Shukla and Karishma Arora topped the CBSE Class 12 exams, each scoring 499 marks out of 500. Girls outperformed boys by 9 percent. While 88.70 percent of girls passed, 83.3 percent of transgenders cleared the exams and 79.4 percent boys passed. Hansika Shukla is from DPS Ghaziabad and Karishma Arora is from SVM Muzaffarnagar. Both toppers secured 499 out of 500 marks (99.8 percent). The overall pass percentage for the Class 12 CBSE board exams 2019 stands at 83.4 percent, slightly higher than the 83.01 percent registered last year. Overall pass percentage slightlty better this year Hansika Shukla and Karishma Arora have topped the Class 12 CBSE exams, both with scores of 499 out of 500. CBSE Class 12 percentage on the rise since 2016 CBSE has made several alternatives available to check the Class 12 2019 results this year. The board has tied up with Google to make the scores easily available on the homepage and also made an SMS service available with a tie-up with Microsoft. "With God’s grace and well-wishers' blessings, son has secured 96.4 percentile in CBSE Class XII. In high gratitude," the Delhi chief minister's wife tweeted. Step 5 : Your results will appear on your screen. Download the results for future reference. Step 4 : Enter the requested details and click on the 'Check Exam Results' button. Step 3 : A CBSE window will open asking you details like your roll number and date of birth for verification. Step 1 : Open the Google Chrome tab on your phone or desktop. How to check CBSE 12th Result 2019 on Google Amid confusion after CBSE earlier said both the Class 10 and Class 12 results will be declared in the third week of May, on Thursday, the board said it will declare the Class 10 results on 5 May. CBSE to declare Class 10 result on 5 May Earlier, it was reported that CBSE would declare both Class 10 and Class 12 results in the third week of May. But in a surprise move today (Thursday, 2 May ), CBSE declared the Class 12 results and is expected to release the Class 10 results on 5 May. Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar tweeted his congratulations to all the students who passed thr CBSE Class 12 exams and also wished the students who didn't clear the exams the best. Hansika Shukla and Karishma Arora topped the CBSE Class 12 results, three students share the second rank with a score of 498 out of 500. These are Gaurangi Chawala from Rishikesh, Aishwarya from Raebareli and Bhavya from Haryana's Jind. Both first and second rankers are girls Neeraj Jindal and Mehak Talwar from Delhi are among the 18 students who came in third in the CBSE Class 12 exams.<doc-sep>CBSE Class 12th results 2019 HIGHLIGHTS: The students can check the results through the official website cbse.nic.in, cbseresults.nic.in and results.nic.in CBSE Class 12th results 2019 HIGHLIGHTS: The students can check the results through the official website cbse.nic.in, cbseresults.nic.in and results.nic.in CBSE Board 12th Result 2019 HIGHLIGHTS: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared the results of Class 12 examination on Thursday, May 2, 2019. The students can check the results through the official websites cbse.nic.in, cbseresults.nic.in and results.nic.in. In Pictures| CBSE class 12 result declared: All you need to know CBSE Board 12th Result 2019: How to check Step 1: Visit the official website- cbse.nic.in, cbseresults.nic.in Step 2: Click on the download result link Step 3: Enter registration number, roll number Step 4: Results will appear on the screen Step 5: Download it, and take a print out for further reference Around 13 lakh students appeared for the CBSE Class 12 examination. The results have been announced within 28 days of the last date of the examination. The Class 12 examination began on February 16, earlier than previous years. Read| 67 lakh answer sheet, 1.75 lakh teachers: How CBSE declared result in record 28 days Like last year, this year too, Microsoft had partnered with the CBSE to provide results through their app SMS organiser app. Students and parents can pre-register on SMS Organiser and receive the results as soon as they are announced by CBSE, even without internet connectivity.<doc-sep>
Lavanya Balakrishnan credited her parents for supporting her and said her mother always motivates her. Hearing-impaired student Lavanya Balakrishnan has topped the CBSE Class 12 board exams in the persons with disabilities category. A student of the Heritage Xperiential Learning School in Gurgaon, Lavanya Balakrishnan scored 489 marks out of 500 in the class 12 board exam of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). "I was astonished after hearing about my result. This has really boosted my confidence," Lavanya Balakrishnan, who has a hearing disability since her childhood, told news agency IANS. She had opted for English, Sociology, Political Science, Painting and Home Science as her subjects for the Class 12 board exams. She also has scored a perfect 100 in Political Science. With 97.3 per cent marks, Lavanya Balakrishnan wants to pursue a career in designing. "I love the subject but I want to pursue a career in designing. I always made it a point to not study beyond six hours a day but I adopted the policy throughout the year rather than just struggling before the exams," she told news agency PTI. Lavanya Balakrishnan credited her parents for always supporting her and her sister. Her mother, who also teaches in the same school, also took care of her education. "She always motivates me. I have never felt that there is a disability and I am incapable of something," she said. Around 13 lakh students appeared for the mega CBSE Class 12 exam which began on February 16. Girls outperformed boys this year too with three girls students clinching the second rank as well. The results were declared way ahead of their schedule. The results are available on the board's official website - cbse.nic.in - and its official results portal, cbseresults.nic.in. (With inputs from PTI and IANS)