Taking rest between study is important, says CBSE Class 12 topper Hansika Shukla

Hansika Shukla, who emerged as the Class 12 topper of the CBSE exam this year said it is important to take rest between the hectic study hours. A student of DPS Meerut road in Ghaziabad, Hansika Shukla said she took breaks while she prepared for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examination. 

"Really happy that I made my parents&my teachers proud. Didn't count as to how many hours I studied. I used to take breaks between study hours, taking rest was important," she told news agency ANI. She added that she would like to pursue Psychology (Honours) from Delhi University and will be preparing for the Indian Foreign Services exam after graduation.

Hansika Shukla, CBSE Class-12 topper, in Ghaziabad: Really happy that I made my parents&my teachers proud. Didn't count as to how many hours I studied;used to take breaks between study hours, taking rest was important; would like to pursue Psychology(Hons.) from Delhi University pic.twitter.com/yDYdU7E4Hx — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 2, 2019

Hansika and Karishma Arora have emerged as the joint toppers of Class 12 board exam having secured 499 out of 500 marks. Karishma Arora is a student of SD public school in Muzaffarnagar. 

Karishma Arora too said that she danced to relax during her free time. "I am not much of a sports person. I like to dance when I am free and want to relax," Arora was quoted by news agency PTI. She too wants to pursue psychology honours for her undergraduate studies.

Girls outshone boys yet again in the class 12 examination, the results of which were announced on Thursday. Here is the full list of toppers.

	Candidate's Name	Total Marks	Name of School and Address
1	HANSIKA SHUKLA	499	DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL MEERUT RD GHAZIABAD UP
2	KARISHMA ARORA	499	S D PUBLIC SCHOOL MUZAFFARNAGAR UP
3	GAURANGI CHAWLA	498	NIRMAL ASHRAM DEEPMALA P PUB SCH RISHIKESH UK
4	AISHWARYA	498	KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO 1 RAE BARELI UP
5	BHAVYA	498	B R S K INTERNATIONAL PUB SCH SAFIDON JIND HRY
6	AYUSHI UPADHYAY	497	LUCKNOW PUBLIC SCH SOUTH CITY LUCKNOW UP
7	MEHAK TALWAR	497	DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL SEC-24 PHASE III ROHINI ND
8	PARTH SAINI	497	ST LUKE`S SR SEC SCHOOL SOLAN HP
9	VEERAJ JINDAL	497	VASANT VALLEY SCHOOL VASANT KUNJ NEW DELHI
10	ANANYA GOEL	497	K L INTNL SCH SOMDUTT VIHAR GARH RD MEERUT UP
11	RUBANI CHEEMA	497	VIDYA DEVI JINDAL SCHOOL HISAR HARYANA
12	AISHNA JAIN	497	S A J SCHOOL SEC-14C VASUNDHRA GHAZIABAD UP
13	VANSHIKA BHAGAT	497	MEERUT PUB GIRLS SCH SHASTRI NAGAR MEERUT UP
14	ARPIT MAHESHWARI	497	DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL MEERUT RD GHAZIABAD UP
15	DISHANK JINDAL	497	BHAVAN`S VIDYALAYA SECTOR 27-B CHANDIGARH
16	DIVYA AGGARWAL	497	MEERUT PUB GIRLS SCH SHASTRI NAGAR MEERUT UP
17	PIYUSH KUMAR JHA	497	OAK GROVE SCHOOL P O JHARIPANI DEHRADUN UK
18	TISHA GUPTA	497	ST ANSELM'S SCHOOL DELHI ROAD ALWAR RAJASTHAN
19	G KARTHIK BALAJI	497	P S B B SR SEC SCHOOL K K NAGAR CHENNAI TN
20	GARIMA SHARMA	497	VISHWA BHARATI PUB SCH SEC28 ARUN VIHAR NOIDA UP
21	IBADAT SINGH BAKSHI	497	APEEJAY SCHOOL SECTOR-16 A NOIDA G B NAGAR UP
22	PRAGYA KHARKWAL	497	S A J SCHOOL SEC-14C VASUNDHRA GHAZIABAD UP
23	SHREYA PANDE	497	A V BIRLA INST OF LEARNING HALDWANI NAINITAL UK

There are three students on the second spot. The second position holders are Gaurangi Chawla from Nirmal Ashram Deepmala public school in Rishikesh,  Aishwarya of Kendriya Vidyalaya Raebareli and Bhavya from Jind in Haryana. Neeraj Jindal and Mehak Talwar from Delhi are among 18 students to rank third in the exams.