HSC results: Winners reveal future plans

The New Indian Express, May 30, 2007

BALASORE: Inspired by President A P J Abdul Kalam, she wants to be a scientist. ‘‘If one person labours hard, he/she will surely succeed in life.’’

This is the mantra of the first rank-holder Priyanka Das. Though always confident of securing a good position, she was not hopeful of topping the chart.

Student of Zilla High School, Balasore, she has scored 96.93 per cent marks, an all-time high in the history of HSC examinations. Priyanka wants to pursue her engineering from IIT.

The district has two more toppers. Goutam Kumar Parmanik of Bijay Kumar Academy, Soharia has secured fourth position with 95.46 percent marks and Smruti Ranjan Mallick, student of Zilla School, has secured seventh position with 95 percent marks. Both want to be doctors.

‘‘Eight hours of studying in a day and coaching classes have helped me taste success,’’ said Jyoti Ranjan Barik of Puri who stood third in the the HSC exam.

A student of Biswamber Bidyapitha, Barik wants to study in the IIT. Yet another student of the same school, Kamalesh Pattnaik, has notched the fifth position.

Pritam Abhishek of Puri Zilla School secured the ninth position. Sharing the same rank is Anshuman Badu from Jayasola High School in Raghunathpur block of Jagatsinghpur district.

Three students from Ganjam district have made it to the top 10 list. While F Naseem Ali Khan of medical campus secured sixth position, Sushree Smaraki of Nilakanthanagar Saraswati Sishu Mandir secured 10th position.

Swarup Ranjan Mishra of Saraswati Sishu Mandir at Dhiapadhal near Bhanjanagar secured seventh position. While Naseem wants to be an IIT graduate, Smaraki aims to be a doctor.

‘‘My sincerity and dedication and the support that I received from my parents and teachers helped me achieve success,’’ says Subhashree Subudhi, a student of Saraswati Vidyamandir , Bhawanipatna who has secured seventh position. Like several other toppers, she also aims to be an IITian.

‘‘Without proper diagnosis and treatment, many people die in our country. I want to save them,’’ says Pusparaj Aditi Nandan Pradhan, a student of Brajanath Badajena High School and the eight-rank holder in HSC examination. Scoring 712 out of 750 marks, this boy from Dhenkanal wants to be a doctor.

‘‘Nothing but hard work and dedication are the key behind my success,’’ said Sonali Swetapadma of Saraswati Vidya Mandir , Purbakachha .

Sonali has notched the 10th position and aspires to be a computer engineer in future.