With 99.6%, CBSE Class 12 Topper Raksha Gopal Busts 'Humanities Myth'

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Raksha Gopal, a student of Amity International School in Noida, topped the CBSE Class 12 exams 2017 with 99.6%, while Bhumi Sawant De from DAV Public School in Chandigarh stood second with 99.4% and Aditya Jain from Bhawan Vidyalaya Chandigarh tied third with Mannat Luthra at 99.2%.

New Delhi: Raksha Gopal, a student of Amity International School in Noida, topped the CBSE Class 12 exams 2017 with 99.6%, while Bhumi Sawant De from DAV Public School in Chandigarh stood second with 99.4% and Aditya Jain from Bhawan Vidyalaya Chandigarh tied third with Mannat Luthra at 99.2%.

Raksha Gopal scores 99.6% in #CBSEclassXII , is all India topper pic.twitter.com/77XtVXRWct? ANI (@ANI_news) May 28, 2017

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Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar spoke to the toppers from all three streams — Science, Commerce and Humanities. “I want to congratulate all the students who scored well. I also want to say that those who did not do well should try again, they will also succeed," he said.

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The board has also started a helpline with toll-free number 18000118004 for psychological counselling post class 12 board results, reported PTI. "Sixty-five counsellors will talk to students and parents on the helpline number between 8 am to 10 pm," a senior CBSE official said.