In the CISCE ISC class 12 results that were declared on Sunday, Pratima Tiwari, a 17-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow scored 97.75%. Pratima managed to cover the syllabus while she was in hospital - being treated for cancer.
Recalling her days of prep and studying, Pratima Tiwari said, "I didn't have a consistent schedule due to my untimely sickness & hospital visits. However much I could read, I read with full concentration..."
"My aim is to become a doctor."
After being diagnosed with Acute Minor Leukemia in August Pratima Tiwari was shattered to realise she might never be able to achieve her dreams.
{{/usCountry}}After being diagnosed with Acute Minor Leukemia in August Pratima Tiwari was shattered to realise she might never be able to achieve her dreams.
{{/usCountry}}Yet she refused to surrender and fought to get ahead with her academic life and is now working to reach her larger goal of becoming a doctor.
According to The Times of India, her school arranged her to take the exam in Gurgaon, where she is admitted to a multi-speciality hospital and also let her take the mid-term exams from there.
Whenever she use to feel fit, she study hard is what Pratima Tiwari says after her noteworthy accomplishment.
(with inputs from ANI)