PSEB Class 12 results: Fighting all odds, these girls studied their way to success

Meet Rajni Kumari, Sumandeep Kaur and Ruksana Bano, who have topped the Jalandhar district in non-medical, commerce and humanities streams, respectively. While Rajni is daughter of a bus conductor, Sumandeep’s father works as a labourer and Ruksana’s father is a tailor.

They rose above their grim financial conditions, overcame all odds and defied stereotypes to come with flying colours in the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) Class-12 exams, results of which were declared on Saturday.

Ruksana Bano, who scored 93.56% marks in humanities, celebrates her success with family in Jalandhar on Saturday. (Pradeep Pandit/HT)

Meet Rajni Kumari, Sumandeep Kaur and Ruksana Bano, who have topped the Jalandhar district in non-medical, commerce and humanities streams, respectively. While Rajni is daughter of a bus conductor, Sumandeep’s father works as a labourer and Ruksana’s father is a tailor.

Rajni Kumari, who bagged fourth position in the state (97.78%) and topped the Jalandhar district in non-medical stream, celebrating her success with family in Jalandhar on Saturday

Suman Kumari, mother of Rajni, who bagged fourth position in the state (97.78%) and topped the district in non-medical stream, said: “I wish my husband, who is a bus conductor in Delhi, was here to celebrate the proud moment.”

District commerce topper Sumandeep, also a student of meritorious school, scored 95.56% marks. Her father, Balvir Singh, a labourer, had tears in his eyes seeing her daughter getting clicked by lensmen and correspondents taking her interview.

Jalandhar district Commerce topper Sumandeep Kaur scored 95.56% marks.

“My father earns only Rs 4,000 a month, but he has always fulfilled our demands,” said Sumandeep, adding that she wants to join the media.

Besides studies, the commerce topper said that she likes to debate and often takes part in declamation contests.

A resident of Noorpur village in Jalandhar district, Ruksana scored 93.56% marks in humanities. A student of Senior Secondary Girls School, Nehru Garden, Ruksana likes to read Munshi Premchand. Her father Mohammad Eliyas said his daughter has fulfilled his dreams. “The grim financial condition of the family will never come in her way,” he said.

Diya with 95.11% marks topped in the medical stream in the district. She wants to become a doctor. Her father Rakesh Passi runs a crockery shop.