CBSE Class 12 topper: Delhi girl on how she scored 99.2%

M Gayatri of New Green Field School in Saket, Delhi, has scored the highest marks in the CBSE Class 12 exams this year. She scored a total of 496 out of 500 (99.2%). Gayatri who is from the commerce stream said that she used to study 5 to 6 hours daily and that her teachers and her family members supported her throughout the academic year. In the results announced today, girls once again outperformed boys with a pass percentage of 87.56%. Mythili Mishra from Amity International School, Noida, Saurabh Bhambri of KRM World School, Greater Kailash II, Delhi, and B Arjun of Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram, were placed second with a score of 495 out of 500 (99%).