SRINAGAR: Bringing laurels to the state, Sama Shabir Shah of Delhi Public School (DPS) Athwajan has topped in Jammu and Kashmir in the CBSE-2018 results, the results of which were declared today.
Sama, who is the daughter of senior separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah, has secured 97.8 percent marks in the 12th class examination. Shah is currently lodged in Tihar jail.
With this, the DPS Athwajan has topped among all the CSBE affiliated schools of the state. The school has got 99.5 percent overall results in the exams, said Pro-Vice Chairman of DPS Srinagar, Vijay Dhar.
“Around 160 students from our school have secured above 80 percent marks in the class 12th exams,” he said.
The school management and the staff have congratulated all the students for qualifying the exams with colorful marks.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the class 12 results this afternoon on the official website of the board.
The pass percentage has improved from last year’s 82.02 to 83.01 percent this year.