PANJIM, MAY 18
For Yamuna Pramod Naik of Mapusa, the chart topper (92.8 % in Science stream) at the Higher Secondary School Certificate examination, topping just couldn’t get any better.
The HSSC result on Tuesday was an icing on the top for the Dnyanprasarak Mandal Higher Secondary School student after she came trumps scoring 210 out of 225 (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) in the just-announced Goa Common Entrance Test result.
Speaking to Herald on phone, an elated father of Yamuna, Pramod, said his daughter will take up medicine. “We were expecting her to do well but were a little apprehensive about her marks in the languages. But that’s all put to rest.”
The father said Yamuna had stood overall third and top amongst the girls at the SSC exam with a percentage of 92.3, so this result was not that surprising. “We are all elated. Friends and relatives are calling, some have sent congratulatory messages and many have visited our residence. It’s a proud moment,” Pramod said.
The topper, however, was not sure of her coming first. “Yes, I thought I would be in the top five, so this result is surprising and good.”
When asked, “what next?” the girl replied, “First thing tomorrow I will go and pick up my result and then do the formalities for getting admission into medicine.”
