This year’s CBSE class 12th results are out and I’m reminded of the time when I would spend days leading up to the final result in sheer nervousness.
And then there’s Meghna Srivastava, the all India topper of CBSE class 12th who scored 499 out of 500 marks.
Yep, you read that right!
#WATCH: Meghna Srivastava, #CBSE class 12 topper who scored 499 out of 500 marks, shares her success story, says ‘There is no secret, you just have to work hard throughout the year’. #CBSEResult2018 pic.twitter.com/YKaZzqxs7W
— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2018
Meghna Srivastava, a student of Step by Step School in Noida, topped the 12th CBSE exams with 99.8 percent. She got straight 100s in History, Geography, Psychology, Economics and 99 in English core.
There is no secret, you just have to work hard and be consistent throughout the year. I never counted the number of hours I studied. My teachers and parents have been really helpful. They never pressurised me: Meghana Srivastava, CBSE All India Class 12 topper #CBSEResult2018 pic.twitter.com/pA5LrlxrmI
— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2018
While speaking to NDTV, she said:
I am happy, never expected this. Class XII is all about consistency. Also, do not stress over boards. There is no secret. You have to just work hard, be consistent. You just have to study throughout the year.

Like always, Twitter decided to have some fun and had some interesting reactions to that 1 mark!
Meghna Srivastava is India topper with 499 marks out of 500#CBSEResult2018 pic.twitter.com/QQ8KIOMSzz
— Flo Wrene (@3lectronegative) May 26, 2018
Meghna Srivastava has scored 499/500 in class 12 boards. RIP relatives.
— Hrithik🍕 (@hrithik_says) May 26, 2018
#CBSE 12th #Topper #MeghnaSrivastava scored 499/500 😳1 mark chidiya le gayi 😁😝#CBSEResult2018 #CBSE12thResult
— Mirchi Charu (@Mirchi_Charu) May 26, 2018
The 2nd topper, Anoushka Chandra, scored 498 out of 500 marks.
Anoushka too scored 100 in all 4 subjects except for English, in which she got 98.

Here’s a list of the 9 toppers of this year.

This year, a total of 72,599 students scored 90 percent and above marks while 12,737 students scored 95 percent and above.