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P4 » » SUNSET WEDNESDAY 7.15 PM SUNRISE THURSDAY 5:31 AM » THURSDAY | 14 MAY 2026 | JALANDHAR Gurnoor tops Jalandhar in CBSE Class XII with 99.2% Mehakpreet of commerce secures 98.8% to attain 2nd position |Meir, a medical student, gets 98.6% RishikaKriti Tribune News Service Jalandhar, May13 In an exemplary display of academic excellence, students across streams in Jalandhar recorded outstanding performances in the CBSE Class XII examinations, the results of which were declared on Wednesday. Leading the district was Gurnoor Kaur of Cambridge Innovative School, who secured 99.2 per cent marks. Gurnoor, a humanities student, scored a perfect 100 in legal studies and artificial intelligence, 99 in geography and English, 98 in political science and 90 in history. Aspiring to pursue law from National Law University, Delhi, Gurnoor has already cleared both CLAT and AILET, securing All-India rank of 681 and 201. Her father is a businessman while her mother is a homemaker. Following closely was Mehakpreet Kaur, a commerce student of Swami Sant Dass Public School, who secured 98.8 per cent to attain the second position in the district. She scored a perfect 100 in accountancy, 99 in business studies and computer science Divita Jain Gurnoor Kaur, a humanities student of Cambridge Innovative School, in Jalandhar on Wednesday. PHOTO: SARABJIT SINGH Mehakpreet Kaur Meir Singh and 98 each in economics and English. Mehakpreet now aims to pursue chartered accountancy. Known for her interest in accountancy and calligraphy, she relied largely on self study and studied nearly five hours Bhurvi Madan daily after school. Meir Singh Pandher, a super medical student of Mayor World School, secured 98.6 per cent. He scored cent per cent marks in English and artificial intelligence, 98 in chemistry, biology and mathematics and 97 in physics. “Since I was fond of both biology and mathematics, I continued with both subjects. Mathematics is never a burden for me and I used to devote an hour daily to it,” he said. Continuing the list of high achievers, Tamanna Garg of La District’s Class XII PSEB toppers script success stories against odds Seven students feature on state merit list Students of Police DAV School celebrate their success after their result in Jalandhar on Wednesday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: MALKIAT SINGH Blossoms School secured 98.4 per cent in the science stream. Shubhraj Singh from the science stream and Aarav Jain from the commerce stream, both students of Mayor World School, secured 98.2 per cent each. Haritika Bhalla, a commerce student of Shiv Jyoti Public School, also scored 98.2 per cent and secured perfect 100 marks in both business studies and accountancy. Jigyasa Gupta of Ivy World School too secured 98.2 per cent. Similarly, Mahi Mutneja of Innocent Hearts School scored 98 per cent in the commerce stream, while Arpan Arora from the St Soldier Group of Institutes also secured 98 per cent marks in the examinations. Commerce students from Delhi Public School Divita Jain and Bhurvi Madan of Apeejay School scored 98.4 per cent. In Cambridge International School (Co-Ed), Anish Chawla has got 98.2 per cent in nonmedical stream. Paavni Puri from humanities stream has got 98 per cent. Drishti Chib of medical stream has got 97.6 per cent. From Apeejay School, Arnav Gupta has topped the medical stream with 97.4 per cent. The highest scorer from Army Public School, Jalandhar, is Tamsa from humanities with 97.8 per cent. Saanvi Bhalla and Harman Singh Bhatia of the commerce stream from MGN Public School, Adarsh Nagar, have scored 97.6 per cent. From Sanskriti KMV School Grade XII, Dilpreet Singh Hothi got 96.4 per cent. Lyallpur Khalsa College Technical Campus G.T ROAD, JALANDHAR ADMISSIONS 2026-27 AICTE APPROVED Rishika Kriti MCA MBA Tribune News Service Jalandhar, May 13 In an exemplary display of resilience and academic excellence, several students from humble backgrounds in Jalandhar have made an impressive mark in the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) Class XII examinations, the results of which were declared on Wednesday. Many of the district’s top achievers are children of daily wagers, who overcame financial hardships through consistent hard work and determination. Leading the district was Sharan Rani, a commerce student of Bliss Public School, who secured 487 marks out of 500, scoring 97.40 per cent. She also secured the 14th position in the state merit list. Sharan is the daughter of a single mother, Shweta Sharma, who works as a purchase manager at a local firm near Nehru Garden to support her children. Joining her among the district’s top rankers is Tirath Kaur, a commerce student of Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Bara Pind, who also secured the BHMCT BCA BBA B.Tech - Courses Palak Summan secured 97.2% marks in Class XII. Tirath Kaur, a commerce student of govt school at Bara Pind, Phillaur, is the Class XII district topper. first position in Jalandhar. Her father works as a driver while her mother is a tailor. Like Sharan, Tirath too dreams of pursuing CA. The results also highlighted the stories of students balancing academics with financial responsibilities at a young age. Among them was Gurpreet Singh, a vocational stream student of School of Eminence, Kartarpur, who secured the second position in Jalandhar and 15th in the state merit list. He scored 486 marks out of 500, securing 97.20 percent. Son of a labourer, Gurpreet works as an electrician after school hours to support his family. He now plans to pursue a diploma in electrical studies to gain practical skills before preparing for a government job. Another high achiever from Pawan Kumar of Adampur bagged the third position. the commerce stream was Palak Summan of HMV Collegiate Senior Secondary School, Jalandhar, who also secured 486 marks out of 500, scoring 97.20 per cent. She, too, aspires to become a Chartered Accountant. Meanwhile, Pawan Kumar, a student of the arts stream at School of Eminence, Adampur, secured the third position in Jalandhar and 16th in the state by scoring 485 marks out of 500, securing 97 per cent. Pawan’s father is a mason. Having earlier scored 94 per cent in Class X, Pawan now wants to pursue law and become an advocate. Significantly, four students from Jalandhar who featured on the merit list belong to families of daily wagers. Apart from Gurpreet Singh and Pawan Kumar, the list includes Khushboo, who secured the seventh position in the district. A student of the arts stream at Senior Secondary Residential School for Meritorious Students, she scored 484 marks out of 500, securing 96.80 per cent. Daughter of a daily wager, Khushboo now aims to build a career in the Income Tax Department. Similarly, Pratham, who secured the eighth position in the district, also comes from a financially struggling family. His father also works as a daily wager. A student of Government Senior Secondary School, Gandhi Camp, Pratham said he wants to become a teacher. No students from the science stream featured on the state merit list Reportedly, seven students from Jalandhar have featured in the state merit list this year. Around 19,013 students from Jalandhar appeared for the PSEB Class X examinations, out of which nearly 17,138 students cleared the exams. 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