Gaurangi Chawala, Aishwarya and Bhavya bag second rank in CBSE Class 12 exams

Rishikesh's Gaurangi Chawala, Raebareli's Aishwarya and Bhavya from Jind have bagged the second rank, scoring 498 out of 500 in Class 12 CBSE exams. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the results for the Class 12 examination on Thursday.

Hansika Shukla and Karishma Arora have topped the CBSE Class 12 exams scoring 499 marks each.

The results have been announced within 28 days of the last date of the examination. The Class 12 examination began on February 16, earlier than previous years. The results, which is usually announced by the third week of May, is also being announced earlier than scheduled.

Around 13 lakh students appeared for the examination.