Farmers Movement Archive

National-level player aces Class XII exams

Jalandhar, July 22Parampreet Kaur, a student of KMV Collegiate Senior Secondary School here, scored 99.7 per cent marks in the humanities stream in Class XII exams, the results of which were declared by the Punjab State Education Board (PSEB) on Tuesday.Daughter of a farmer, Nirmal Singh, Parampreet is a national-level volleyball player and has represented Punjab in many national tournaments. She has won gold medal in the state-level volleyball tournament. Sharing her happiness, Parampreet said, “I am on cloud nine. Initially, I couldn’t believe it as I used to be busy in game, I could not devote enough time to studies. Half of my day usually passes practicing my sport, so I hardly have two hours a day to study. But yes, I always made sure that whatever I study, I pay full attention so that during the exams, I just need a simple reading,” she said. A resident of Gurdaspur, Parampreet has been staying here in the city at her school hostel for the past two years. She is now eyeing to become a lawyer and has decided to enroll in BA-LLB course.When asked about her plans to continue with the sport, she said: “I will keep playing volleyball as I have invested a lot in the game, but my parents want me to have a plan B, too, so I would go for BA-LLB”. She said one of her cousins is a lawyer and the inspiration behind her career choice.Dhara Vishva Priya scores 98.5% in non-medicalA student of Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Nehru Garden, Dhara Vishva Priya scored 99.5 per cent marks in the non-medical stream. “I followed a very simple and easy timetable and studied for around four to five hours, with breaks in between,” she said. Dhara said she had decided to go for BSC (non-medical) and make a career in the computer field. Having lost her father in 2014, Dhara has her mother and uncle in her family. She said her uncle is her real inspiration as after her father’s death, he took proper care of her, treating her like her own daughter. “The credit of my good grades goes to my teachers, mother and my uncle. I am indebted to them for the support they gave me,” she added.

The Tribune

2020-07-23