Mohammad Ismat from Manipur is CBSE Class 12 Examination Topper

For the first time a boy from North Eastern State has topped the CBSE Class 12 Examination. Mohammad Ismat, who hails from Manipur scored 99 percent in AISSCE 2012 conducted by CBSE New Delhi.

He got a total of 495 out of 500 with 98 in English core, 100 in mathematics, 97 in physics, 100 in chemistry and 100 in painting. In fact, even in the additional subject Ismat scored a perfect 100.

He comes from a very poor background and is the only male child among 7 siblings of a family. In an interesting turn of event he nearly missed out filling his registration forms for his class XII because of Financial Constraints.

He studied at Zenith Academy and would spend most of his time in school as his place gets just two to three hours of electricity in a day. His 75-year-old father Bashirur Rahman was a primary school teacher.

I really had to work hard. I belong to a very poor family. Moreover getting even the most common reading material itself is a challenge. In addition, the state is in turmoil. However, I still managed to put in eight to ten hours of study every day and thanks to the support of my school I managed to emerge successful in the exams,” said Ismat.

He is a resident of Lilong Haoreibi village in Thoubal distric, around 20km from Imphal, Manipur. After his University degree he aims to join Civil Services and make a difference for his home state.

He studied till class VIII at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Imphal, before joining Sainik School. He scored 94.2% in his class X CBSE examination, but could not continue in Sainik School as his parent could not afford the fees.