In poor health, CBSE 12 student scores 88.6%
Navi Mumbai: Nerul's 18-year-old Vrriddhi Kabra from Delhi Public School has secured 88.6% in CBSE Class 12 (science) exams, despite facing health challenges.Vrriddhi underwent a surgery for gallbladder stones removal in 2024.
She has also been suffering recurring palpitations, breathing issues, and complications from a subtotal gastrectomy following a SPEN tumour operation in 2020. Her medical condition limited her school attendance, yet her teachers provided vital support in completing the curriculum. Vrriddhi scored 97 in both English and Biology, her favourite subjects. She aspires to pursue a medical career, with pharmacy as an alternative option if not MBBS. She said her performance could have matched her Class 10 score of 96% had her health been better. Beyond academics, Vrriddhi is a Bharatanatyam dancer with 7 years of training. "I am also good at drawing. Due to health reasons, I am not practising dance regularly," she said. — B B Nayak
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