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How deduction of 19 marks in English led to Avni Kejriwal questioning CBSE marking and later making her 'national' topper with 500/500

A commerce student from Ranchi achieved a perfect score of 500 out of 500 in the CBSE Class 12 examinations after the board's verification and re-evaluation process led to an increase in her marks.

According to ANI, Avni Kejriwal's score was revised after deductions in English and Business Studies were reassessed. Before the re-evaluation, her overall percentage stood at slightly above 92 per cent.

Speaking after the revised result, Kejriwal said her family was delighted by the outcome and had not anticipated a perfect score.

“Everyone is very happy right now. We weren't expecting 500 marks, but everyone is very happy. I had 19 marks deducted in English, which I wasn't expecting. English is my favourite subject and was my strongest one. That's why I applied for re-evaluation. There were also 5 marks deducted in Business Studies. I had already gotten 100/100 in 3 subjects. Now my score has increased by 24 marks,” she said.

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