1st topper : Took tuition only in Class X Priyanka sets eyes on civil service
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, June 03 2017: Priyanka Moirangthem of Nirmalabas School, Imphal, who outscored and outperformed all her peers in the HSLC exam, the result of which was announced this afternoon, said that she has her eyes on cracking the civil services exam and get into the IAS.

Daughter of M Humeshwar Singh and RK Raina Devi of Khongman Moirang Pandit Leikai, Imphal East, her eldest sister is pursuing MBBS at Sikkim while her other sister is studying engineering at Coimbatore.

When this reporter went to her residence after the result was declared, Priyanka was not at home as she had already got admission into DPS, Numaligarh (Assam) .

When the news was delivered to her on the phone, the young Priyanka was over joyed.

Her first response was 'Ashengbagira?' (Really ?) .

1st topper : Took tuition only in Class X Priyanka sets eyes on civil service

Stunned into silence for some seconds, the young girl quickly recovered and credited her parents, teachers who have guided since her nursery days, friends and siblings, for her success.

Already in Class XI, Science stream, Priyanka started studying at Nirmalabas from Class III.

Significantly the first topper in the Class X examination did not take any private tuition till Class IX.

It was only in Class X that she started taking private tuition especially to hone her skills in Maths.

Following this, Maths has become her favourite subject.

She said that in the morning she did not get much time to study as she was busy attending private tuitions, but in the evening she made it a point to study at least 4 hours a day.

Stating that private tuitions are not needed that much, provided the students learn properly in the class room and the teachers teach properly, Priyanka said that it is consistent hard and sincere work that has made her come out on top of the examination.

Priyanka said that she decided to pursue her further studies outside the State due the large scale bandh and blockade culture and added that this affects not only the daily wage earners but also students.

The topper got admitted to DPS, Numaligarh on the basis of her marks in the Class IX and pre-board exams and after clearing the entrance test, informed her mother RK Raina Devi.

Her father M Humeshwar Singh is employed with the BSNL as Assistant Director while her mother worked as a Lecturer in Anthropology at Regional College, Lilong but has now stopped working.