UP board topper Sakshi Verma played chess to score 98.20 percent

UP board Class 12 topper Sakshi Verma opens up about her strategy of scoring 98.20 percent. 

UP board Class 12 topper Sakshi Verma is neither a bookworm nor too studious. Then, what made her the topper? This small town girl from Barabanki, spilled the beans about her successful preparations and tricks to score 98.20 percent. This far-sighted girl has already made future plans for a successful career.

"When you want something, the entire universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." -- Paulo Coelho 

Who is Sakshi Verma?

• Sakshi is a daughter of a government school teacher

• She studies at Barabanki's Maharani Laxmibai Memorial Inter College

• Sakshi is from a family of toppers-- her sister Apporva had been an intermediate topper in the UP board

• It is not the first time that Sakshi has given an overwhelming performance; she was among the top five contenders during the class 10 results.

Subdivision of marks:

Total: 491/500

• Physics: 99

• Chemistry: 99

• Mathematics: 99

• English: 96

• Hindi: 98

What are Sakshi's future plans?

At this young age, Sakshi has already decided to choose the noble profession of teaching:

• First of all, she wants an admission in Lucknow University to study geology, physics and mathematics

• Further, she will opt for a post graduation in geology

• Later, she will be following the process to become a professor

• "I don't want to burden my parents with the extra expenditure of ensuring my accommodation, fee, etc in Delhi. Lucknow University would be within my reach and affordable for my parents too," 

• If given a chance, Sakshi wanted to give it a try in sports too. She is fond of playing chess.

What's her success mantra?

Unlike girls and boys of her age, Sakshi is not after social media

• She refrained herself from using any social media apps such as Facebook and WhatsApp. "I did not want any deviation from my target and thus preferred to stay away from the trend. Had I too wasted my time in that, I would have surely missed what I achieved today," she said

• In order to beat competitors, one has to synthesise his/her brain. Sakshi played chess in her free time. "In my leisure hours when I wanted to relax, I played chess. It was such a stress buster and a brain exercise too," she says.

Note from parents:

Observing her daughter day and night, the topper's mother Archana Verma said, "Sakshi's 'chilled-out' attitude towards life makes it hard to guess that she has scored a whopping 491 out of 500. Her daughter defies all stereotypes." 

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source: http://indiatoday.intoday.in

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