Mumbai's Vedangee Rakesh Kadam, a student at SVKM’s Mithibai College, has scored 95.83% in the arts stream of HSC 2024.
Crediting her family for supporting and motivating her, Kadam mentioned that she did not take any additional tuition or coaching but relied on self-study for her preparation.
Kadam also revealed that she started studying for class 12 before college started. She said her preparation was smooth and her go-to revision a month before the exam was to study her textbooks thoroughly.
She said she was disappointed by her preliminary marks but it also motivated her.
"I aimed to score around 95% in my preliminary exam, but I only scored 90%. I was not happy with it and decided to study harder."
Kadam mentioned that social media was the biggest hurdle for her as it did not let her focus on her studies. She eventually quit it.
Aspiring to be an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, Kadam wants to prepare for the UPSC. "I have always been interested in civics and foreign languages, so I am focused on my preparation for this exam," she said.
