Jalandhar girls Akshita and Aaliah topped the district, also topping in their respective streams. The district topper in the non-medical stream is Akshita Bansal with 99.2 per cent marks. Aaliyah Janeja with the same percentage — 99.2 per cent — has topped the commerce stream in the district. Akshita is a student of MGN School, Urban Estate, while Aaliya is a student of Apeejay School. Tarpan Soni of Police DAV Public School, topped the district in the humanities stream securing 98.20 per cent marks. Aastha Sarwal bagged top position in the medical stream with 98.40 per cent marks.
Aaliah Janjeja, topper of the commerce stream in the district, with 99.2 per cent marks, has been a bright student throughout her academics. An Apeejay School student, she wants to make it to Delhi University to study economics. Her father Sharan Pal Janeja (an entrpreneur) and mother Rakhee Janeja are overjoyed at her success. Also the head girl of her school, Aaliah spent most of her pandemic juggling with studies and also giving lessons to the underprivileged kids with an NGO — Word Builders. She juggled studies as well as extra-curricular activities during the pandemic. Aaliah eventually wants to pursue MBA.