WBHSE 2022 top 10 merit list: A would-be social worker, doctor and engineer

West Bengal Higher Secondary Examinations (WBHSE) 2022 topper Adhisha Debsarma would like to be independent and ensure a better life for street children. The student of Dinhata Soni Debi Jain High School, Coochbehar, topped the WBHSE 2022 merit list with an aggregate of 99.6%. She scored 498 out of 500 marks in her total.

Sayandip Samanta of West Midnapore, placed second on the WBHSE 2022 merit list with a total of 497 (99.4%), dreams of being a doctor. In between studies, the student of Jalchak Nateswari Netaji Vidyayatan in West Midnapore enjoyed playing cricket and watching movies like Avengers.

Kolkata topper Rohin Sen of Patha Bhavan shared the overall third rank with three others — Soham Das of Hooghly Collegiate School, Avik Das of Katwa Kashiram Das Institution, East Burdwan; and Parichaya Pari of Jalchak Nateswari Netaji Vidyayatan, West Midnapore. All four scored 496 in the total to notch up an aggregate of 99.2%.

Rohin wants to study Economics, while Soham is eyeing a place in IIT Bombay or IIT Delhi. In his free time, Soham enjoys reading and playing cricket.

Eight students ranked fourth with 495 or 99%, while 11 students were placed in the fifth position with a score of 494 or 98.8%. Thirty-two students figured in the sixth position with 493. The seventh position was bagged by 37 students with 492 and 55 students scored 491 to figure in the eighth position. Fifty-four students with 490 are in the ninth position followed by 69 in the 10th place with 489 or 97.8%.

The West Bengal HS council announced the WBHSE 2022 results on June 10. Students can check their scores on the council’s official website. They can also check their results on The Telegraph Online website.

A total of 272 students have made it to the top 10 merit list this year. The complete list is available at https://wbchse.nic.in/notification/Top10_Rank_2022.pdf.

Seven districts — East Midnapore, West Midnapore, Jhargram, Kalimpong, Purulia, South 24-Parganas and Bankura — recorded a pass percentage of more than 90 per cent. The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has also uploaded a district-wise list of toppers at https://wbchse.nic.in/notification/Top10_Rank_Districtwise_2022.pdf.

The council also announced the toppers among Urdu, Nepali and Santhali students.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee took to Twitter to congratulate the rank-holders. "Girls and boys of our districts have shown exemplary performance, while city students too make us proud,” she wrote. “Kudos to the guardians, teachers, schools. Results have been announced by the Council quickly. Next year schedule is also declared. Those who have fared below expectations must resolve to try better in future.”