In the video, Ray can also be seen saying that the subject was about “cooking”.
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Likewise, Science topper Saurabh Kumar of the same college while speaking on a television channel expressed ignorance about electron and proton and could not figure out the link between water and H20.
So the 10 toppers among the almost 15 lakhs students in Bihar will now take a new exam within the next week, an embarrassed government has said.
Kumari shocked the interviewer when she said she had studied subjects including “Prodical Science” in which she got 91 marks out of 100. Hence, we have made a decision to call the top five students of all the streams and interview them.
Embarrassed over revelations that some of the toppers of Bihar Intermediate exams were clueless about the basics of the subjects, the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has summoned all the five toppers of Arts, Science and Commerce streams to its office on June 3.
According to Times of India, the authorities have asked the students to appear for an interview and once again take a small examination related to their subject, in spite of the fact that their results have been declared on May 29.
Rubi, who has aced in the subject of chemistry as well, had reportedly even said that she thought that aluminium was the most reactive element in the periodic table even though the correct answer to that question is: fluorine.
Interestingly, Rubi like most of the students in Bihar, wants to become an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer.
The scene of cheating at Vidya Niketan in Mahnaar in Vaishali during the Class 10 Board exam in March 2015.
Both toppers hail from Bishun Rai College in Bhagwanpur block of Vaishali district.
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Stung by the media expose, state education minister Ashok Choudhary on Wednesday said a high level probe has been ordered to re-check merit of the toppers. Ruby has scored 444 marks out of 500. While only 46.6 percent students were able to secure passing marks across the state, for the second consecutive year, the school has delivered a remarkable performance.
